This year the Mid and West Wales Community Cohesion Team are specifically encouraging applications from those interested in coordinating projects focusing on the following key priority areas:
*Developing events/safe spaces to bring people from across different communities together, either virtually or in person. Events could promote integration, including new communities such as resettled refugees from Ukraine/Syria/Afghanistan and Asylum Seekers etc. Project examples could include people from different backgrounds cooking together, community music groups for young people from different nationalities, community arts based projects, active citizenship, interfaith events, Welcoming newcomer initiatives.
*Raising awareness of campaigns or events such as: Hate Crime Awareness Week; Interfaith Week; Holocaust Memorial Day; International Day of Disability; Black History Month etc
*Focusing on Hate Crime Awareness
*Engaging with diverse groups to promote community cohesion and mitigate community tensions.
Funding is provided by Welsh Government, and co-ordinated by the Mid and West Wales Community Cohesion Team
Geographically, we are able to accept applications from Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys. We would be grateful if you could share this email and the attachments as widely as possible, please note the closing date for applications is 6th September 2023.
For more information see the documents below - bilingual briefings and application forms.
