Monday 19 October 2023. WCIA was invited to be part of the Prince’s Trust celebration in the Pierhead building in Cardiff Bay. The event was a celebration of the charity’s work in Wales in recent years. Projecting messages of hope and positivity for young people in Wales, the speakers which […]
Read moreOur amazing volunteers, Megan from Estonia and Shirley from Mexico joined us for the month of July in Wales. Their placement was made possible thanks to funding from the Taith international exchange programme. At the end of their experience they prepared a presentation showcasing all the opportunities they could live, […]
Read moreThe Sudanese Community in Cardiff and South Wales came together on Saturday, 29 July, for a charity event aimed at supporting the victims of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The Open Cultural Day held at St. John’s Crescent, Canton, Cardiff, saw the Sudanese diaspora showcasing their culture while raising […]
Read moreWed 9 August 2023. WCIA staff came along to the monthly People Planet Pints event hosted at Zero Degrees in Cardiff. It’s an informal event that brings together people from a variety of sectors, from business to local government, students, consultants and everything in-between. There is no agenda, no workshops […]
Read moreThe workshop shed light on the spill-over effects of polarisation in various aspects of everyday life. For example, how polarisation affects investment decisions, consumer behaviour as well as hiring practices. 12 July 2023, the Tackling Polarisation in Communities workshop in the Cardiff University sbarc|spark building, organised by WISERD and the […]
Read moreThe rising profile of the unfolding instability in Sudan has been worrying many Wales-wide over recent weeks, particularly Welsh communities with connections to the East African nation, who are exploring ways to show solidarity and extend hands of help to those affected by the conflict. Whilst many news headlines focus […]
Read more‘FAR FROM HOME’ by A48 Theatre tells the fascinating story of how seven Australian soldiers came to be buried in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff during WWI. […]
Read moreStudents from across Wales shared their views on how Wales and the world can recover from the pandemic in an online Model Parliament. In this first of its kind event, students from Ysgol Gyfun Plasmawr in Cardiff, Westbourne School in Penarth, Ysgol Bryngwyn in Llanelli and Ysgol Y Pant Comprehensive […]
Read moreA former Cardiff University student has begun a 12 month volunteer placement in Stuttgart Germany, during a global pandemic. Adam Peace Lossl has spent the last 2 weeks in a work-camp in Kell am See near Trier, where he worked with others to help renovate a rural training centre for […]
Read moreAt the WCIA, we understand that the outbreak of COVID-19 is difficult for so many people across the world. We are reaching out to people worldwide to share global perspectives on COVID-19, recognising the global nature of the issue, and some of the similarities and differences of experiences in different countries. We […]
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