RCC Multicultural HUBs

North Wales Multicultural HUBRace Council Cymru are delighted to be working closely with our North Wales RCC Regional lead Iolanda Banu Viegas and CLPW (Portuguese Language speaking Communities) and Omo Igedun (Wrexham African Community) and North Wales Minority Ethnic community leaders to form a North Wales Multicultural HUB. We will shortly announce the partnership between…

Newport Cultural Hub

Newport Multicultural HubNewport Cultural Hub is being established by RCC where 21 minority ethnic communities from Newport can work together towards similar goals. About The Newport Hub was formed initially in 2019 when grassroots BAME community groups approached Race Council Cymru for ongoing support, on the closure of SEWREC (South East Wales Race Equality Council)…

Grand Multicultural HUB

Grand Multicultural HUBA Cultural Hub of 25 grassroots communities is hosted in the Arts Wing of the Swansea Grand Theatre. Grand Multicultural HUB The Grand Multicultural HUB is the first of its kind in Wales. Our Cultural Hub of 25 grassroots communities is now hosted in the Arts Wing of the Swansea Grand Theatre.  The…

National Minority Ethnic Youth Forum

National Minority Ethnic Youth ForumNational Minority Ethnic Youth Forum is a project where young minority ethnic individuals can express their issues and contribute their ideas to achieve a positive change in Wales. About The Minority Ethnic Youth Forum is a group of young people from across Wales . We are aged from 11 to 25…

written statement from vaughan gethin on covid 19 and bame communities

Written Statement: from Vaughan Gethin on COVID-19 and BAME Communities

Written Statement: from Vaughan Gethin on COVID-19 and BAME Communities There is growing evidence COVID-19 infection is having a disproportionate impact on people with Black, Asian, minority or ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. Many of the health or social care workers who have sadly died from COVID-19 were from BAME backgrounds. The evidence continues to evolve but,…

Online training for furloughed workforce during coronavirus pandemic

Online training for furloughed workforce during coronavirus pandemic

Online training for furloughed workforce during coronavirus pandemic New e-learning resources aimed at helping workers furloughed as a result of  coronavirus to learn new skills are now live, Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales, Ken Skates has announced. The newly launched, informal e-learning provision is aimed at helping furloughed workers to improve their  knowledge…

wales skills match service to help people find jobs during covid 19 outbreak

Wales’ skills match service to help people find jobs during Covid-19 outbreak

Wales’ skills match service to help people find jobs during Covid-19 outbreak A new online service, which will match employers with jobseekers looking for agricultural, land and veterinary work during the Covid-19 outbreak, has launched today. Commissioned by Welsh Government, the new pilot service is delivered by Lantra, the leading awards body for land-based industries…

welsh government boosts support for valued charities and third sector organisations in wales

Welsh Government boosts support for valued charities and third sector organisations in Wales

Welsh Government boosts support for valued charities and third sector organisations in Wales The Welsh Government is backing volunteers, charities and third sector organisations in Wales who are playing a vital role in response to Covid-19 with funding support to help meet. The Deputy Minister and Chief Whip, Jane Hutt, said: “I want to acknowledge…

COVID-19: Welsh Government’s £500m Economic Resilience Fund applications process opens

COVID-19: Welsh Government’s £500m Economic Resilience Fund applications process opens

COVID-19: Welsh Government’s £500m Economic Resilience Fund applications process opens Applications can now be made for support from the second phase of the Welsh Government’s £500m Economic Resilience Fund. conomy, Transport and North Wales Minister Ken Skates released detailed information last week about this tranche of the fund, worth £200m, including eligibility criteria for businesses…