Wales
Africa Awards 2014
Welsh
organisations recognised for their stand against poverty
Almost 30
organisations and ten individuals from across Wales were recognised by Wales
Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) for their work on tackling poverty in 13
African nations at a celebratory event at the Senedd in Cardiff Bay on 4
December.
Carwyn Jones
AM, First Minister of Wales addressed the ceremony and gave the Welsh
Government’s commitment to support Welsh organisations in fighting global
injustice and poverty into the future.
“I am
deeply proud of what we have achieved through our Wales Africa Community Links
programme. None of this would have been possible without the tireless work of
the organisations and individuals who have been involved.
Over the
last six years, Wales Africa Community Links has provided over £570,000 worth
of small grants to 301 projects that support community development both in
Wales and across Sub-Saharan Africa.
UN Gold
Star Award
Lampeter
Bore Community Carbon Link – (Lampeter – Kenya)
Sazani
Associates – (Carmarthenshire – Zanzibar)
Swansea
Gambia Health Link (Swansea – Gambia)
Tools for
Self Reliance Cymru – (Crickhowell – Tanzania)
Learning
Award
Bigger
Heart – (Swansea – Zanzibar)
Disability
Wales Africa
Hands up
for Uganda (Prestiegne – Uganda)
Hayaat
Women’s Trust (Cardiff – Somaliland)
Riverside
Al Fat’h Community Link (Riverside – Sudan)
St.
David’s Lesotho Link (St Davids – Lesotho)
Valley
& Vale Kenya Link (Bettws – Kenya)
Zimbabwe
Newport Volunteering Association (Newport – Zimbabwe)
