Docusign Envèlope ID EC9354EE-DC77-452B-8F1A-797A46D8B379 .Cllmate Cymr pw Welsh Centre for International Affairs 2022-2023 Annual Report WCIA Charity number 1156822 IITEINIIMLAFFIIftI Cl4NllllANMIILI HHYNG%IL400LCYW Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Contents Our vision, mission, values and strategy Message from the Chair Introduction to WCIA Programmes Cross programme outcomes | Global Learning Global Action Global Partnership Hub Cymru Africa Temple of Peace: The Venue with a Heart Financial overview Structure, governance and management Our partners and funders Reference and administrative details 18 31 39 43 45 46 48 49 Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees Report of the independent auditors to the members of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of financial activities (incorporating the income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 Statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 March 2023 Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 50 51 54 55 56 57 JA Front coverpictures clockwise from top left.. event at North Woles African Centre during Climote Cymru Green Tour", MockCOPparticipants,' Students on Temple Tour Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Our vision, mission, values and strategy The Welsh Centre for Irlternational Affairs, vision is that everyone in Wales contributes to creating a fairer and more peacef ul world. To achieve this, our mission is to inspire learning and action on global issues. which commits public bodies in Wales to working towards seven wellbeing goals. We have a particular focus on: Our mission covers a huge range of subjects. To f ocus our energies, we think about global issues with ref erence to some key global principles and frameworks including.. In thinking about the kinds of action people can t8ke181one or together) towards peace ar)d justice, we offer categories in our Peace Tree, which grew out of the Wales f or Peace project: Remembering war, Opposing conflict, offering sanctuary, championing equality, building solidarity, inspiring f uture generations, working together. The founding principles of the United Nations- peace. human rights.Justlce. respect for international law and promotion of social justice. These relate closely to the foundlng principles of theTemple of Peace and Health, our home in Carditf, in fostering international cooperation. The Sustainable Developrnent GoalslSDGsl or Global Goals, in particular- 17 Our Global Learning programme contributes directly to Go814, indicator 4.7 to"ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainabledevelopment, including, among others, through education for sustainable development and sustainable lif estyles, human rights, gender equality, protnotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship and appreciation of cultur81 diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development. Partnership for the goals describes how we work- with diverse cross-sectoral partners believing that together we are more likelytoachieve ourgoal8. The Wellbeing of Future Generations Act, Our 5-year strategy launched in 2019, sets ambitious outcornes against our three programme$ of work. global learning. global action and global partnership. This report explains our progress against these objectlves. Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Foreword from our Chief Executive Mystarting pointforthe reportthisyearisa celebration of the partners, ambassadors, volunteers and people we work with across all our programmes and projects- this report celebrates them and their efforts to create a fairer and more peaceful world. It has been an incredibly challenging year locally and globally.. signs of climate breakdown have been increasing with forest f ires, f looding and record-breaking sea and air temperatures., the cost- of-living crisis has squeezed budgets at home and overseas., conf licts and natural disasters have created untenable situations f or people around the world,. an increasingly hostile environment f or refugees has prevailed. Despite all this, communities and individuals in Wales have donated, f undraised, organised, campaigned and designed solutions, contining to work towards a more hopef ul f uture. We are proud to have played a part in this- Climate Cymru showcased work of communities in Wales on the climate and nature crises during the Green Tour, and took voices of people across Wales to campaign for change on energy policy, nature policy and a just transition, achieving some meaningful policy changes. Our global learning interventions continued to mobilise thousands of people, especially young people towards action that makes a difference on the big issues that matter to them f rom starting petitions to recognise climate ref ugees, to creating awareness campaigns for sanctuary to working on inclusion in their communities, young people have continued to inspire us with their creativity and energy. Through our role with the Taith Sector Support Body for Youth, we've worked in partnership to support 45 youth organsitions to work towards international exchanrje, creating crucial opportunities for young people to build relationships and partnershi ps with people around the world. Our heritaqe volunteers have made sure the positive campaigns and actions of our ancestors are available to inspire current and f uture generations through digitisation and cataloqing. We've ¢ontinued to drive forwards the (Jlobally responsible Wales goal of the Well-being of Future Generations act, pulling together research, influencing policy and supporting organisations. Through these and many more ways, we continue to f ind innovative ways to enable, support and inspire action to create a Wales and world f it f or current and future generations. Susie Ventris-Field Chief Executive Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Message from the Co-chair We are proud to have such a skilled, creative and diverse staff team of around 30 people at WCIA. Our projects and new ideas are driven by staf f collaborating with partners and stakeholders. They are passionate about the work we do and it shows in their work every day. This kind of passion is key if we are to continue towards ourvision- the need for positive approaches to peace and human rights is greater than ever. We've seen huge advances in technologythis year, especiallyArtificial Intelligence. While we can embrace this new technology, we need to make sure the human voice is always present, and that peopleare not digitally excluded. That said, technologyalso allows usto make quicker, betterand deeperconnections with people around the world, and to make surethe voices of those in global majority countries are included more in ourwork. The shift in how people communicate, with the continued growth of social media, has changed how and when people get their news- opinion is increasingly polarized so we need to find newways to create space for d ialogue. As ourcurrent strategy comesto an end, we'll be engaging with people acrosswalesand the world to create our next strategy- a long term strategy forfuture generations that we hope will inspire people for years to come. Gill Richardson Co-chair of the WCIA Board of Trustees Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Introduction to WCIA Programmes For each of our programmes, the annual report will summarise how we have performed against our strategic outcomes and illustrate with some case studies, examples and quotes. Here is a brief introduction to our main projects and programmes we ref er to in the report. We support all of these through crosscutting communications, policy work and events. Welsh Government's Internatlonal Education Programme. Raising Capa¢lty for Global STEPS: Global STEPS is an Erasmus+ funded partnership project to support young people to recognise their own employability skills developed during global citizenship experiences. The previous Global STEPS project created the tool and this f ollow-on project f ocuses on training youth workers to support young people to identify, celebrate and share their skills. Hub Cyrnru Af rica: A partnership, established in 2015, bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Sub- Sahara Advisory Par)el ISSAPI, Wales and Africa Health Links Network IWaAHLNI and the Welsh Centre f or International Aff airs IWCIAI. It is hosted by the WCIA and has several projects.. A 3-year12021-20241 Welsh Government funded programme to support the Wales Africa and Fairtrade communities in Wales. Thisalso includesa genderproject. Springboard for Learning a Small Charities Challenge Fund l UK Aid directl project to professionalise standards and raise public support f or international development A project to represent the international development sector in Wales f unded via BOND Peace Schools: Accreditation scheme designed with teachers and learners to embed peace education in the curriculum and ethos of schools. We run an annual conference to celebrate and share achievernents of Peace Schools. Young PeaceMakersAwards: An annual Award to recognise the achievements of young people in supporting Global Citizenship and Peace. We run this in partnership with Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Youth Climate Ambassadors and MockCOP: In partnership with Size of Wales, we run model UN climate change conf erences ICOP- Conference of the Parties) and support a group of youth climate arnbassadors. The Youth Climate Ambassadors are now well established as a group. Time Travel: Erasmus+ project where pupils travel to the deep past and distant f uture to explore the future they would like to see. SDGS4U: 3-year Erasmus+ funded project to support young people, universities and their communities to progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Academi Heddwch.. We host Academi Heddwch- a partnership including all the universiti&s in Wales. The purpose of the Academi Heddwch is to extend Wales, strong tradition of peace-making and peace-promotion. Through an independerlt commurlity of researchers in related f ields, Academi Heddwch is working to place peace f irmly on the national agenda. On an international stage Academi Heddwch is joining a global network of peace institutes and has already developed close relationships with several such institutes. The overall aims of Academi Heddwch are to ensure that: A Waterloo Foundation project to support groups to transition to digital ways of working Climate Cymru: Network of organisations and individuals campaigning for a net zero and nature positive Wales and climate justice. Hosted by WCIA, it has several projects- Networkbuilding, campaigningand diversifying, funded by Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust Great Biq Green Week and Climate Cymru Green tour Warmthiswintercampaign Nature Positive Campaign Race to Zero WWFcommunitygrants Changemakers: Supports young Changemakers school and youth groups to develop global citizenship learning and action, and to deliver prof essional learning in ethical, informed citizenship. Funded by British Council as part of the Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Wales makes an internationally recognized contribution to peace research and practice. A f ocus on peace is seen in the strategies, policies and practice of Welsh institutions, including Welsh Government. There is strong public enqagement with peace research and pr8Ctice in Wales. Representing International sector at Third Sector Partnership Council: WCIA represents the International Sector at TSPC- to take issues and opportunities f rom the sector to Welsh Government. International Exchange: Supporting individual and group international exchange opportunities to and fromwalesto develop global citizenship skillsand build peaceand solidarity. Funded byEuropean Solidaritycorpsand Taith Peace and internationalist heritage: Preserving and sharing the peace and interrlationalist heritage in Wales, particularly the Temple of Peace collections. Funded this year by the Gwendoline and Margaret Davies Charity Becoming a Peace School- Erasmus+ funded project to share best practice in peace education and develop the Peace Schools scherne. Am l European?: Erasmus+ funded project to support pupils to explore and share their own and their families, national and European identities. Cross programme outcomes All of our projects and programmes contribute towards our core strategic outcomes which, in turn , contribute towards our mission and vision. Key achievements this year were: We added S covectsons to Nauonai Arthves ￿n￿nced partnershps wrth inslltules arnj IntematlorAI excr parbws Ow 18,Ch)O Over sr)) ¢xpThselonB contrlbuted tawards cr8alrvJ 8 f*r8r and rn￿8 resp￿SIts ty Into aclce In I Qatsr Worpj C by C￿￿&se￿or viilu•s slatemeni br￿8 globa respon&ble In this report, w8 explore the achievements, challenges and learning against our strategic objectives in each of our three programmes. Through Global Learning, w? aspir? to everyone in Wales acting as global citizens at home, at work, in education and in their communities. the f i nal year will continue to deepen, expand and strengthen this work. We're focused also on engaging people across Wales to design ournext strategy- a longerterm. even more ambitious strategy for future generations. As we continue to learn. we'll seek new ways to measure our impact and understand how we can progress towards a Wales where everyone is an active global citizen andwe can claim to be a globally responsible nation. Find out more at www.w We support active citizens to work collectively here inWaleslGlobalActionland with partnersacross the world IGlobal Partnership) towards a fairer, more peacef ul and more sustainable future. We're proud that we have achieved all the goals we set our in our 5-year strategy a year early and over Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Global Learning We promote global learning to prepare Wales for our shared future. We inspire people's in in global issues and develop their understanding of why these issues ere evant to all of our lives. We build people's 2kills and conf idence to explore different perspecti and then take informed action. In this wry we￿ant everyone in Vi eg to feel they can make a difference on thFse,s ared challenges Progress summary Contlnue to r•ach ovw I miillort e•ch year with Inlorm•llon and leamln4 that coiitribuiesio ¢ltl¥eftthlp knawled8e. Ikllls Ind valuis In¢hJdÈs 19 n•w •mb•M•dorsfor puceloln the 150 dltrnat@￿d p•ae• •mb*M4dgrs** 217ty•dw Workl￿vAth 113 Khools belt•r •Mb￿dI￿¥￿0b￿l 1t•rnI￿ In th• p•opl• who developed •> Ilobal efrtlxerys •nd leel murn ¢onlld?nito sh•re Ihelr ¥lews Jn obal1$3411S Summory of Global Leornifig quantitotive achievements Other achievements against global learning outcomes include: Education policy-makers in Wales can articulate and reflect in policy documents what good global learning looks like: The focus this year has been continuing to support the implementation of the global citizenship and peace elements of the Curriculum for Wales, and building relationships to embed global learning in broader contexts- youth, adult education, work-based learning, universities and further education. Following the success in ensuring Global Citizenship became an indicator of the Well-being of Future Generations Act, we've begun to support the public sector to understand what global citizenship means in practice. WCIA has voice in and knowledge exchange with European Global Learning networks: We've continued our 5 multi-partner Erasmus+ projects in Global Learning, building knowledge exchange across countries , developincj baseline research alongside European partners into themes such as identity, futures thinking and peace. 2 pie¢es ot re$ear¢h into the impact of our Global Learning work: Research into effective peace education will begin in the new f inancial year via Academi Heddwch. The f inal reports for our Erasmus+ projects will also evaluate the impact Df these interventions on learners. Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Activitv with learners Pupils designing the world they want for the future The Time Trovel- The World We Want in 2121 project entered its f inal year, having brought together thirteen different schools and organisations to develop a sense of the future. The project reached around 2200 people in total, with about 300 of those in Wales. In an event in Cardiff, we circulated and tested tools f or developinq futures thinking with younq people, and our partners reported modest increases in pupils, sense of empowerment and happiness. The 22-23 academic year saw teachers all over EurDpe piloting their own versions of the tools we'd demonstrated, includinq an investigation of future energy sources, designs for transport and buildinqs in the future. One of our partners, Karlskrona school in Sweden, wor) an award for their futures design, which involved creatinga sustainable apartment in collaboration with their local businesses. There were exchange visits in Mercia, Spain and Cardiff, Wales as part of the project. The Cardiff visit included teacher training in time travel while the Mercia visit with pupils involved implementing the training, sharing ideas and supporting students to develop interactive f utures with song, dance and art. "Students were able to engage wlth aspects of soclety thot really Interested them ond create somethAng Innovotlve based on new concepts of the future.- Teucher porticipoting in project exchange visit in MLJrcia, Spain Pupils on exchonge visif in Mercits exploring futures thinking, time trovel ond the world ¥ve wont in 2021 Young people creating change in Wales and the world At the conference, there were Workshops by Size of Wales, Fair Trade Wales and our Peace Education Manager. All participants pledged to take action includinq reducing conf lict in their schoDI, reducing energy Use, Only buying second hand, changing shopping habits and building relationships with young people in diff erent countries. This year, the Changemakers Conference (concluding the 2021-2022 cycle) grew in impact and scale because we opened it up to our network of Peace Schools and schools across Wales, and used it to inform good practice in line with ethical and informed citizenship purpose. This online conference attracted over IDO students and teachers. The 22-23 Changomakers programme started in September 2025. This year, w? work?d in depth Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 with Malpas Court Primary School, near Newport, Bryngwyn Secondary school Icarmarthenl and the Youth Climate Ambassadors. "It wos interesting to hear the struggle thot some people hove on o doily bosis and how much they stru99le compare to me. I wont to help.-Chanqemokers Dorticio(Jnt. aoe 9 Involving the Youth Climate Ambassadors also allowed us to cascade knowledge to a wider range of schools and organisations as it encouraged inter-school working and put us in touch with diff erent groups working on similar themes. During the project, 60 students carried out change projects. Through peer to peer learning, school sharing and links made to network, the programme this year reached 4620 learners and 370,600 individuals across Wales. In July 2022 a group of 7 young people f rom across Wales were trained to become Young Peace Ambassadors. The airr was to establish a young peacemakerfs network, including young pèople who feel passionate about and are willinq to take action on issues relating to peace and human rights. -Looking at Welsh peace heritage blew my mlnd. The work is being done and has been for a long time, I can feel the momentum now.- Young Peoce Ambossodor This year, our Changernaker projects included: Malpas Court primary, who looked at water useand waste Followincj the initial training, the ambassadors have had Dpportunities to speak at the Peace Schools Conference and the Cross-Party Group on Peace and Reconciliation, andto take part in international projects and events. Afutureaim of the group isto planand facilitate a Youth Peace Conference. Youth Climate Ambassadors who petitioned for legal status for climate ref ugees A joint project between the Youth Peace Ambassadors and Bryngwyn school, recognizing the holocaust and sharing the importance of human rights. Between them, the schools conducted visits and learned about global issues in their local area, met online with holocaust survivors and thought about the roles we all play in empowering or disempowering others, held webinars and launched petitions to change opinions. One learner said.. "I knew nothing about peace, just thought it was the opposlte of war. Now I realise it's oboutjustice and human rlghts and there's so much to it.- Young Peace Ambassador Stebonheoih Primory Schoolllst Plocel Young Peoce Artist ol the Yeor Urdd Goboilh Cymru Ilsi Plocel Young Peo¢emokers ol rhe Yeor 10 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 We once again recognised young peacemakers and activists through our annual Young Peacemakers Awards at Llangollen International Eisteddf od. Over 60 entries were received f rom children and young people f rom across Wales. It's clear from the entries that children and young people feel passionately about the horrors of war, about taking action on the climate emergency and the importance of gender and racial equality. The judges were particularly impressed by two young people-led proj2cts in Aberconwy and Newport. The Aberconwy Allies created and shared a series of creative f ilms on the theme of hate crimeand discrimination. Solidurity Stories in Newport organised a poster competition in local schools around welcoming refugees and raising f unding to create a mural f rom the winning entry in a local community park. WCIA staff also facilitated Workshops on the Llangollen Eisteddfod field, allowing young people to learn about and take action on protecting human rights and exploring empowerment through the Sustainable Development Goals. 45 children and young people participated in these workshops. Cllmate a¢tlon In partnership with Size of Wales, the 2022-2023 programme for Mockcop involved118 students f rom19 schoolsacrosswales.we ran4 events-3 online and one in-person in Cardiff Chamber in October 2022. This yearfs programme was funded by Welsh Government and allowed us to support a variety of students and teachers in Wales, including 5 newly engaged schools. Students described how they appreciated the opportunity to think critically about amendments being offered and beinq empowered to take action. One said.. -t wk.__. coL._______ cllmate change but I'd really like to work with others and make a dlfference" Many students from these events were eager to join on to our Youth Ambassador programmes and sign up to f uture climate events as a consequence. Teachers and students were eager to work with us again: "We came to SL_ -Ihatit waslike, andit was morvellous" Cordiff teaGherJulie Thelwell We worked with Size of Wales to support a Youth COP event, bringing together stakeholders from all over Wales to discuss creative solutions to the Climate Crisis. The event allowed us to engage with schools and young people f rom across Wales, enabling discussions with Senedd Members and even making the local News. Student exchonge in R0rtioiii￿ oii Ani l Europeaii PrOIGCi Exploring identity In the second year of Am l European we continued to rin SSR , Wales, Turkey and Spain to investigate European identity through community research , analysis and debate. This year, the focus was on using Appreciative Inquiry to understand viewpoints different to our own and trying out conf lict resolution styles both in the classroom and across countries. Through WCIA'S teacher training, partners were able to develop lesson plans to teach and learn about Appreciative Inquiry and through our exchange in Spain, we were able to distil our results into an impact review and case studies. We've reached approximately 300 learners through the project this year. Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 °Whot I Ilked about this project was being able to see the difference in the students in their time In the playground. You could see them using the skills when they dlsogreed and gettlng on better.. Teacherat Gilwern Professional Learning This year, we trained over 50 teachers in Global Citizenship and167 in a variety of related topics such as peace education, time travel and explorinq identity. Teachers described the training package Iwhich we offer both as an online self-study course and through online zoom sessions) as reoiiy useTUI OPPQrtunlty to develop interoctive tool to use In the classroom- Many went on to carry out their owr) INSETS with other staff members. We have also signed up f ive new Peace Schoolsand one Changemaker project f or next year as a direct result of interest in the teacher training. Online twilight inset sessions about Dealing with clifficult and controversial issues also proved popular with15 attending . Teachers enjoyed the mix of activities, small group discussions and examples of best practice from Maesydderwen. I IFFJ u ivi iiivre Gonfident talking to my kids [even] when I know I dony have to have all the answers- Anwen Nicholls, Ysgol Bryn Deri Whole school approaches . I'm so inspired by the success of the Peace Schools Scheme and its holistic approach. It places value on the learnerfs voice and a greater emphasis on developing skills for our young people.... when the￿re leaving schools as ethically informed citizens who are tolerant ond kind to other members of society.- Yhe Peace Schools Scheme shares the vision of our new curriculum to help all children andyoung people to think ethically and to make a difference.- -Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achievedbyunderstanding.-Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice at Peace Schools Conference 2022 The WCIA'S Peace Schools Scheme continued to growand developthisyear.An impressive16 new schools signed up mostly as a result of attending Bryn Gwyn School visit the Temple of PecTce 12 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 the Peace Schools, conference or after attending an INSET session. An amazing 48 schools are now accredited Peace Schools inwales. Thisyear, YsgolyGraig in Merthyr achieved level I,. Old Road Primary School in Carmarthenshire achieved level 2 and Bryngwyn School in Llanelli achieved level 3. This yearfs Peace Schools Conference in November 2022 involved 2000 students f rom all over Wales online, where children and young people came together to explore the topic of 'developing ethical, inf ormed citizens of Wales and the world,. A number of Prof essional Learning events f or schools took place during the year, with the airn of elucidating and celebrating the role of peace education in the curriculum, sharinq good practice and strengthening networks. The Becoming a Peace School Erasmus project brings together seven different schools f rom Slovenia, Wales, Romania and Turkey. The outputs f rom the project include the production of a comprehensive toolkit and teacher training sessions f or schools wishing to develop holistic peace education. These were identified as gaps in international practice atthe beginningof the projectand will be made available online. An innovative aspect was the fact that children and young people themselves ran the online workshops this year, supported by adults. A keynote speech was delivered by Jane Hutt, Minister for Social Justice. Pupils and teachers commented that this was an inspiration to them. Ivhat a fabulous day, congratulations! Thank you so much for having us, staff and pupils thoroughly enjoyed it and it was a pleasure to -'Jal, Brj'ni, -gchool Everyone finished the conference having learnt something, enjoyed themselves and having at least onethingtheycould doto make adifference. The majority176 / I felt more conf ident supporting others to become ethic81 and inf ormed citizens of Wales and theworld. In the 22-25 cycle, project partners worked together to develop innovative approaches to peace &ducation, in particular developing cross- cultural approaches and critical thinking around *r Becomin9 0 Peoce School Exchange visit In Slovenio 13 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 peace heritage and its significance for today. This involved an exchange visit in Slovenia with students). Building conflict and alternative to violence skills into Peace Schools Following recruitment last year, 13 schDols17 primary and 6 secondary) piloted a Non Violent Action.. A Force for Change education pack by Development Education Centre South Yorkshire. There was positive feedback about the resources, with pupils enjoying the creativity and new perspectives and teachers complimenting the links tothe Welsh curriculum- "ljiri r ijiuiri iuju li& in so well with the Wales Peace Schools Scheme - an aspect of which is to encourage critical and creative thinking and to support learners in looking at past and contemporary examples of their peace heritage both nationally and internationally- and to develop the necessary skills to become active peacemakers themselves." Pilot teacher Similarly, we built on the work started last year in piloting Alternatives to Violence approaches in school. As part of the project, schools received face-to-face Workshops. In terms of relevance, over 66 /9 of respondents said that the activities contributed to critical aspects of the new Welsh curriculum - i.e. well- being, health and local and global citizenship- as well as to Sustainable Development Goal IB. When asked whether any other areas of the curriculum Cooperotion role ploy Gs part of Alternotives to Violence pilot were addressed, respondents provided two clear themes of positive peer-to-peer relationships 175 /.) and discrimination125 /). The ambition now is to scale up both pilots into the wider Peace Schools scheme. Glohal lasrnirtn uiith all ages- events ?ndl crtmmiiryjca+irtrys This year, we wanted to explore how we could Our volunteer-run Global Natters programme better deliver global citizenship interventions in continued with discussions on the Olyrnpicsand lifelonq learning. We were delighted to sign a the economy and we're hoping to build on these Memorandum of Understanding with Adult next year. Learning Wales and are in the process of developing a Peace Education Adult Learning pilot Global Perspectives blogs and discussions with them. We are also exploring with partners a WCIA volunteers built on the Global Perspectives new project to co-create a lifelong learning global blogs Dn a new theme- migration, with 4 stories citizenship f ramework for Wales. shared overtheyear. Volunteers also ran 4 Global We continued to disseminate our sustainability Natters discussion groups throughout the year. moduleslSDGS4Ulincludingat theannualWISERD Volunteering team Conference in Swansea. We offered new global We welcomed 52 volur)teers from Wales over the citizenship resources to teachers, parents and youth workers to help young people interpret world year on volunteering placements and work events, including blogs and resources on talking to experience. We also hosted some paid insights children about war and natural disasters. internships with university partners. 14 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 With the increase in remotely based volunteers, we conducted a much needed update of our volunteer induction process, which now includes an online course. °Overoll, my time ot the Temple wos exceptionol! The skills ond focus needed to complete the tosk will stoy with me for o long time ond the contents of the library were foscinoting to work through. Georgia Osbourne, who worked as the Archive and Library Off icer, found it and: .instructive, inspiring and invaluable experience." Communications volunteers "I have now cornpleted the training and I really enjoyed it, I thought it gave a great insight into WCIA and the resources were very well considered and gave me a good feeling for the sort of organlsatlon It Is Ilke to worklvolunteer for. The most common volunteering placements were within heritage, communications, Climate Cymru and Hub Cytnru Af rica. Morgan Mccarthyjoined as an undergraduate student of History with Cardiff University, and completed an Insights Placement with WCIA throuqh the Career8 Service at Cardiffs Centre f or Student Life. He helped with Archive-a-thons and catalogued materials from the League of Nations Union: We continued to gain hugely f rom Dur f inal hosted European Solidarity Corps placements supporting communications at the WCIA. They have been a huge support in achieving thecommunications outcomes on the next page. Sadly, this was our f inal set of European Solidarity Corps placements due to the end of European fundingforthe UK. ryai'y yJ,i.'.y'i', rkii WCIA'S Archiveorhon, teom of pltscements ond volunteers hord ot work in the Temple Librory in Au9USt 2022 15 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 These statistics are forour @WCIA social media platforms. The reach of our hosted worlflHub Cymru Africa, Academi Heddwch and Climate Cymrulare detailed in the relevant sections. WCIA Communications 2022-23 Social media reach 174 K Impr•s8lon8 22.724 Vl$lts 441 M•ntlons +198 n•w tollow•r• *I100% Accounls •nyag•d •170% Total Impr••*lons 209 Cont•nt Inl•r•etloh• +44.8% Protll• vlslts *ITI% W•bslt• tips 18.092 R••¢h 829 Now Vlslt• 2.200 follow•r8 345 Engagement Iup 500%) Total number followers: 5.885 illl Follower Growth (total): 15% Website Vlsitors Total page views: 80.812 Average session duration: Im 418 R•turnlng TOP l. Horne9afje 2. Jobs 25q6 y PAGES 3. Syrian Earthquake 75% Mailing list Total Suscrlbers E-news: 2900 Openinos: 73% +2% Total Suscribers Volunteers: 45 Inereage on wJb#crlptlon lo volunieer new31eiier $lne8 launth Openin9S- 35% 16 Docusign Envèlope ID. EC9354EE-DC77-452B-8F1A-797A46D8B379 Challenges and lessons Team changes: This year, we have seen growth both in small projects and in team members f rom across the WCIA team. Though this has been exciting, it has also brought a range of logistical challenges in terms of communication, time management and delivery timescales. In Global Learning, we have had to approach projects with a flexible mindset (working with diff erent teams and team combinations, developing projects online or in person, during diff erent working hours and working with diff erent groups) and show courage in areas that we miqht know less about. With the new team dynamic, we have been investigating how to integrate diff erent combinations and instigate opportunities to allow our team to qet to know and trust each other with diff erent demands. Tech tools: We've experimented with new tools such as Trello to support cross team communication - so we can ensure that team mernbers working in diff erent areas on different days still know what one another are doing. We have also developed team meetings to skill share and ensure that new members of the team are up to speed. Funding environment: The loss of European f unding will be felt keenly from neKt year, in terms of being able to support every young person in Wales to have global citizenship opporturlities. Erasmus was one of our main sources of income and there are limited places where other f unding tnight be found for this work. Volunteer loss: The end of the ESC funded volunteers will inevitably curtail our communications and heritage capacity. These volunteers have brought much energy, d iverse thought and creativity to the team and will be hugely missed. 17 Docusign Envelope ID". Ec9354EE-DC77452B-8F1A-797A48D88379 Global Action We inspire¥iobal action in communities ani support communities and institutions to u Ite behind global actiOQWlthin,. Wales. This means putting our ex ertise and networks behind homegrown campaigns and activities. celebrating their achievements ènd guRporting orgonisations to be ￿Ore globally responsiblè. Progress summary 31 youth or8anisatlon5 supported to apply to T•lth with prgjects that wni support 1035 .5 voun8 people to 84 on pl•¢ements 15,000 people, 350 or8anlsatlons, ar•d 60 •mb•sJ•dDt% enyged bv Cllmate Cymru 21 International 'volunte¢r5 horted across Wales from •round the worjtt 10,IX