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Welcome... THE EYST JOURNEY EYST Wales is a unique and award-winning organisation set up in 2005. Since then it has expanded its remit from supporting BME young people to families and individuals of all ages living across Wales. Our aim is to provide BME people opportunities to reach their full potential through a holistic, targeted and culturally sensitive programme encompassing education, employment, health, community safety and cohesion.
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Chair & Director's Message...
It has been an exciting year of growth and new challenges for EYST Wales, and thanks to the hard work of our staff, volunteers and trustees, we have expanded both our staff and client base and geographic coverage considerably. We started off 2017 opening our new office base in Butetown in Cardiff, and ended it with a long-awaited revamp of our Drop In Centre in Swansea, to include new offices, in order to free up our increasingly busy main office. Our role since April 2017 as Welsh Government’s Lead Body for Race also expanded our workforce to include staff based in Newport and Wrexham as well as Cardiff and Swansea, and we are thankful for the support and hosting of key partner organisations in these regions across Wales. The three R’s of race, religion and refugees continued to be hot topics in the public debate, and as such our work has also been much in demand. We have continued to deliver workshops on these themes to hundreds of young people in schools across Wales,
and have continued to lobby for the importance of better education on these subjects in the school curriculum. Our training on these topics for professionals has also been in demand, as public sector organisations also recognise their legal duty to have due regard to the need to eliminate discrimination, advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between different people. Partnership working and development has also been a key theme of 2017 and we have made considerable advances towards establishing effective partnerships and networks across Wales. Volunteers have also played a key role in EYST’s work and success, particularly through the Homework Clubs in Swansea and Cardiff and via the Refugee Contribute project, through which they have volunteered over 5,872 hours of their time to support 900 clients during 2017.
Contents 4 Meet the team 5 Key Highlights 6 Family Link project 6 Progression project 7 Belonging project 8 Resilience project 9 Think project 9 Cardiff Positive Street project 10 Asylum Seeker & Refugee project 10 Health Asylum Support Service 11 Syrian resettlement family project 12 Refugees Contribute project 13 Homework Club 14 Sports projects 15 Young, Migrant & Welsh project 15 BME Carers
Thank you, Diolch yn Fawr.
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Rocio Cifuentes Director
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Momena Ali Founder/Chair
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EYST Wales team
ROCIO CIFUENTES Director
LUTHFUR ULLAH
Progression & Family Link Worker
Heritage Youth Officer
All Wales Policy & Research Lead
Finance Assistant
ALIYA KHALIL
Refugee & Asylum Advice Worker
GERLI ORUMAA
Refugee & Asylum Advice Worker
NADIR TAHA
SHAHAB MIAH
Senior Youth Worker
Family Support Assistant
YAINA SAMUELS
KHADIJA SALLAH
Family Link Worker
JAFFRIN KHAN
Cardiff PSP Worker
NICKY NIJJER
Resilience Youth Worker
GONZALO SILVESTRE
Swansea & West Wales Cardiff & South Central Reigonal Coordinator Wales Reigonal Coordinator
SOPHIE DEMARCO
Family Support Worker
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Senior Family Support Worker
JAMI ABRAMSON
GINGER WIEGAND
AYESHA HAFEEZ
HELAL UDDIN
All Wales Research Assistant
ZINAB BATTAR
LEANNE DOWER Local Projects Officer
SORUPA ALI
Family Support Worker
YASMIN BEGUM
Asylum Health Worker
ZAFFER AZAD
Graphic Design & Administrator
GARETH HICKS
SADIA ALI
HAZERA BEGUM
Progression Assistant
RENA AHMED
Family Support Worker
Resilience Youth Worker
Resilience Young Females Youth Worker
LLOYD WILLIAMS
Voluteering Coordinator
Carers Worker
Family Support Worker
ANISA KHAN
Sports Officer
FARZANA RAHMAN
MEGAN BOWLER
Homework Club Assistant
MOHAMMED BASIT
HAMED HASSOUN Family Support Worker
SANA HAFIZ
Resilience Young Females Youth Worker
OUR KEY HIGHLIGHTS EDUCATION & WIDER COMMUNITY
VISIT BY EDUCATION MINISTER & INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PRODUCED
VOLUNTEERING
121 Volunteers completed
6,842
hours of Volunteering
WALES WIDE EYST AWARDED WELSH GOVERMENT CONTRACT LEAD BODY FOR RACE
OVER
900
742
REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS SUPPORTED
VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE SUPPORTED THROUGH RESILIENCE PROJECT
REFUGEES & ASYLUM SUPPORT
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FAMILY AND YOUTH SUPPORT
FAMILY LINK “Her teenage sons report that they are less stressed and can concentrate on their studies” The Family Link Project, funded via Swansea Council’s Families First programme, has continued to support families and young people in need of additional support as part of the wider Team around the Family approach in Swansea. Case Study: One mother and her two teenage sons were supported. The mother presented saying there was no food, electricity or gas in her house. There were clearly mental health issues,
PROGRESSION “EYST have helped me so much, helped me build my confidence to be able to get a job, I bring all my problems here and I know I will get help. I am very thankful.” Funded by the Queens Young Leaders Award from the Queens Jubilee Fund, the Progression project is run in partnership with Cwmbran Centre for Young People and Tanyard Youth Project in Swansea to support young people into sustainable training and employment. In the last year, project worker Lofa has been busy working with 28 young people who have been supported through the project and 15 to undertake accredited
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training in Level 1 Youth Work, Business Admin and Getting into Employment. 4 Young people have been taken on as Employment champions to help and inspire other young people to build their skills to gain employment.
which were undiagnosed. EYST workers supported her to get a psychiatric assessment, and access to the right medication. The family is seen regularly, and they are doing ok; her teenage sons report that they are less stressed and can concentrate on their studies.
BELONGING Helping BME children make more friends, participate more and feel more included
Belonging project has continued to support young people aged 1018 in Swansea to increase their participation, their confidence and their sense of belonging. Led by project worker Shahab, and supported by sessional workers Abel, Sabina, and Khattab, over the last year, over 164 young people have taken part with 49 receiving one to one support and over one hundred young people having fun and doing new things through our youth drop in sessions. Some of the highlights of the year included helping to produce and star in their own film talking about their diverse experiences of living in Swansea and also the annual residential in Gower, getting involved with workshops, team building, abseiling and rock climbing fun. We also had the support from many helpful partners who helped deliver aspiration talks from magistrates to pharmacy professionals, as well as skills workshops on coding, Vlogging and video making.
At least you listen. I am going through so much and nobody understands what I’m going through.�
For next year, we are looking forward to young people completing the Junior Youth Leaders course & who knows, we may may see some our next generation of EYST youth workers!
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RESILIENCE Supporting young people at risk of Islamist and Far-Right Extremism and Sexual Exploitation Resilience project aims to support young people in Swansea and Cardiff to increase their resilience to Islamist & Far Right Extremism and Sexual Exploitation.
If you were not there for me, I’d probably be dead” Young Person 18
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Specialist youth workers work in groupand one to one settings to increase young people’s knowledge and understanding of these topics, give them a safe space to discuss and have difficult conversations. The first year of this three year project has been exceptionally busy, and outreach work has been done with over 25 schools and youth organisations reaching over 796 young people during the first yearof the project. We also held a successful first Youth Forum which was attended by over 60 young people
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from Cardiff and Swansea. Some very vulnerable young people have been supported – one young female said:
‘I didn’t think it (sleeping with a stranger in return for a roof over her head) would be that dangerous, like I was just thinking if I’ve had a fight at home and I can’t stay at a friends’ I might as well sleep with someone instead of on the streets because it’s cold outside and anything could happen. But after what you told me, I know it’s even worse and can be more dangerous than sleeping on the streets, so I wouldn’t do it’ We are also grateful for the excellent support from partners including South Wales Police, ITEC, Rathbone, SYSHYP, Fitzalan and Cathays High School.
OVER 796 YOUNG PEOPLE SUPPORTED DURING THE FIRST YEAR
CHALLENGING EXTREMISM
THINK Think project is EYST’s unique project targeting young people who may be vulnerable to Far Right Extremism. Now available on a commercial basis, we can offer training programmes directly for young people as well as Train the Trainer training. Over the last year, 95 professionals from 9 different organisations have received this training, with 96% rating the training Good or Excellent. To find out more about this training offer visit: thinkproject.org.uk
"Thank you for such an informative and engaging day. I learnt so much about Muslims and Asylum Seekers today that I never had the confidence to ask about before… Really enjoyed too" Probation Officer, Portsmouth
CARDIFF POSITIVE STREET PROJECT Funded by the Home Office, through its Prevent Programme, this has been a busy year for this project increasing the understanding, confidence and resilience of young Muslims living in Cardiff. Over 300 young people have taken part in workshops to increase young people’s understanding of issues around Islamist extremism. Young people from schools and youth groups around Cardiff have taken part and have benefitted from increased understanding. They have had an
important opportunity and a safe space to discuss and question narratives around their Muslim identity and global issues.
Why am I being seen as a terrorist? I haven’t done anything wrong?” Young person
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ASYLUM AND REFUGEES SUPPORT
ASYLUM SEEKER & REFUGEE ADVICE PROJECT During its 3rd and final year of this successful project, Aliya, the project advice worker has supported an incredible 968 individual clients through over 2000 advice sessions.
employed as part of the Asylum Rights Project – a Welsh Government-funded partnership project with Welsh Refugee Council.
Over 30 volunteers have also supported this project to offer their support and interpretation skills to project clients. Clients have presented with an array of needs including Welfare & Financial issues, communicating with NASS and Home Offices, Health, Housing and others. The success of the project led to an additional worker -Sophie- being
''Thank you for organising for me to meet with Asylum Justice in Swansea, I was nervous and worried because I need legal support before my court hearing. I feel happier because I know I can come to EYST and you can help me prepare for my full court hearing and support me through the process''.
CITY HEALTH ASYLUM SUPPORT SERVICE The City Health Asylum Support Service is a 12 month project funded by ABMU Health board through the GPs Cluster Funding. It has employed a part-time support worker to give additional support to refugee and asylum seekers to access their GPs and other primary health services. During the first year of the project, many clients have been supported so far, with the service being highly rated by the participating GP practices.
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Case study: A Client had various health problems including mental and physical ,but he felt like he was not getting anywhere. He had never had his teeth checked ,nor his yes. He was helped to register with a Dentist, supported to book in for an eye test, and helped to register with a new surgery. Patient did go to these appointments and was much happier –he was very appreciative of the support provided.
Grateful clients have said:
SYRIAN RESETTLEMENT Providing orientation support to Syrian Refugee families resettled in Swansea, Powys and Carmarthenshire Working with the Local Authorities in each area, EYST has provided orientation support to families settling in Swansea, Carmarthenshire and Powys under the Home Office Syrian Resettlement Programme. The project workers are: Megan and Hamed in Newtown, Helal and Rena in Carmarthenshire, Nadir and Amel in Ystradgynlais, and Gonzalo and Sorupa in Swansea. The support starts as soon as families arrive in the country and includes helping them to signpost them to key services including schools and health services, as well as to volunteering, training and ESOL opportunities. The host communities have provided an amazing welcome to the families, with the vast majority having settled well during their first year Huge thanks to all the other organisations involved including Fire Service, Health Boards, Schools, and Local Volunteer Groups too! #Refugees Welcome #Croeso Cymru
We thank everyone, especially Rena, Helal and Nadir, for helping us with everything. They are very good people. We thank the government for helping us. We are very pleased with the treatment of children and our lives have changed from fear in Syria to safety in Wales". Project client EYST.ORG.UK 11
REFUGEES
CONTRIBUTE ENGAGING REFUGEES & ASYLUM SEEKERS IN VOLUNTEERING
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The best way to find yourself is to communicate to different people of the world"
During its second year, the Refugees Contribute Project has gone from strength to strength and supported 43 amazing volunteers from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds to volunteer an incredible 5842 hours, equivalent to more than 3 full time workers. With their vast array of languages spoken, and unique skills and experience, they have become an integral part of the essential services in EYST supporting clients from diverse backgrounds. 95% of our volunteers improved in confidence, 91% improved in knowledge, 73% improved in Experience, 82% improved in Employability, 95% improved in communication skills and 69% improved in Training.
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"When I first came to EYST, my confidence in myself was not so big, not just about the way that I could express myself in English, but also in the way that I expressed myself overall. Because you find things very hard when your English is not your first language but also when you come from another country. EYST is the place that I found the right support not just improving my English but also improving myself to be able to open new doors for my future. I consider myself lucky that I volunteer at EYST, because there I had the opportunity to help people in different conditions, and where the help that I gave was very meaningful". EYST Volunteer
43 amazing volunteers completed 5,842 hours of volunteering
VOLUNTEERING
HOMEWORK CLUB Swansea Funded by Volunteering Wales, EYST Homework project Swansea has had a great year offering one-to-one tuition from volunteers to young people in Swansea. During 2017, 52 new volunteers have volunteered over 700 hours so far, supporting over 50 young clients. The Homework club enables young people to get individual support with subjects of their choice, in a safe and supervised environment, while volunteers benefit from increased skills, employability, and find it a hugely rewarding experience.
“My experience here is really helping me in School. This place is very awesome and amazing. I find it easy to understand my work because of my tutor
HOMEWORK CLUB Cardiff “The more generous and giving you are the more you get back. I feel really satisfied helping people” Due to the success of the Swansea Homework Club, we started to deliver a Cardiff Homework Club in partnership with SEF Cymru. Kicking off in June 2017, with two weekly sessions, one in Butetown Youth Pavillion and one in Grangetown Pavillion, to date, 26 volunteers have been recruited and inducted, and over 300 hours have been volunteered to support young people through one-to-one and group
tutoring. Volunteers have been recruited from across Cardiff, with particular take up from Cardiff Metropolitan and Cardiff University. This project is in great demand, so watch this space for new developments in the coming year!
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YOUTH & COMMUNITY
BME SPORT CYMRU "Many thanks for the sailing opportunities, it has really helped my daughter learn new skills and improved her confidence" The BME Sport Cymru project, as part of the National WCVA-led consortium project, has continued to engage widely with a diverse range of individuals and community groups in Swansea. In 2017, we supported a range of BME groups and organisations acquire their own funding through community chest grants to start up a range of sporting activities. The project worked in partnership with NGBs in particular Squash Wales, Table Tennis Wales, Badminton Wales, RYA, Weightlifting Wales and many others.
YOUTH SPORTS TRUST This Youth Sports Trust – funded project has continued to support young people and community members in Townhill to develop their own initiatives to increase health, confidence and influence in their own communities.
including lunchtime fitness sessions, the daily mile, and bike maintenance sessions. This year, the project has included a youth leadership scheme, and the oversight of a community action grants scheme.
Based in Phoenix Centre, Townhill, project worker Leanne Dower has worked closely in partnership with Dylan Thomas Community School to engage young people and develop activities
One of the leaders Lillie aged 12 said this about the training:
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"I began to realize that I could actually organise something, and it would be something really worthwhile for the kids at our centre"
A BME Sports Forum has also been developed with over 60 members including NGBs and BME Community Groups. Working in partnership has enabled more BME communities and individuals getting involved in prestigious awards/event such as the Commonwealth Baton Relay, the Fields in Trust Awards and the 2017 UEFA Champions League Festival.
YOUTH & COMMUNITY
YOUNG, MIGRANT & WELSH Following on from the success of ‘Chips, Curry & Cappuccino’, the ‘The Young, Migrant & Welsh’ project has been developed by young people from diverse backgrounds keen to reclaim the much used word ‘Migrant’ and present it in a positive and normalised light… this talented group of young people have been working closely with the National Waterfront Museum of Wales to develop an exhibition which will be shown during March 2018, and with Oxfam Cymru to develop a teaching pack for Key Stage 3 pupils.
“Being migrant is being human! Young, Migrant & Welsh is about realising your part in the community and how the community is a part of you … it is the exchange of you and the community to reach something unique to be able to improve and work together!!”
BME CARERS Funded by AMBU Health Board, the BME Carers Project expanded to cover Swansea, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. The project has worked closely with Carers Centres in the 3 local authorities, and 22 BME Carers and Young Carers have been supported during 2017. Carers often go unrecognised in many cultures, and project worker Farzana has been working hard to raise awareness and undertake outreach amongst different communities.
"I like the project because it has helped me a lot. The lady Farzana is kind, cheerful and she understands.”
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WALES WIDE
ALL WALES
BAME ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME
POSITIVELY INFLUENCING WELSH GOVERNMENT POLICIES TO BETTER REFLECT AND RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF BAME COMMUNITIES The All Wales BAME Engagement Team have had a busy start to this 3 year Welsh Governmentfunded Project, which is one of 7 strategic projects funded by Welsh Government under their Equality & Inclusion Programme in order to provide support to individuals and communities with protected characteristics and help them to deliver their Strategic Equality Plan.
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EYST’s BAME team is structured into four Regions: South West, South Central, South East and North Wales, with regional networks being set up in each region. During 2017 these networks met twice in the South West and once in the South East. Key issues identified by participants in the regions included Racism,
Community Cohesion and Access to Services. We began working closely with Welsh Government, with partners in each region, and with other key stakeholders to take forward priority issues and to amplify community voices on this important shared agenda. Human Rights has emerged as an important framework around which to structure our work, particularly in the post-Brexit era, and at the end of 2017 the BAME project hosted a Human Rights Networking event with key stakeholders, from which the proposal to develop a crossequalities Human Rights Monitoring group has emerged.. watch this space for further developments in 2018! #TogetherStronger
WREXHAM & NORTH WALES Our regional Coordinator Jacqui Lovell for Wrexham & North Wales has been very busy travelling across the region meeting with over 25 different organisations to identify and document their needs and experiences. Hosted by BAWSO in Wrexham, we are collaborating with a range of local stakeholders in order to add value and not duplicate their longstanding work in the region .
CARDIFF & SOUTH CENTRAL Regional Coordinator Yaina Samuels has been busy engaging widely with over 38 organisations across Cardiff and the South Central Region. We also hosted a consultation by Black Training & Enterprise Group to gauge community views on the Race Disparity Audit and a proposed BME-led website to run alongside it. We continue to explore opportunities for partnership working and adding value to existing BME work in the region.
NEWPORT & SOUTH EAST Newport Regional Coordinator Omar Ali has recently taken up the helms to cover Newport & South East Wales, hosted by South East Wales Regional Equality Network (SEWREC). A successful regional network event took place with 28 individuals in attendance. An attendee at the event said “There is so much work to be done in Newport: poverty in particularly is affecting BME people. This project is very welcome-we hope that Welsh Government listen to our needs�
SWANSEA & SOUTH WEST Led by Regional Coordinator Gerli Orumaa, over 38 participants have joined the South West Regional Network so far, including individuals and organisations form Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Powys, Neath Port Talbot and Bridgend. Outreach & Advice sessions for BME people have also been held in partnership with Citizens Advice Bureau and Llanelli Multicultural Network.
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Financial Summary Ethnic Youth Support Team Company Limited by Guarantee
EYST Accounts - Year ended 31 March 2017 Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 2017 EXPENDITURE £
INCOME Income and endowments Donations and legacies Donations type 1 Big Lottery Grant Swansea Development Fund WCVA City & County of Swansea Families First Pears Foundation Henry Smith Foundation Home Office Heritage Lottery Fund Queens Awards - Progression Project YMCA Swansea - Identity YMCA Cardiff - Innovation Gwirvol Project Diversity Exchange Interfaith Swansea Youth Bank BBC Children In Need BME Voice Project AMBU Grant Esmee Fairbairn BME Sports Clothmaker Grant Youth Support Trust Connecting Communities Children & Young Peoples Fund Syrian Vulnerable persons' Resettlement Scheme - Swansea Syrian Vulnerable persons' Resettlement Scheme - Carms Syrian Vulnerable persons' Resettlement Scheme - Powys Lloyds Foundation
Charitable activities Training Income Other Income South Wales Police
Total income
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1,617 40,731 23,443 24,963 40,000 31,600 21,285 23,200 27,139 28,987 4,000 7,500 1,000 39,616 15,636 10,000 40,000 48,580 3,250 21,480 60,326 83,210 50,405 25,000 672,968 13,028 13,340 26,368 699,336
31 March 2017
2016 £
2017 £
Wages and salaries 387,430 20 250 2,690 Operating leases 23,443 33,346 Rent 12,839 1,263 Rates and water Light and heat 3,316 45,125 1,839 Repairs and maintenance – 4,990 3,680 Insurance 31,900 30,904 Other motor/travel costs –23,055 Legal and professional fees 23,200 Telephone 7,068 Other office costs 3,574 13,570 Depreciation 16,882 7,663 Other interest payable and 2,000 241 similar charges 8,747 Direct charitable activity 1– - other 2,500 11,075 Direct charitable activity 1– sundry 450 expenses 1,000 2,907 Direct charitable activity 1 40,184 720 donations & sponsorship 8,097 17,970 Direct charitable activity 1 40,000 7,883 training & tuition fees – Direct charitable activity 1 - visits 3,250 15,782 & events Direct charitable activity 1 – 1,415 refreshments 1,568 Direct charitable activity 1– - film 675 production 14,263 Direct charitable activity 1 27,325 beneficiary payments – Direct charitable activity 1 SVPR scheme expenditure –25,216 Direct charitable activity 1 – ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ costs ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ 5,138 translation & interpretation 312,248
Total expenditure
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Fixed assets: Tangible fixed assets Current assets: Debtors Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
2016 £ 261,235 1,991 13,368 33,279 1,212 3,400 50,301 1,329 116,398 1,425 10,487166,699 20,654 7,606 4,760 5,106
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Net current assets:
Total assets less current liabilities: Net assets
Funds of the charity: Restricted funds Unrestricted funds
Total charity funds:
176134,000 3,681 367147,368 720147,368 2,587
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These financial statements have been prepared in accordance companies subject to the small companies' regime.
These financial statements were approved by the board of trus ........................, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
Grateful acknowledgement of our funders & supporters
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