The Wales for Africa programme is changing

The Hub and partners at the Sub Saharan Advisory Panel, Wales for Africa Health Links Network and Wales Africa Community Links are hitting the road this June.

You’re invited to an informal networking event over food and drinks to meet other groups and individuals taking action on global poverty in your local area.

It’ll be an opportunity to discuss the issues relevant to your group or organisation and consider how future changes to the Welsh Government’s Wales for Africa programme may affect you and your projects.

They anticipate the change in the programme could shift the support which is currently available to you:   

– funding, 
– advice on development practice and organizational development,
– resources, 
– networking opportunities, 
– training and events

It could also mean that there will be changes to the organisations and projects that currently provide support, advice and funding, including the Hub, Community Links, Health Links and the Sub Saharan Advisory Panel.

They would like to hear your thoughts about what has been meaningful and the most supportive for you in what you are trying to achieve. They’d also like to know what you propose they could do differently.

As independent civil society project staff, the Hub’s Hannah (managed by the WCIA), Health Links’ Beth and SSAP’s Fadhili, (based at the Temple of Peace, Cardiff)) and Wales Africa Community Links’ Craig, Ed and Edie (managed by WCVA, Cardiff Bay) want to hear your thoughts so they can carry them into our joint proposal to the Welsh Government for the next phase of the Wales Africa Programme.

The current Wales for Africa programme ends in March 2015 and they intend to work together to submit a proposal to Welsh Government in August/September if, as anticipated, they issue a call for funding proposals to continue partnership working in Wales from April 2015. 

These informal open dialogue sessions, will also be a chance to meet and connect with other groups over the issues that are most important to you and will shape future events like this.

Book online here.