About Us
We Are Wales showcases the stories and experiences of incredible BAME individuals across Wales to highlight their selfless contributions to their communities.
The We Are Wales project has employed four local journalists to deliver these stories. The journalists are immersed in their local communities, with one journalist based in each area of Swansea, Cardiff, Newport, and Wrexham. These journalists engage widely in their local areas, recruiting participants who would like to share their stories, voices and experiences. The stories are then promoted via the We Are Wales project through creative means such as photographs, films, and poetry.
We hope to use these stories to present to three key audiences: political leaders, community groups, and young people. By doing so, We Are Wales hope to construct a new narrative that reinforces the role of BAME people in Wales, not as victims, but as net contributors to the social economy and asserts a more inclusive notion of Welsh identity, focused on strengths, contributing and helping.
PARTNERS
EYST is a charity supporting ethnic minority people in Wales. It aimed to fill a gap in provision for young BME people aged 11-25 by providing a targeted, culturally sensitive and holistic support service to meet their needs.
Race Alliance Wales is an alliance of individuals and organisations working together to achieve race equality in Wales.
ProMo-Cymru is a charity and social enterprise that works with communities through communications, advocacy, cultural engagement, digital and media production.
The National Lottery Community Fund distributes over £600m a year to communities across the UK, raised by players of The National Lottery.