At the beginning of September, Dr Bethan Sian Jones represented Academi Heddwch Cymru at the Norwegian Taiji Centre’s International Symposium Celebrating Taiji for Health and Peace which was held at the Norwegian Nobel Institute. In May this year, Academi Heddwch Cymru and the WCIA, with the support of the Welsh […]
Read moreThis 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 […]
Read moreWCIA is delighted to have been chosen as Taith Champion for the youth sector across Wales. Taith aims to take Wales to the World and the World to Wales, and is a fantastic opportunity for young people aged between 16-25 to take part in an international exchange. Gaining valuable experiences, […]
Read moreMonday 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 moreThis 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 […]
Read moreThis 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. […]
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 […]
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