Football Welcomes Refugees Cymru Conference

9th April 2025

Cardiff City Stadium

About this event

The Football Welcomes Refugees Cymru Conference is a unique opportunity to explore how football can play a pivotal role in welcoming, integrating, and empowering refugees and asylum seekers across Wales.

Building on the success of the Football Welcomes Refugees Cymru Programme, this inspiring event brings together refugees along with key partners from across the game in Wales to network, learn, and share ideas to create an inclusive and welcoming environment where everyone feels they belong.

What to Expect

  • Interactive Sessions: Take part in practical and informative sessions.
  • Education & Awareness: Learn how clubs, coaches, and volunteers can support refugees and asylum seekers in accessing football and integrating into their local communities.
  • Lived Experiences: Hear powerful stories from refugees and asylum seekers about their journeys in football and learn from clubs that have successfully become Refugee Welcoming Clubs.
  • Workshops & Q&A: Engage in workshops, panel discussions, and best practice case studies to deepen your understanding of the challenges, successes, and opportunities in supporting refugees.
  • Pathways to Participation for Refugees: Discover the clear pathways into football, including volunteering opportunities, funded training courses, and potential career routes on and off the pitch.

Why Attend?

This conference is designed to inspire action, build connections, and provide practical tools to ensure that football is a welcoming space for everyone. Whether you’re a refugee, asylum seeker, coach, volunteer, club representative or an organisation supporting refugees, you’ll leave equipped with the knowledge and support needed to make a difference in your community through football.

When

9th April 2025 – 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM.

Where

Cardiff City Stadium.

Register

To register your place please complete the application form by clicking on the button below:

The closing date for registrations is the 7th of April 2025.

*Places are limited and attendees must be 18+ only.

If you require any support in completing the application or require the application form in a different format please contact PAWB@faw.cymru