Cyfannol Women’s Aid are delighted to announce that Newport Women’s Aid has formally merged into their charity. Newport’s VAWDASV support services will continue to be delivered from their existing Stow Hill office, adding a Newport base alongside Cyfannol’s sites in Torfaen, Monmouthshire and Blaenau Gwent. The team at Cyfannol are excited to move forward with a greater
Mental health charity launches new strategy and unveils new name and brand, stressing need for radical system change Welsh mental health charity , the mental health and social change charity Platfform’s mission is to be a platform for connection, transformation and social change. Platfform’s vision is sustainable wellbeing for all. Having operated for thirty years
500 players from 50+ nations to compete in a free festival about much more than just football The 17th edition of the Homeless World Cup will take place in Cardiff’s iconic Bute Park, right at the heart of the Welsh capital, from Saturday July 27th to Saturday August 3rd 2019. More than 500 players representing
Learn the skills to intervene and save a life from suicide. ASIST is a two day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST is the most widely used and researched suicide intervention skills training in the world. It teaches participants to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create
Welsh Women’s Aid is running an open, CPD-accredited course for everyone who would like to enhance their knowledge on domestic violence. Course overview: Domestic Abuse Awareness course is a one day course for everyone who wants to learn how to recognise and respond to signs of domestic abuse more effectively and in a sensitive manner.
Welsh Women’s Aid launches the Forty Voices, Forty Years final exhibition, which recalls and celebrates the significant change created by women in Welsh society since 1978, when the movement was founded to challenge and prevent domestic abuse in Wales. A year of activities and events has culminated in this exhibition, which profiles the memories and stories from
Co-written by Nadine Lock, People Officer and Gail Hughes, Health & Wellbeing Advisor (Tenovus Cancer Care) With the cold nights drawing in surely we’re not the only ones who’ve gone into ‘hibernation mode’ and can easily find excuses why we’re letting our gym sessions slide. After all what’s the harm in it? There’s always tomorrow,
In this article, guest blogger Nadine looks at the value of induction processes for new starters in charity / third sector jobs. Hi there! I’m Nadine Lock, Tenovus Cancer Care’s People Officer. I’ve worked in Human Resources for the last 10 years in the Third Sector and Private Sector and love everything about recruitment; seeing
What is the ‘Live Loud’ project? ’Live Loud’ involves the development and delivery of a fortnightly communication support group for people with Parkinson’s living in the Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board area who have a Parkinson’s related communication impairment. It will focus on supporting individuals to improve their speech by practising their voice in
Welsh mental health charity Hafal has announced that it is joining up with carers’ charity Crossroads Mid & West Wales to form one organisation. The two charities are already working closely together and propose to merge formally on 1 April 2017. Hafal is a member-led mental health charity providing progressive, recovery-focused services for mental health
