Wales’ youth message of peace and goodwill

The World Wireless Message for Peace began in 1922 as a means for the young people of Wales to share their desires, hopes and dreams for the future with young people all over the world. The message has been broadcast on 18 May (Goodwill Day) every year since then and has been led by Urdd Gobaith Cymru since 1955.

During 2015-19, the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, the Urdd and UNA Exchange worked together to digitise the peace messages from 1922 to today, as well as uncovering responses from overseas. A learning pack for schools was launched at the 2018 Builth Wells Urdd National Eisteddfod, available on Hwb, with inspiring projects to engage a new generation of young people in expressing the future they wish to see, free from conflict.

Peace and Goodwill Message for 2018

Theme: the importance of young people being able to voice their opinions about the things that worry them and be listened to. Message: Everyone has a voice: our hope is that people are given the same opportunity to use their voice. The youth message of peace was one of over ninety projects exploring ‘Hidden Histories of Peacemakers’ from the First World War to today, supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and led by the Welsh Centre for International Affairs – working with over 100 community groups, and involving 860 volunteers Wales-wide between 2014-19. Find out more: Hwb: hwb.gov.wales Urdd: www.urdd.cymru/en/peace-and-goodwill WCIA: www.wcia.org.uk/peace-heritage