ProMo-Cymru is now one of two Welsh partner organisations delivering Somewhereto_ throughout Wales. Somewhereto_ is an innovative and exciting project that links young people with free spaces to do the things they love. ProMo-Cymru will be unlocking spaces throughout Wales and working with individuals/ groups of young people to match them to the spaces. One …
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DTA Wales will be holding an Assets, Energy & Enterprises Conference at 11.00am on Thursday March 28th at Cardiff City Stadium, Leckwith Road, Cardiff. Speakers will include Peter Davies, Wales Commissioner for Sustainable Futures, Professor Calvin Jones from Cardiff Business School and Barry Shiers of Vision 21, who is retiring after 21 years service to …
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I-Spect Training for Wicid Nine young people from Rhondda Cynon Taff (RCT) took part in a 4-day residential at Margam Park, Swansea in February to undergo CLIConline’s I-Spect Training.  I-Spect is the national team of young inspectors who undertake assessment of youth information for youth support services. Once trained, the young people can be invited …
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ProMo-Cymru is experienced in planning and organising major events, often involving and in consultation with young people, such as award ceremonies, conferences, concerts and launches. We have a team of professionals who are able to provide strategic advice, supplystaging and PA systems, produce video and multimedia presentations, design and send out invitations, manage the guest …
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MEIC, the advocacy and advice service for children and young people, has relocated to new offices in Cardiff Bay as it marks the second anniversary of its 24 hours a day, seven days a week helpline. The Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services, Gwenda Thomas, visited the new premises and met frontline advisor advocates …
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ProMo-Cymru is working with Renew Wales to help groups of young people from Cardiff, Blaenau Gwent and the Vale of Glamorgan carry out environmental projects. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact Cindy Chen at cindy@promo-cymru.org or 02920 462222.

In November 2012, Youth Information Workers from nine Local Authorities in Wales attended the National CLIC Training the Trainer in Online Information Services Levels 1,2 & 3. This training supports young people and professionals in how to use CLIConline.  All training workbooks are available on the ProMo website. If you are interested in attending CLIC …
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The Speakeasy Advice Centre will be offering free help and support at EVi every Monday and Thursday. Speakeasy can provide high quality, confidential and impartial legal advice on debt, energy bills and welfare benefits. To make an appointment please phone 02920 453 111. To find out what else is on at EVi, please click here.

You may have already heard of URL shorteners like bit.ly: they’re incredibly useful tools which have saved many a tweet from going over the character limit. But are you using them to their full potential? Here are some lesser-known bit.ly tips:- Customise the URL While shortening a URL obviously saves on space, an obscure address …
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Increasing numbers of youth services and provisions are offering their services online, but getting there can sometimes seem like a daunting task. Starting to use social media is likely to have an impact on your policies, training, budget and way of working, but the benefits can be huge. Cardiff Youth Service has worked with ProMo-Cymru …
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