As part of the Black History Month celebrations that took place in Wales during October 2011, Cyfanfyd Southern Voices worked in partnership with BVSNW (black voluntary sector network Wales) to deliver two workshops exploring different aspects of black history and development. Cyfanfyd also contributed to the Grand Finale event in the Millennium Centre Cardiff which attracted a huge audience and gave the organisation, through its Southern Voices, Welsh Choices project, a chance to raise awareness of development issues and to reinforce partnerships with similar groups.
Cyfanfyd delivered well received workshops on development from women’s perspectives and the devolution/evolution of Africa as well as putting on a challenging quiz (see story below). The events were hailed as excellent, with participants leaving feeling, “challenged”, “empowered”, “optimistic”, “confident” and “enlightened”.