Welcome to the Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW) website

BVSNW is an umbrella organisation that actively represents, supports and promotes the interests of the BME communities and the BME voluntary sector in Wales.

To find out more, please visit the About Us section.

Latest News:

May is Training Month at BVSNW

 

Come to BVSNW for an engaging and fun series of training sessions.

During the month of May, bursaries and special offers will be made available to all.

The training can be tailored to you or your organisation’s needs and features.

Be there one, two or more of you who would like to participate, we can readily accommodate you.

 

We offer Training in:

 

  • Gang awareness
  • Diversity and Equalities
  • Engaging with hard to reach communities
  • Engaging with diverse audiences
  • Engaging with young people
  • Interfaith awareness
  • Cultural awareness through the Arts. 
  • An introduction to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller heritage and culture.
  • Promoting volunteering and work opportunities to BME communities.

 

For more information, please contact Gareth at g.hicks@bvsnw.org.uk

Or call 02920 450 068.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BVSNW and MDC presented the celebrations for Chinese New Year at the Wales Millennium Centre on Sunday 14th February. We had 5,850 visitors during the day, which was quite outstanding. We would like to thank everyone that attended and enjoyed the day.

We are facilitating a training session at Parc Prison, Bridgend on ‘Gang Awareness’ that will be given to officers working with young people at the prison’s facilities.

The Arts Development team are planning their next Arts Seminar that will be held in North Wales this June.

We are currently preparing workshops and events in preparation for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month 2010. The finally event will be held at the Pier Head Building, Cardiff in June.

We are working with BBC Wales on encouraging young people from BME communities to consider careers in the media. March 11th we are sending a group of 15 young people on a tour of the BBC Wales Facility in LLandaff, Cardiff. The tour will include discussions with the heads of each BBC department and explanations of the BBC’s departments and requirements for possible employment. The BBC are also offering a series of work placements to individuals who show the enthusiasm and ability needed to add to the BBC’s work force.

We have been contracted by WAG to carry out consultation across the 16 Communities First areas of Caerphilly to provide a profile of diversity, identify good practice and identify gaps and opportunities for BME communities to better access services.

We are preparing for a day of workshops at the Swansea Water Front Museum to promote Black History through the Kwanzaa celebration rituals. Schools from Cardiff will be joining local Swansea schools for the day.