My second engagement today was to The Hub, attached to the City Church in Dyfatty Street, Swansea where I met volunteers with the African Community Centre.
The African Community Centre is a registered charity which operates across Wales. They welcome all people, especially Africans born in Africa, African Caribbean's and British Africans who are currently resident in Wales. They aim to provide advice and support to enable people to better settle into the local community.
They provide a learning and information service to help all Africans to enrich the local community and provide seminars and organise discussions on a variety of health issues, set up a central meeting point and a drop in centre to welcome all Africans and other communities and promote the welfare of people of African origin residing in Wales and its surroundings.
They are currently based in the basement of the City Church, though are looking to relocate once grant funding is available. Today's event though, was in the fantastic community hub at the rear of the church.
I was asked to hand out certificates to volunteers and trustees to recognise the fantastic work they do. It was a pleasure to do so. Volunteers form the backbone of our society, stepping in to help when statutory services are unable to help and enhancing local communities. Without them many people would have a more lonely, less fulfilled life.
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