On Friday 20th February, members of ILA WALES CIC gathered at the Grand Multicultural Hub in the Swansea Grand Theatre for an insightful digital training session. This workshop, titled "Gen AI: What is it?", was the first in a series of digital skills collaborations designed to empower the Ibero-Latino American community in Wales.   Exploring [...]

Celebrating Culture, Community & Wellbeing through Dance Project 1 - Heritage Dance Project: IberoLatinXpression Project Year: 2024 Start: 2024 | End: 2024 The Heritage Dance Project is a creative and healing space that combines traditional dance, costume-making, and community support. Our group, IberoLatinXpression, helps people connect, express themselves, and improve their mental and physical health through dance. [...]

Designing and Dancing for Wellbeing   Creativity as a Path to Wellbeing The Designing and Dancing for Wellbeing Project combines creativity with movement to support the mental and physical health of our members. By designing and sewing their own costumes and later wearing them during performances, participants express their identity while developing confidence and resilience. [...]

Reflective Practice for Interpreters Sponsors: The Austin Bailey Foundation Reflective Practice for Interpreters The Reflective Practice for Interpreters project, sponsored by The Austin Bailey Foundation, focuses on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of translators and interpreters (T&I), many of whom are asylum-seekers and refugees (ASR). Around 60% of T&I assignments in the UK involve [...]

At ILA-WALES, some of our Directors and members are proud to be part of the inspiring Big Climate Leap initiative by the Swansea Environment Centre. This project is all about taking action against climate change and working together to create a healthier, greener future. Our group is focusing on the impact of food production and [...]

Empowering wellbeing through shared experience The Project 24 resilience workshops are a new initiative co-produced by MindSpring Cardiff and ILA-WALES, designed to help asylum-seekers and refugees strengthen their mental health. These sessions will be delivered entirely in Spanish, creating a safe space where participants can openly share and grow together. Led by Carlos Ibarra, the [...]

Lead: Dalila Sánchez Assistant: Aydée Bonilla Coproduction with Welsh Refugee Council Celebrating culture and community through textile art The Project 24 tapestry workshop is a creative and community-led event organised by ILA-WALES in collaboration with the Welsh Refugee Council. This unique workshop brings together local and migrant communities to co-create a beautiful piece of textile [...]

Leads:  Cornelia Protopropescu Patricia Rodríguez-Martínez Sponsors: The Austin Bailey Foundation Project 23: Supporting Mental Health and Reflective Practice for Interpreters ILA-WALES CIC proudly led a vital project to support the mental health and wellbeing of Translators and Interpreters (T&I)—many of whom are asylum seekers and refugees themselves. Funded by The Austin Bailey Foundation, this initiative [...]

Project 1 - Heritage Dance Project: IberoLatinXpression Celebrating Culture, Community & Wellbeing through Dance The Heritage Dance Project is a creative and healing space that combines traditional dance, costume-making, and community support. Our group, IberoLatinXpression, helps people connect, express themselves, and improve their mental and physical health through dance. Founded in 2020 by ILA-WALES CIC [...]