Women making a difference, Active Citizens Project

During the last week visitors from Libya and Jordan have been in Wales as part of the Women Making A Difference, Active Citizens Project.

The group who are mostly made up of women have been visiting places of interest learning about the role of Women in Wales in all walks of life.

This includes politics,the statutory sector, private sector and the voluntary /community sector. The visit has included visits to places of interest which highlight the culture and heritage of Wales.

On March 1st the Llanelli Multicultural Network (LMCN) was proud and honoured to host a reception for the overseas visitors and the members of the Active Citizens Project in Wales.  The LMCN felt it fitting that they could highlight the work of the voluntary/community sector in Llanelli and Carmarthenshire.

Invited guests included many women who are “making a difference” in their communities both as volunteers and as paid professionals in this sector. The group was welcomed by a large number of LMCN volunteers who had helped arrange the reception.

The reception was held in the splendid surroundings of Llanelli Town Hall and featured a strong “Welsh” feel as it was St David’s Day and they were keen to share and celebrate Welsh culture with their guests.

The group were officially welcomed to Llanelli by Town Mayor Cllr. Linda Stedman, who spoke of the role of women both in the home, the family in the work place and in the community.

After a buffet lunch the group heard talks by Mandy Jones Executive Director Of Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) the umbrella organisation for voluntary groups and services in the county. Mandy shared her own experiences and told of inspirational women working in the community, including Welsh volunteer of the Year, Joanne Yeo, who spoke next.

Joanne gave a very inspiration talk encouraging Women from all backgrounds to strive to make a difference in all aspects of community life.

Before the group left for a visit to Carmarthen, they were all presented with gifts and a commemorative certificate by LMCN volunteers.

Paolo Piana, LMCN Project Officer said:

“Our best wishes go to our visitors who we hope to keep in touch with in the future, all the members of community groups and organisations who came and shared their experiences with our guests and a special thanks to our own incredible volunteers who helped to plan the event and who worked so hard on the day.”

Picture:

From the left, Llanelli Town Mayor Linda Stedman addresses the visitors with Mandy Jones and Joane Yeo.  Further Pictures can be found on the LMCN’s Facebook page; llanelli multiculturalnetwork

For more infor on the LMCN, please contact Paolo Piana or Laura Hancock.  

Address: 10 John Street, Llanelli, SA15 1UH.  Tel: 01554 785954/785952/778601. 

Website: www.lmcn.org/