Wales, Africa and the World

In this episode, we welcome Dr Edna Adan Ismail, a renowned leader in maternal health, public health leadership and the mother of women’s health care in Somaliland. Her many achievements include the founding of the Edna Adan University and Hospital, which has significantly reduced maternal mortality in Somaliland, and her tireless campaign to end female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world.
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Presenters: 
Peter Frederick Gilbey
Oreoluwa Ojelade
Guest: 
Dr Edna Adan Ismail
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Important links:
Support the Edna Adan Foundation: justgiving.com/charity/edna-adan-foundation
For residents of Canada or the United States of America, support the Edna Adan Hospital here: friendsofedna.org 
Courses offered by Cardiff University School of Healthcare Sciences: Advanced Healthcare Practice (MSc) and Advanced Clinical Practice (MSc)
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.

In this episode, we’re discussing Fair Trade Wales, the wider fair trade movement and how consumers in Wales and around the world can make a big impact with a small change.
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Presenters:
Peter Frederick Gilbey
Ore Ojelade
Guest
Millie Belding, Fair Trade Wales
Important links:
Fair Trade Wales
Fairtrade Fortnight Fair Pay Campaign
Research shows that 7 out of 10 (67%) people in Wales consider the ethical production of goods to be important when making purchasing decisions.
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.

In this episode, Oreoluwa Ojelade is joined by Ophelia Dos Santos to discuss Black history, storytelling, archives, and the importance of preserving community memory in Wales. Together, they explore the impact of the Kumbukumbu Project, the role of oral histories and community archives, representation within museums, and why Black history must be recognised as part of the national story. 
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Presenter: Oreoluwa Ojelade
Guest : Ophelia Dos Santos
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Important links : https://kumbukumbu.wales/
https://opheliadossantos.us12.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=9028c98da2836b1bc591d7e48&id=86cf21baac
 
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.
 
 

In this episode, we’re joined by Bethan Sayed, head of politics and advocacy at Climate Cymru to dive in to the main parties’ manifestos for the 2026 Senedd election on the 7th of May and what they’re saying about Wales’ role in the world and global solidarity.
Climate Cymru is an active movement made up of over 400 diverse organisations from across Welsh society, including business, innovation, education, third sector, community groups and thousands of supporters from across Wales, of which Hub Cymru Africa is a member. We share a desire for urgent, fair action to address the climate and nature emergencies.
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Presenter: Peter Frederick Gilbey
Guest: Bethan Sayed
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Important links:
Climate Cymru: climate.cymru
Global Climate Justice Group: climate.cymru/global-climate-justice-group
Cymru Together Collective: together.cymru 
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.
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In this episode, we’re joined by Barbara Davies-Quy, deputy director of Size of Wales and Deborah Nabulobi, a Gender Champion and Community leader from Bumaena village, Mbale in Uganda.
Size of Wales work with indigenous and local people worldwide to grow trees and protect at least 2 million hectares of tropical forests – an area the size of Wales.
In this episode, we talk about the partnership between Wales and Uganda, the Welsh Government’s tree planting programme, the successes in reforestation and women’s empowerment, the upcoming Senedd election and marking International Women’s Day.
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Presenter: Peter Frederick Gilbey
Guests:
Barbara Davies-Quy
Deborah Nabulobi
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Important links:
Mount Elgon Tree Growing Enterprise
Global Forest Watch
Welsh Government’s Wales and Africa Programme
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.

In this episode, we’re joined by Mark Riley from Hope and Homes for Children. Mark has been campaigning for decades to end orphanages and return children to family-based care. We discuss the problem, its links with colonialism, the inspiring work being done to combat it and the inspirational success stories.
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Presenter: Peter Frederick Gilbey
Guest: Mark Riley
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Important links:
Hope and Homes for Children
Better Care Network
“Decolonising tourism and development: from orphanage tourism to community empowerment in Cambodia”
The shocking truth about orphanages
Why we need to end the era of orphanages by Tara Winkler
Transform Alliance Africa
Cambodian Children’s Trust
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders. 

Happy New Year! January's episode is welcoming Beth Kidd from the Welsh Refugee Council and Dr. Numair Masud from Glitter Cymru to talk about Cymru's Nation of Sanctuary policy.
The Welsh Refugee Council has for 35 years, been supporting sanctuary seekers in Wales to build new futures in Cymru.
Glitter Cymru is an LGBTQ+ community group supporting LGBTQ+ global majority individuals including asylum seekers and refugees.
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Presenter: Peter Frederick Gilbey
Guests:
Beth Kidd, Head of Governance and Impact at the Welsh Refugee Council
Dr Numair Masud, Co-Chair and Treasurer of Glitter Cymru.
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The Welsh Refugee Council’s Nation of Sanctuary Awards are currently accepting nominations, which are open until the 14th of February covering ten categories including volunteer of the year, young person of the year, and more!
Get in touch with Glitter Cymru to get involved with their work at glittercymru@gmail.com.
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders. 

In December's episode, I’m pleased to welcome Amber Demetrius. Amber is head of global learning at the Welsh Centre for International Affairs (WCIA). WCIA is a key partner in the Hub Cymru Africa partnership.
WCIA has delivered global citizenship with schools for decades and has 60 years’ experience of international exchange. They’ve developed strong networks across schools through multiple Erasmus partnership projects, their global learning work
Amber is responsible for promoting global citizenship with young people and schools and is responsible for WCIA’s educational programmes, supporting schools making links between Wales and the world.
In this episode, we’ll be having more of a conversation and exploring what global citizenship actually is. Later on, Ore is back for our regular current affairs segment of "Africa this Week".
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Presenter: Peter Frederick Gilbey
Contributor: Oreoluwa Ojelade
Guest: Amber Demetrius, Head of Global Learning at WCIA
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Get in touch with Amber to learn more about becoming a global citizen or about getting your youth group or school involved, here: amberdemetrius@wcia.org.uk
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Hub Cymru Africa is Wales’ leading international development and global solidarity organisation. We support organisations across Wales in building sustainable links and projects in partnership with organisations in Africa and beyond.
Find out more about us and access support via our website: hubcymruafrica.wales.
Hub Cymru Africa is a partnership bringing together Fair Trade Wales, Welsh Centre for International Affairs, Sub-Sahara Advisory Panel and Global Health Partnerships.
We are members of the UK Alliance of International Development Network Organisations and a founding member of Citizens Initiatives for Global Solidarity in Europe. Read more about our partners and funders here: hubcymruafrica.wales/partners-funders.