Are you a Youth Club working with young people in Wales? Funding of up to £500 per organisation is available to run events/activities which support young people to #RegisterToVote and raise their voice about the upcoming local elections.

Please get in touch with Rachel@madswansea.com for more information.

Welsh Women's Aid are hosting a consultation on the Ask Me Scheme at the end of the month. 

Communities are often the first to know about violence and abuse, but they don’t always know how to best respond. The Welsh Women's Aid (WWA) "Ask Me" scheme aims to: 

• Provide community members with the skills to respond when someone is experiencing abuse. This includes spotting the signs of abuse, being able to direct survivors to specialist support services, and listening without judgement. 

• Prevent abuse from happening in the first place. This includes recognising and feeling able to challenge gender norms and victim blaming ideas that support and normalise abuse.

WWA understand that survivors from some communities face additional barriers with help seeking and accessing the services that they require. The information collected in this consultation will help us understand these barriers and inform the review of the "Ask Me" scheme to make it more inclusive.

This consultation will close on Friday 29th of April 2022 at 5pm. If you would like to contribute, please make sure you have completed this survey before that time.

If you have any questions about the survey or the consultation in general, please email Miriam Merkova, Head of Project Development, at MiriamMerkova@welshwomensaid.org.uk. 

WCVA are now taking applications to host events at gofod3, the biggest voluntary event of its kind in Wales.

gofod3 will be back again this year from 20-24 June 2022, taking place online. It is a free flagship event that runs for a week, offering staff, trustees and volunteers of the third sector important resources via speakers, panel discussions, masterclasses and workshops.

If you have something valuable to share with the voluntary sector, please do not hesitate to apply to host an event of your choice and format.

To request the application form please contact helo@gofod3.cymru

Following on from their successful Women into Work employability programme, the Prince's Trust Cymru will be holding a one-off careers event for women aged 16-30. This event aims to inspire and inform young women on a variety of career options as told by those in the industry.

There will be guest speakers from the Tech industry, Health and Social Care, Customer Service, Police, Teaching and Marketing as well as business owners. There will be the opportunity to ask speakers questions at the end of their talk. 

Session details:

• A keen interest in Race equality  
• An understanding of the Criminal Justice System in Wales, including, for example, as a former professional in the system, through lived experience as a victim, offender or defendant, or as a family member of one of these. 
• The ability to question, challenge and make informed decisions 

Criminal Justice in Wales would particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, including Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities.
 
Panel members will be paid an hourly rate for meeting attendance and the Chair will be paid a slightly higher rate to reflect additional duties. 

Applications close midday on Tuesday 19^th April 2022. For more information, please contact Judy@eyst.org.uk or go here to read more. 

S4C is keen to support individuals who are interested in a career in Welsh language sports broadcasting, and who are from a Black, Asian or ethnic minority background, by offering a bursary to study an MSc Sports Broadcasting course at Cardiff Metropolitan University. The bursary is in collaboration with Rondo and Media Atom.

The bursary is open to any Welsh student from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background who will be studying on the MSc Sports Broadcasting course at Cardiff Metropolitan University in the academic year 2022-2023. The ability and commitment to work through the medium of Welsh is essential. If necessary, please feel free to discuss any additional support you may need (e.g language improvement courses).

The bursary includes £9000 to cover the course fees from S4C, Rondo and Media Atom.

To apply for the bursary, you will be expected to submit a personal statement containing a career summary and experience either in written form (no more than 500 words) OR video (no more than 5 minutes long). You will be provided with a guide as to what you could include in the statement.

To register your interest or for an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact nia.edwards-behi@s4c.cymru. The closing date for applications is 25th May 2022. For more information, please go here.

Cadwyn is a community housing association based in Cardiff. They are a diverse business with experience in social housing management and development, social lettings, market lets and sales, commercial regeneration and an amazing recycling project.

The current vacancies are on offer, check them out!:

Finance Assistant - Part Time 20 hours (Fixed Term for 12 months)
- Deadline:  9.00am Tuesday 19th April 2022

Relief Worker - Shifts will be offered as and when required
- Deadline: Ongoing

For more information on Cadwyn's vacancies, go here.

Remarkable Rhythm R&D is a three-week exploration of integrated audio description and movement in the development of ‘Remarkable Rhythm’ - a 20-minute dance theatre show for family audiences exploring communication and connection.

Funded by Arts Council Wales, Welsh Government, National Lottery, and Theatr Iolo with support from Ballet Cymru, creative roles are to be filled to support the R&D period. The successful creatives will have clear values which underpin their practice, a desire for the arts sector to reach a broader range of communities, a clear commitment to excellence in their work, and boldness in artistic exploration.

Krystal S. Lowe is seeking the following roles:

• Sound Designer-Composer
• Audio Description Consultant - with lived experience of visual impairment
• Set and Costume Designer

Read more here

To apply, please describe your values in any format you choose but no more than 200 words or a 2 minute video/audio file; share the contact information for one reference; and (for design roles) send examples of your work most relevant to the role you desire.

Send applications to Krystalslowe.contact@gmail.com by Monday, May 16th 2022; Krystal will be in touch with you by Friday, May 20th.

Two months ago, we spotlighted Glitter Cymru and their continuous work supporting the ethnic LGBTQ+ community across Wales. We made mentions that they had launched a report, titled 'Queer Migration in Wales - LGBTQ+ Asylum Seeker Housing Report 2021/22', in collaboration with Displaced People in Action (DPIA). You can now view the report here.

The publication draws on the results and recommendations of an all-Wales online survey, asking LGBTQ+ refugees and asylum seekers about their specific experiences whilst living in dispersal accommodation. Challenges and issues are highlighted as well as genuine safeguarding concerns.

It is clear that although we speak of Wales being a Nation of Sanctuary, much work is to be done - so please give this a read this month!

 

This month's spotlight is on Victim Support!

For the month of April, we are spotlighting none other than Victim Support! For those unaware, Victim Support offers resources and support for people facing hate crimes and other traumatic incidents. In particular, they offered their support as key speakers to EYST's forum recently to discuss the achievements of Women of Colour as part of International Women's Day.

We also want to acknowledge Victim Support for their consideration in supplying our 18 young people with personal attack alarms. We know it's a real pressing issue on how threatened the safety of women can be, so we are glad there are mechanisms in place to help protect women and young girls. To learn more about Victim Support's work, please visit their website here.