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Halyna Soltys | 16 September 2024

Last year as part of a Taith-funded exchange, our team, along with representatives from the Welsh Government Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board, visited Catalonia to explore their youth information systems We wanted to share some of our insights and comparisons with Wales. If you’re interested in our activities during the trip, find out more here. Why Wales […]

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Halyna Soltys | 30 April 2024

ProMo Cymru is delighted to welcome Molly Brown to the team as our Junior Digital Media Designer and Animator on a paid internship. Molly is currently completing her second year at university studying Visual Effects and Motion Graphics. With experience in 2D and 3D animation, VFX, and graphic design, Molly brings a valuable skill set to our […]

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Halyna Soltys | 5 March 2024

ProMo Cymru is happy to welcome Simran Sandhu as our new Finance Development Officer! Simran started her journey with ProMo Cymru in 2018, taking part in work experience within the Accounting and Finance team. After graduating from the University of Bath with a degree in Accounting and Finance in 2022, Simran worked as a Product Manager in a houseware company before […]

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Halyna Soltys | 12 February 2024

Promo Cymru is happy to welcome Ffion Powell as our new Funding and Development Officer! Ffion brings with her a wealth of experience in sales, where she excelled in creating and maintaining long-term business relationships, as well as in increasing and stabilising revenue streams. Making a significant transition from digital media sales to the third sector, Ffion […]

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Halyna Soltys | 12 February 2024

Promo Cymru is happy to welcome Joe Williams as our new Digital Projects Officer! Joe has years of experience working in the third sector, engaging with communities and young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. He is proud of working with young mothers in the South Wales valleys through delivering support groups to improve mental health and wellbeing, […]

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Halyna Soltys | 29 January 2024

2023 was a busy year at ProMo Cymru – we worked on lots of different projects during the year. We hope that we are able to continue this great work in 2024 and positively impact our stakeholders and the communities we serve. Ebbw Vale Institute It’s been an incredible year for Ebbw Vale Institute (EVI), ProMo’s […]

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Halyna Soltys | 11 January 2024

Three members of our team recently embarked on an exciting study visit to Catalonia with fellow representatives from the Welsh Government Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board (representing ProMo Cymru, CWVYS and Youth Cymru). We were kindly hosted by the Agència Catalana de la Joventut (Catalan Youth Agency), and were taken on a journey throughout the region exploring […]

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Halyna Soltys | 6 November 2023

As part of the Mind Our Future Gwent Project, young people in Gwent helped research mental health support needs to improve services for themselves and other young people. What is Mind Our Future Gwent? Mind our Future Gwent (MoFG) is a 5-year National Lottery Community Funded (Wales) project delivered by ProMo-Cymru and Newport Mind. Our project partners also include […]

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Halyna Soltys | 3 November 2023

We are delighted to announce that ProMo Cymru has received the Bronze Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales! What is the Quality Mark? Administered by the Education Workforce Council (EWC), the Quality Mark is a national award which supports and recognises improving standards in the provision and performance of organisations that deliver youth work services. To receive the […]

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Halyna Soltys | 21 July 2023

ProMo Cymru had the pleasure of working with young people at the North Ely Youth Centre, Cardiff, recently after being commissioned to create a mural, which turned out beautifully! The centre renovated its garden area a few years ago and was keen to finish it off with an eye-catching mural to decorate the space. Following ProMo Cymru’s […]

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Halyna Soltys | 28 June 2023

What does the future of mental health services look like for young people? On Thursday, 8th June, ProMo-Cymru and Adferiad Recovery delivered a coproduced online conference about the future of mental health support for young people in Wales. The conference was part of the ‘Our Minds Our Future‘ (OMOF) Wales project. This project empowers young […]

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Halyna Soltys | 14 March 2023

Promo-Cymru is happy to welcome Lucy Palmer as our Digital Marketing Assistant. She will be helping us to speak with more young people and manage our growing TikTok presence.  Lucy started at ProMo-Cymru through a work experience placement arranged by Go Wales (now Career Confident) at the start of 2022. She ran a week-long campaign on the […]