Romani Cultural & Arts Company

Partners/Links

Black Voluntary Sector Network Wales (BVSNW)

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

It’s remit is to work towards the development of a Black Voluntary Sector Strategy.

Tel: 02920 440 186
Email: info@bvsnw.org.uk

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Cardiff EMC Communities First

Cardiff’s Etnic Minority Communities programme is a city-wide initiative that aims to support minority ethnic groups and reduce deprivation within those communities.

Tel: 02920 873 560
Email: emc-communitiesfirst@cardiff.gov.uk

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Cinetig

Cinetig specialise in creating high quality award winning films through close collaboration with communities, schools and youth groups throughout Wales and the UK.

Since 1998 Cinetig has produced over sixty films with young people, allowing their voices to be expressed through an exploration of their history, culture and identity.

Tel: 02920 34 48 57
Website: www.cinetig.co.uk

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Gwent Education Multi-ethnic Service (GEMS)

GEMS wosks closely with schools, parents and govnors to provide support to minority ethnic pupils in nursery, primary and secondary education across Gwent.

They work with children, young people and their parents from all parts of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities, but particularly those from European Roma families.

Tel: 01633 255 473
Email: gemss@newport.gov.uk

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Travelling Ahead

Save the Children’s Travelling Ahead project was set up to support young Gypsies and Travellers in Wales to have a voice and a say on decisions that affect them. The Travelling Ahead website has a space for young people to discuss important issues, learn more about their rights and upload media content.

It also has a toolkit for professionals, which contains resources to support them in their work with young Gypsies and Travellers, information on culture, rights and policy context, and information on grants that you can apply for to set up a Gypsy and Traveller youth forum in your Local Authority.

Tel: 029 20 39 6838
Website:: www.travellingahead.org.uk

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Traveller Education Service in Cardiff

The Traveller Education Service assists the authority by providing support to Travellers. Committed to inclusion, lifelong learning and ‘high achievement for all’ the service is partly funded by the Welsh assembly Government.

Tel: 02920 790 211
Email: symurphy@cardiff.gov.uk

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The Romani Cultural and Arts Company is also grateful for the support of the following organisations:

Arts Council Of Wales

BBC Children in Need

The Communities First Trust Fund

Heritage Lottery Fund

Newport Arts Development Team

Newport BME Communities First Partnership

Newport Children and Young People’s Partnership

Newport Festival 2010

The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre