"Sometimes being a small nation brings challenges around capacity and ambition, but in this case we really leveraged it; because we are so close to our stakeholders, we can listen and deliver something special. If I had known before what we were capable of, I wouldn't have lobbied so hard to stay in Erasmus. The schemes can sit beside each other; they don't need to compete."
"Taith goes above and beyond what Erasmus currently offers. Applicants to Taith make all the decisions about where they want to go, and why: over the past five years, approximately 12,000 people have made Taith-funded trips to nearly 100 countries. Scotland, the mayoralty of London and US groups have all approached Wales with interests in setting up similar projects."
Taith, established by the Welsh Senedd in 2022 following Brexit, provides international learning opportunities to approximately 12,000 participants across nearly 100 countries. The programme reaches participants through schools, youth groups, and adult education centres, with nearly half from underrepresented backgrounds. Taith has demonstrated significant efficiency, funding approximately twice as many projects as the previous Erasmus+ programme while operating with reduced funding. Participants retain full decision-making authority regarding destinations and purposes. Despite these successes, Taith's future remains uncertain as funding has not been renewed, with the programme scheduled for phase-out by 2028. No political party has committed to re-funding before May's Senedd elections, and the final application deadline recently closed. Supporters worry Taith's continuation may depend on UK rejoining Erasmus+ in 2027.
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