Welcome to Africa Welsh News

Olu Oni

Chief Editor and CEO

About Our Logo: Africa is a continent rich in manpower, resources and culture. As blessed as the continent is, only a few benefit. Many are not able to get a decent education. A decent education is usually a privilege reserved for the middle and upper class and as such, a large number of people remain in poverty bracket. The Africa Welsh News (AWN) logo is a Welsh dragon holding onto the African continent. Wales has always supported African countries in many ways. One of this is by programs and events championed by the Welsh government through third sector organisations. AWN aims to play its part in reducing poverty and helping to educate and empower the less privileged.

About Africa Welsh News CIC: Africa Welsh News CIC (AWN) started on the premise of being a source of Information and News for and to Africans in Wales. The company will work with other community organisations and local institutions in disseminating information and news to the relevant community. The company will start with providing both local and international News and Information on its website, africawelshnews.com. There are plans to expand to radio and eventually print media.

The Chief Executive:What brought about the idea of setting up Africa Welsh News is simply to provide an avenue where people can access information relevant to their needs. In addition, people in the community want to have a say in issues in the society. AWN is thus the people's voice. Having worked in the security industry for many years, I feel the company can help in educating people, especially women and children about being more security conscious. I have a personal drive to make people more aware of their personal safety. Hence the security awareness workshop which I hope will be a quarterly program.
Working outside the UK to help the less privileged is my passion. Wealth distribution in many African countries cannot be said to be benefit the majority. Many are very poor and thus lack the wherewithal to achieve their dreams. I want to help to make this dreams happen. This however, can only be done with the generosity of well meaning people. The UK and indeed Wales have shown enormous generosity to the plight of the people around the world. AWN wants to make sure that your donations get to the people who so desperately need them. I feel that smaller organisations are better at reaching people who are in need. Large amount of donations are lost to administrative costs in larger organisations.

Our Mission:
THE FOUR E'S Enlighten – to give intellectual knowledge, to impart knowledge.
Educate – to develop the faculties and powers of a person by teaching, instruction or schooling.
Empower – to enable, to give power or authority
Eradicate – to remove, to destroy or erase
The four E's as depicted by the above picture come together to form a solid block/unit. This illustrates the belief of AWN that when in possession of proper information, a person is educated and empowered, and therefore able to eradicate poverty.
As a Community Interest Company (CIC), AWN will by its activities aim to enlighten and educate. It will organise events, courses and programs especially those aimed at women and children in the community. It will also collaborate with other organisations to achieve its goals. AWN will promote events to showcase African talents in Music and other Arts. AWN will also collaborate with other organisation or individuals to promote African art.
Africa Welsh News CIC is a registered Community Interest Company. The company registration number is 09549497. The company is located at Portland House, 113-116 Bute Street, CF10 5EQ, Cardiff, U.K.
Africa Welsh News Chief Executive Officer, Mr Olu Oni is also currently the Managing Director of Independent Protection And Security Services.
Aims and Objectives:

1. To promote African societies in Wales
2. To publish information beneficial to Africans and other minorities in Wales
3. To promote African culture, Arts, Welsh values and way of living through our publication.
4. To be fair and unbiased when publishing information/news. 5(A).To promote events or activities relating to our targeted audience
5. (B). To run and/or co-sponsor events that benefit the African people, Communities and other minorities.
6. To run courses or programs that may benefit our targeted audience.
7. To use resources at our disposal to promote Wales to Africa and vice versa
8. As Related to 5 and 6, aim to educate, enlighten and empower people especially women and children.
9. To charge fees that are reasonable when appropriate for events and/or programs organised to generate revenue to sustain our programs and events.

Past Event/s
Security Awareness Workshop
Aim – Explore ways (including non-violent) to escape violent attacks. Awareness of one's space and improving a peoples well being. Target participants were school age children (especially girls) and women.
Outcome - Participants learned to be more conscious of their security and had one on one session with the tutor.
Africa Welsh Xmas Gala - An event aimed at bringing African people in Wales and the wider community together. The aim is to get people to socially interact thus enabling a friendly atmosphere creating avenues to network. Our first Xmas Gala was on the 17th of December 2016. Sponsored by Big Lottery. This event will be held in the first or second week in December.
Future Events/Programs
Educate Africa – Africa Welsh News aim is to stress the importance of education as a tool of self-improvement that in the end benefits the individual but the African society and the world in general.
Computers for African Students – Helping to improve the plight of the average African student who finds himself or herself deprived of the essential tools needed to achieve a higher education.
Taste Of Africa - Africa is a continent with diverse people and cultures. Same goes for the food. The Taste of Africa program will show the different ways and styles in preparing African food. The program may be in form of classes or tasters.
Supporting Arts - Promoting African Arts and Culture in Wales.
AWN appreciates the advice and other input of other individuals and organisations in developing projects beneficial to the community.
Inspire Us - With the aid of celebrities like African personalities and other professional, AWN aims to promote to our youths and awareness that sucess comes from hard work.