Black Voluntary Sector in Wales
In Wales there is a vibrant black voluntary sector to support its many different communities as well as support mainstream agencies.
Black Voluntary Sector in Wales
Organisations
Access for Black and Minority Ethnic Children & Young People with Disabilities and/or Chronic Illnesses (ABCD)
To work with communities and agencies to improve access to services for Black and Minority Ethnic children and young people with disabilities and or chronic illnesses
Tel: 029 2025 0055
Email: info@abcdcymru.org.uk
www.abcdcymru.org.uk
African Community Centre
The ACC is a non-profit making organisation that has been created to help Africans in Swansea and its surroundings. We’re here to help people of all ages to develop their full creative potential through visual and performing arts, so they are free to imagine, create and welcome. The Centre also hosts a number of social and cultural events to raise its profile, to
get everyone taking part, and to have fun.
The African Community Centre, Wales
Tel: 01792463036, 01792470298, 07886634813
Email: africancc@btconnect.com, accswansea@yahoo.co.uk
All Wales Black & Minority Ethnic Mental Health Group Ltd
It provides a support service to people with severe and enduring mental health illness from BME communities in
120-122 Broadway, Roath, Cardiff CF24 1NJ
Tel: 029 2048 8002
Email:
All Wales Saheli Association
This is a user led community-based service with a key objective to support Asian and Muslim families. The operation of Saheli is an open door policy with the intent to support Asian/Muslim clients, who have difficulty in accessing mainstream services.
2 St Martins Row, Albany Road, Cardiff CF24 3JJ
Tel: 02920 496920
Email:
AWETU
Support to ethnic minority people confronted with mental illness.
41a Lower Cathedral Road, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 6LW
Black Association of Women Step Out (BAWSO)
This an all Wales, voluntary organisation, providing specialist service to Black and Minority Ethnic women and children, made homeless through a threat of domestic violence or fleeing domestic violence in Wales.
Newport
Newport NP20 1EH
Tel: 01633 213213
www.bawso.org.uk
Swansea
1st Floor, 63 Mansel Street, Swansea SA1 5SQ
Tel: 01792 642003
Black Environment Network (BEN) Wales
It works with the ethnic communities across in Wales to support access to the natural environment, recycling projects, linking opportunities for informal learning and promoting employment in the environmental and heritage sectors.
The Environment Centre
Pier Street, Swansea SA1 1RY
Tel: 01792 468271
www.ben-network.org.uk/doing/wal.html
Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales
The structure organization for the BME sector in
http://www.bvsnw.org.uk
Butetown History & Arts Centre (BHAC)
BHAC collects, preserves, copies and utilises oral histories, old photographs and other documents; organises community education courses and works with schools and community groups.
Tel: 029 2025 6757
Email: info@bhac.org : www.bhac.org
Cardiff Communities First, Ethnic Minority Communities (EMC) Team
This programme is a city-wide initiative that aims to support all minority ethnic groups and reduce deprivation within those communities.
Tel: 029 2087 3654
Email:
Displaced People in Action (DPIA)
It involves asylum seekers and refugees in their new communities, in a voluntary capacity, giving them meaningful and interesting uses of their time.
CSV House, Williams Way, Cardiff CF10 5DY
Tel: 029 2038 8389 : Email: dpiawales@yahoo.co.uk
The Ethnic Youth Support Team (EYST)
This is a voluntary body, which provides education mentoring, support and advice to minority ethnic young males in the Swansea area.
C/o CEMVO,
Tel: 01792-463036, 01792-483821, 01792-460246
Love Africa
This is an organisation that helps and supports refugees and asylum seeker artists living in Wales to use art as an international language to communicate with the host community, demonstrate their skills, talents and enable participation, build confidence, facilitate self expression, celebrate diversity and connect groups.
Love Africa, Phoenix House, 389 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 1TP
Email:
MENFA
The MENFA project was initiated in 1984 because the Founder Director, who worked in the community, noted that there were large numbers of young people, who lacked confidence and motivation, had low self-esteem and were failing in school. Its purpose is to offer guidance and support to children, young people and adults through mentoring, counselling, adult training and the delivery of other lifelong learning programmes. This will
help to facilitate their successful participation and integration into the wider community through social interaction, education and employment.
1A Maria Street, Butetown, Cardiff, CF10 5HG
Tel: 02920 487058 : Email:
MIND Cymru
Addresses discrimination towards people with mental illness.
Minority Ethnic Women’s Network (MEWN Cymru)
This is an umbrella body representing ethnic minority (visible and non visible) women across Wales, regardless of their age, religious observance, ethnicity or life choices.
Basement Suite , Crichton House ,
Email: administration@mewn-cymru.org.uk
www.mewn-cymru.org.uk
Newport & District Refugee Support Group
The Group raises awareness of issues that affect asylum seekers and refugees.
Trish Johns on 01633 668002 : Email: secretary@newportrefugees.org.uk
North Wales Race Equality Network (NWREN)
It exists to challenge racial discrimination, promote racial harmony and to work towards equality of opportunity for the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) population in North Wales.
The Equality Centre
Tel: 01492 622233
E-mail: info@nwren.org : www.nwren.org
Race Equality First (REF)
An equalities organisation that works with individuals, communities and organisations in
The Friary Centre, The Friary, Cardiff CF10 3FA
Tel: 02920 224097
Email: info@raceequality.org.uk
Refugee Voice Wales (RVW)
(RVW) is an umbrella organisation that represents Refugee Community Organisations (RCOs) in
Refugee Voice Wales (RVW)
389 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 1TP
Tel: 029 2048 9800 ext.117
Email: pierrot.ngadi@refugeevoicewales.org
SNAP Cymru
Special needs issues within BME communities.
http://www.snapcymru.org
Somali Education Foundation (SEF)
This is a voluntary organisation, which was set up in 2000 to address the underachievement of Somali youth in Cardiff. Somali pupils are one of the worst performing groups in Cardiff according to LEA figures. They are affected by social disadvantage, deprivation and high unemployment (over 95%) amongst the Somali community
Email:
Sova – Cardiff Refugees Peer Mentoring
To assist refugee minors to integrate into the community
Sova Plethu Refugees In Wales Mentoring
The project aims to facilitate the successful integration of refugees into Welsh communities and to support them in securing independence.
SOVA Cymru/Wales, Marine House, 23 Mount Stuart Square,
Cardiff CF10 5DP
Tel: 02920 495281
Email:
South East Wales Race Equality Council (SEWREC)
Provides information, advice and support for individuals, policy advice to public and voluntary sector bodies and advice and support to community based organisations working in the equalities field in
124 Commercial Street, Newport NP20 1LY
Tel: 01633 250006
Email: info@sewrec.org.uk
www.sewrec.org.uk
Swansea Bay Race Equality Council (SBREC)
The council works towards the elimination of Racial Discrimination, promotes equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups. It serves the areas of
3rd Floor Grove House ,
Swansea SA1 5DF
Tel: 01792 457035
Email: director@sbrec.org.uk
Web : www.sbrec.ukf.net
Tai Pawb
‘Housing for everybody’. It promotes race equality and social justice in housing in
8 Coopers Yard, Ground Floor, Centre Court, Curran Road,
Cardiff CF10 5NB
Tel. 029 2053 7630
Email: info@taipawb.org Web: www.taipawb.org.uk
Valleys Race Equality Council (Valrec)
This is a charitable voluntary organisation committed to working towards eliminating racial discrimination, campaigning for equality of opportunity and promoting good relations between persons of different racial groups.
Ty Menter,
Tel: 01443 742704
Email: info@valrec.org
www.valrec.org
Welsh Refugee Council
The Council provides information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Wales. Development support for refugee community groups and translation service.
Phoenix House
389 Newport Road, Cardiff CF24 1TP
Tel: 02920 489800
Email: info@welshrefugeecouncil.org
Newport
51 High Street Chambers, Newport NP20 1GB
Tel: 01633 266420
Swansea
3rd Floor, Grove House, Grove Place, Swansea SA1 5DF
Tel: 01792 630180
Wrexham
Trinity House
Trinity Street, Wrexham LL11 1NL
Tel: 01978 36324
Aims to empower BME women in Cardiff & South Wales to enable them to realise their full potential and play a positive role in the Welsh economy and contribute to Welsh life
Riverside
Cardiff CF11 6LP
Tel: 02920 343154
E-mail: WCF@womenconnectfirst.fsnet.co.uk