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Bringing Wales’ Peace Archives to UK National Collections through ‘Our Heritage, Our Stories’

Over Spring 2023, WCIA have been proud to participate in a UK-wide programme initiative ‘Our Heritage Our Stories‘, managed through Glasgow University alongside a range of partners, and funded through the AHRC (Arts & Humanioties Research Council). OHOS’ funding has enabled WCIA to run a weekly programme of Wednesday afternoon […]

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Student Blog: Rhiannon Day reflects on WCIA Heritage Communications Placement

Rhiannon Day, MA International Public Relations and Communications, Cardiff University. Rhiannon has been undertaking an internship supporting the updating and digitisation of WCIA’s Hidden Histories feature articles, being uploaded as PDFs to People’s Collection Wales for long-term access into the future, with printed versions at the Temple of Peace, so that […]

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Blog International Exchange Volunteers

Meeting our Alliance Partners in Hungary

I’m Chris, WCIA’s new volunteering Administrative Officer, and this January, thanks to Taith Wales I spent a week in Hollókő, Hungary, at a training camp by the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations for new placement officers. This was a great opportunity to meet peers in a similar role and […]

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Cardiff Volunteer Awards 2023 

Organised by the Cardiff Third Sector Council (C3SC), the Cardiff Volunteer Awards was their annual award ceremony celebrating volunteering in Cardiff. Held in Cardiff on Wednesday 15 November, the ceremony recognised the many contributions and achievements of volunteers, community groups and organisations for their hard work and for going above […]

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Alex’s Volunteering Story

This is Alex , from Barry in South Wales. This year Alex embarked upon a fantastic experience inthe Netherlands with long-standing partners De Amicitia and SIW Internationale Vrijwilligersprojecten (SIWInternational Volunteer Projects). Both organisations aim for young people to discover their impact abroad, achieved by bringing volunteers into contact with different […]

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Megan’s Volunteering Story

This is Megan from Estonia. She spent a month living in Cardiff this summer on an international exchange funded through the Welsh Gov Taith programme. Megan lived with fellow international volunteers and worked with WCIA as part of our marketing and communications team. This is her volunteering story […]

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Aiden’s Story

This summer Aiden from North Wales took on something amazing. He undertook a 2 week workcamp in Germany using Welsh Government Taith funding. Read about his volunteering journey below. […]

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Volunteers Megan and Shirley share their experience in Wales!

Our 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, […]

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Human Rights Immigration, Refugees and Asylum

Local Sudanese Community Unites to Alleviate Humanitarian Crisis

The 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 […]

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