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Sophie Zermatten
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Apr 19, 2022

Caring For Carers

An exploration of mental health within the humanitarian field “… there was an elephant in the room that no one was openly talking about: most people working in these fields are not doing okay” It all started with a conversation I had with a friend who had spent some time in Lesvos, where many refugees disembark looking for a…

Humanitarian

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Caring For Carers
Caring For Carers
Humanitarian

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Sep 16, 2021

Reclaiming the Streets of Cardiff

In Cardiff and elsewhere, women are fighting to reclaim their right to be in the public space without constantly fearing for their safety. — Earlier this year, a hoax was going around on social media about a ‘National Rape Day’, where men would supposedly be able to rape women without any consequence. Despite it being a ridiculous rumour, women still had to warn each other about it; you never know who might take it a little too seriously. That night, we all made sure that we wouldn’t go outside alone, just in case.

Reclaim The Streets

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Reclaiming the Streets of Cardiff
Reclaiming the Streets of Cardiff
Reclaim The Streets

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Nov 29, 2020

Bringing the Magic of Christmas to Cardiff’s Care Homes

While people have been rushing to shops for Black Friday sales, Chris Bridgeman and the members of ‘Christmas for care homes’ are busy working on an ambitious project to distribute hundreds of presents to Cardiff’s elderly. “Today is our 3-week anniversary and we have reached 900 members, which is fantastic…

Christmas

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Bringing the Magic of Christmas to Cardiff’s Care Homes
Bringing the Magic of Christmas to Cardiff’s Care Homes
Christmas

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Nov 28, 2020

More Than A Club

Caerau Ely juniors, a football club based in Cardiff, has just won the title of Community Club of the Year for Wales. A closer look at the ways in which they participate in their community reveals the important role that sports clubs play in children’s lives. Last year, according to…

Football

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More Than A Club
More Than A Club
Football

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Jun 20, 2020

Travellers, Let’s Talk About Privilege

On the 9th of May 2020, I boarded a plane from Quito to Paris in the midst of a global pandemic. It was a ‘humanitarian’ flight organised by the French embassy. Before embarking, its members made a whole speech about how they were basically saving our lives, enumerating all the…

Privilege

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Travellers, let’s talk about privilege
Travellers, let’s talk about privilege
Privilege

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Sophie Zermatten

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