Helping young people achieve their full potential
EYST TEam Contents
Key Achievements
My space project
engage project
safe project
PsP - Positive street project
Unity project
think project
Young Females project
Mixtup project
Urban Youth Centre
tuck shop project
employment support project eYst ‘V’ project
Rocio Cifuentes
Role: Director
Helal Uddin
Role: Senior Youth Worker & Development Worker
Shahab Miah
Role: Youth & Development Worker
Shagufta Khan
Role: Young Females Support Worker
Shehla Khan
Role: Manager
David Baldock
Role: Sessional Worker
Nicky Nijjer
Role: PSP Project Worker
Luthfur Ullah
Role: Advice & Outreach Worker
Zaffer Azad
Role: Administrator & Graphic Designer
Worker
Mohammed Alim
About EYST
EYS t was set up in 2005 by a group of ethnic minority young people in Swansea. It aimed to fill a gap in provision for young b ME people aged 11-25 by providing a targeted, culturally sensitive and holistic support service to meet their needs. Ethnic Youth Support team has since gone from strength to strength, and now employs a team of 10 staff, and thanks to funding from a wide range of funders is able to deliver a range of services from education, employment, health, to personal and community safety.
EYS t is award-winning ,and past awards include b est o verall Project and b est Community Safety Project in the 2009 Lord Mayor Community Regeneration Awards, as well as b est Youth Centre Project in the Welsh Government Youth Work Awards 2011.
EYS t provides training & consultancy to a wide range of organisations and also provides training services for individuals and young people. EYS t is a Company limited by Guarantee. Reg. No.6709767
Helping young people achieve their full potential
Chair’s message
It gives me great pleasure to present EYSt’s annual report for 2011. It has been, in my view, an excellent year of consolidation, embedding our previous successes and as always new and exciting initiatives that have inspired young people and benefitted the local community. I want to draw particular attention to some of the highlights from this last year; of course the rest of the annual report is testimony to much more, but these stand out for me as examples of where EYSts aspirations are..
We were successful in securing big Lottery Funding for an exciting and innovative project called ‘MySpace’. Huge effort went into transforming our youth centre from a derelict building into an exemplar, state of the art youth centre in Wales through the urban Fix up project; and as a result hundreds of young people are benefitting. With the ‘MySpace’ project the
mark mathias
Chief Superintendent South Wales Police
I am delighted to be endorsing EYSt’s sixth Annual Report, and am immensely proud of what they have continued to achieve over the last year, especially in the difficult wider context of the economic recession, summer riots, and so on.
usage of the centre will be taken to the next level: allowing groups from the whole community, young, old, male, female and from every demographic to use the centre to their benefit. Mainstreaming has been a core element of EYSt’s ethos since its inception and this is another step towards it.
At a time when many young people across society have been drawn into ideological extremism, criminality and violence as manifestations of disengagement, EYSt has been leading on this challenge by empowering young people, educating them and giving them hope. We have been piloting the ‘think’ project which seeks to work with vulnerable young people to dispel myths around racism, far right extremism, Islamophobia, immigration and give them the facts and tools to think for themselves. Participants have all provided excellent feedback and the project’s evaluation concluded that this initiative needed further roll out to tackle this growing issue.
of course no Chair’s message would be complete without mentioning awards. EYSt has been fortunate to receive many over the years but one of the jewels in the crown was received in March 2011, at the Welsh Government’s Youth Excellence Awards where EYSt won best youth centre in WALES ; a very proud moment for all the staff, funders and supporters.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my personal gratitude to the funders, the director, the staff, the volunteers, the board members and all the stakeholders who have supported EYSt throughout its journey to date. I also want to thank and commend the young people for whom EYSt was created; and without whose enthusiasm and energy EYSt would not have been driven so hard to help them achieve. the EYSt journey continues.....
Momena Ali EYSt Founder and Chair
Chair
Dr. Abdalla Yassin
Mohamed ob E Vice Chair Khalid Hussain treasurer Fatiha Rahman Secretary
I am happy to report that the relationship between the Police and bME youth in Swansea has continued to improve and mature, and although things are not perfect and may never be so, we are grateful to EYSt for providing a way of reaching the young people who we might otherwise only meet in
the worst circumstances. Likewise, I know that EYSt appreciate the time given to hearing their own perspectives and the steps taken by the Police and other community safety officials to act on these.
As Police, our key priority is community safety, and EYSt’s Safe Project was an example of what can be achieved if concrete steps are taken to build bridges and overcome barriers between young people and community safety organisations. Although this project has now finished, its legacy lives on, and EYSt’s current PSP and unity Projects are equally important in helping young people to stay on the right path, learn about the consequences of crime, and give them something positive to do with their time.
Community cohesion is another key priority which EYSt have contributed to, not least with their
think Project – this is a very timely piece of workhelping young people to challenge negative myths and stereotypes about race, religion and migration - which I am sure young people in Swansea and beyond would benefit from. I look forward to this area of their work developing and reaching a wider audience.
Finally, I know how proud EYSt are of their Youth Centre upgraded by young people themselves, and am extremely pleased that this was recognised by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Youth Work Awards 2011.
I know that EYSt will continue to grow and flourish with more branches, but will also retain its strong roots in the young people of Swansea. this is EYSt’s strength, and I wish them all the very best.
Momena Ali
KeY AChieVeMents
2010 -11 EYST...
BEST YouTh cEnTrE projEcT in WalES
During 2010-11 we have focused on Consolidation of our work, and securing our key resources including our Youth Drop In Centre, EYSt offices, and our core Staff team.
We have continued with our key projects, including the Engage Project, Safe Project, Positive Street Project, Employment Support Project and Girls Project.
We also developed and launched some exciting new Pilot projects including the think Project, tuck Shop Project and Mixtup Project.
Having successfully launched and opened the EYSt urban Youth Centre last year, this year we focused on increasing the numbers and widening the sections of the community who could benefit from this fantastic facility.
We are pleased to report that a number of new groups now regularly use the centre, including: Social Services Dad’s group, Swansea Youth Service nEET’s group, BME Carers group, BME Elders, Interplay, and Mixtup
Sadly, we had to close the Girls Centre due to funding constraints, however we were delighted to be able to share with and then support the African Community Centre to take on these premises.
We have continued to focus on the after-school Drop In facility, and this year we had 10,128 visits to the EYSt Youth Drop In Centre, where we supported young people by offering them a safe place to meet, workers to guide and advise them, and a good range of recreational facilities and constructive things to do…
Working in partnership with other agencies has remained crucial to our success, and this year we hosted workshops delivered by: South Wales Police, Action Aid ,Careers Wales, Mess up the Mess, Oxfam, Swansea College, Welsh Assembly, Cyfanfyd, Swansea Drugs Project, and many more….
We also worked with JobCentrePlus, Careers Wales West, Cyrenians and Swansea bay Race
Equality Council to organise a highly successful Recruitment & Information Fair at the EYSt Centre, attracting over 250 people
the year ended on a high when in March 2011, EYSt was awarded the outstanding Youth Centre in Wales Award 2011, in the Welsh Assembly Government’s Youth Work Awards.
We hope this will be the springboard to even greater success, enabling us to support even more young people and communities in the coming years.
Rocio Cifuentes
EYSt Director
MY sPACe ProjeCt engAge ProjeCt
Offering community space to diverse sections of the community Supporting young people in education, training & employment
My Space is a new project funded for 3 years by Big Lottery Fund People & Places Programme
Starting in September 2011, it aims to develop the successful urban Youth Centre into a multifunctional community resource centre offering a range of services and facilities to diverse community groups including bME and non-bME young people, older people, unemployed people, parents, and disabled young people. Facilities to be provided include English & It classes, Job Support, Parent –toddler Sessions, Volunteering Support
and a range of Youth Activities and Services.
Centrally located on St Helens Road, Swansea, the urban Youth Centre is unique in terms of its accessibility and quality of facilities, and through the My Space Project we aim to meet the needs of diverse groups in the area as well as increasing community collaboration and cohesion. If you are a community group who would like to use the centre, please contact Shehla Khan on manager@eyst. org.uk.
The Engage project is a Cymorth-funded project which focuses on supporting young people aged 11-25 to achieve in their education, training and employment. t he project employs two workers and works closely with schools and colleges across Swansea. As well as workshops and training opportunities, the project provides weekly lunch-time drop in sessions at local secondary schools and colleges. t hrough these sessions, EYS t workers engage with young people, liaise with teachers and make links to families and communities in order to provide culturally sensitive support to young pupils with any issues
affecting them. t his year we have increased the number of weekly school/college lunch-time dropin provision we deliver to 7 schools & colleges, these being:
• Pent rehafod School
• b ishop Gore School
• Swansea College
• Dylan t homas School
• o lchfa School
• Cefn Hengoed School
• Gorseinon Colle ge
For more information please contact Shahab on shahab@eyst.org.uk.
sAFe ProjeCt
Overcoming
barriers and building bridges between young people and community safety agencies
The Safe project aims to increase community safety by breaking down the traditional barriers between ethnic minority young males and community safety agencies such as the Police, Prison, Youth Offending Service, Fire Service & Probation Service. It does this by offering our clients workshops, work placements and work taster within those agencies, and by offering cultural awareness training to the community safety agencies.
the 3 year Safe Project ended in December 2010, and was a resounding success, being awarded the top Prize of best overall Project in Swansea’s Community Regeneration Awards in 2009. During the project: 296 different young people attended over 30 different community safety workshops delivered by agencies including: South Wales Police, Youth offending Service, Ambulance Service, Fire Service.
these included: First Aid training; Stop & Search training; CPS Work tasters; South Wales Police Car Simulation; training to carry out Fire Service Home Safety Checks.
PSP-PositiVe street ProjeCt
Building understanding of young people around Islam
128 professionals working within the Police, Prison, YoS, Swansea Drugs Project, and Fire Service received diversity training from EYSt.
140 young people received culturally sensitive individual advice, support and signposting around a range of issues including:
• Acting as appropriate adult
• Supporting victims of crime and their families
• Immigration issues, Asylum
• Probation, Prison visits
• Mental Health Issues
• Substance Misuse
• Gambling
• Bullying
• Knife Crime, Gang culture
We believe that this project has made Swansea a safer place, for young people, their families and for the wider community, who now have increased trust, knowledge and confidence in one another. For more information please contact Shahab on shahab@eyst.org.uk.
This 3 year Welsh Assembly Funded Project aims to positively engage young people in order to give them opportunities to access positive messages about Islam in the context of a wider programme of support and activities.
The project include:
• One to one support
• Talks/ discussion sessions for EYST clients
• Talks/ discussion sessions within prison
• Islamophobia awareness workshops within Schools
• Islamophobia awareness workshops with Young offenders
• An ongoing programme of activity and support for young males and females
The project has three yearly themes:
• Year One: ‘Street’ Issues – Substance Misuse, Gambling, Health Living, Gangs, Anti-Radicalisation
• Year Two: Citizenship Issues – Work with Schools, Colleges, Producing a teachers Resource Pack
• Year Three: Positive Expression –Supporting Muslim young people to have a positive vision and voice through integration into other agencies
this is a very important area in which EYSt’s work is being increasingly recognised. our success has depended on strong engagement with the youth community, as well as a solid relationship with key partners including educative and community safety agencies. For more information please contact Nicky on nicky@eyst.org.uk.
UnitY ProjeCt
Reaching the hardest to reach and preventing crime
The EYST Unity Project is a newly funded project from Home Office’s Communities against Guns, Gangs and Knives Fund. It will engage with hard to reach young males from diverse backgrounds to divert them away from negative activities towards positive ones.
the unity Project builds on EYSt’s successful Home office Community Fund funded outreach Project, which undertook street-based outreach work to engage with hard to reach young males, and engage them in peer mentoring training, sports and residential weekends. For more information please contact Nicky on nicky@eyst.org.uk.
the thinK ProjeCt
Helping young people think for themselves
The Think Project is an innovative pilot project aiming to tackle the threat of racism and farright extremism in mainstream young people. It has been funded for an initial 3 months by the Community Cohesion Fund in Swansea. the project is based around a programme of group workshops which challenge, and refute the myths and stereotypes surrounding race, religion and migration delivered by experienced trainers in a youth-friendly and accessible style.
An independent evaluation of the pilot project conducted by i-works research showed it to be successful in challenging and modifying the views and myths of young participants in the project, and to have increased their resilience to far-right extremism.
before the project, 71% agreed with the statement “Asylum seekers come to the uK to get benefits” and 86% agreed with the statement that “Asylum seekers should be sent back to where they came from” and none disagreed.
After the project, all of the young people felt they had learnt something from the course about racism, asylum seekers and extremism, and for most, this had been their first experience of learning about different cultures and religions.
“You’re alright but you’re not like them”
– was a frequent comment made by participants to the non-white project youth worker. this shows that young people need more direct and positive experience of diversity in order to challenge some of their negative views.
Extremism breeds extremism, and we feel this is a growing area of need, and aim to expand this area of work. the think Project has been recognised to be unique, and has been invited to present at Northampton university’s conference on Far Right Extremism in September 2011. We would also like to invite potential partners to get in touch with Rocio Cifuentes on director@eyst.org.uk
YoUng FeMAles ProjeCt MixtUP ProjeCt
Supporting young BME females in Swnasea
EYST Young Females Project is funded by Swansea Development Fund. Key services provided are culturally sensitive mentoring, one to-one support and guidance, in-school support via lunchtime drop in services and school liaison, family liaison, and referral and signposting.
this year, the young females project has been very active with fundraising and volunteer activities. In August 2010 they raised over £1500 to support victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan – 16 volunteers got together and managed to get donations and pledges from local businesses which they then auctioned off at a ticketed fundraising evening. this was such a success it featured twice in the local Evening Post.
Following this, the young females also managed to be awarded a grant from Swansea Youth bank to develop a Multi-Faith Corner in the EYSt Youth Centre where they could access information about different faiths in a comfortable environment.
the Young Females Project also has regular activities including healthy living activities such as Zumba, as well as socializing, trips and educational activities such as the Sunday Chill out & Homework Clubs. For more information please contact Shagufta on shagufta@eyst.org.uk.
Supporting young people of Mixed Abilities
Everyone is different, everyone can do differentthings and has different abilities. Mixtup is a new Youth Club for young people of mixed abilities. It is run in the EYST Youth Centre by workers from EYST and Interplay.
the centre is fully accessible by those who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids, and offers table tennis, Pool table, It Suite, Nintendo Wii & PS3.
the group do different activities every month and recent activities include:
• Graffiti Workshop
• Circus Skills Training
• Disablity Awareness‘Train the Trainer’ Training
• Consultations on Swansea Parks & Leisure
Everyone is welcome. Sessions are held on the second Saturday of every month from 12-3pm. If you want to attend or know someone who does please contact Rocio Cifuentes director@eyst.org.uk
UrbAn YoUth Centre tUCK shoP ProjeCt
Offering a safe place to
The Urban Youth Centre was made possible thanks to a grant from the Big Lottery People’s Millions Fund which funded the Urban Fix Up Project in 2007.
With this, 16 young people were trained in basic construction skills to completely transform an empty concrete unit into the state of the art youth drop in Centre which it is today. these young people have since moved on to university or apprenticeships in the construction industry, while the wider community continues to benefit from it.
the young people’s sense of pride and ownership of the centre has kept it looking good, in the two years it has been opened, and over 250 young people still access it every week, with this number set to grow with the Centre’s extended evening and daytime opening hours.
Winning the Welsh Assembly Government’s outstanding Youth Centre Project Award in February 2011 was the icing on the cake, and Swansea’s young people couldn’t be prouder. For more information please contact Helal on helal@eyst.org.uk.
Sponsoring young people across the world
Helping young people into employment
The EYST Tuck Shop Project sponsors four young people from different continents around the world using the profits generated from the EYST Tuck Shop. EYSt sends £60 each month via the charity Action Aid to sponsor four children from four different countries – Haiti, Ethiopia, brazil and Pakistan.
the idea originated from the clients of EYSt – young ethnic minorities aged 11-25, after a discussion on the topic of children and young people around the world within the EYSt Youth Drop In Centre. the young people got together and decided to sponsor these young people via one of the many charitable organisations undertaking such work.
After the idea was suggested, Project Worker Luthfur ullah got in touch with Action Aid and invited them to do a presentation to the EYSt young people to explain to them how child sponsorship works. the young people were very excited, and it was agreed to sponsor four children from around the world sending each one £15 which would go towards supporting their studies, health, and so on. For more information please contact Luthfur on luthfur@eyst.org.uk.
EYST’s Employment Support Project has been very busy delivering monthly job surgeries and supporting over 60 people into employment over the last year. this project has been delivered in partnership with Swansea bay Race Equality Council as well as other agencies including Careers Wales, Want to Work, Cyrenians and Working Links.
one of the highlights of the project was the Recruitment and Information Fair attended by 258 people and 15 employers. the project covers Swansea, Neath Port talbot & Carmarthenshire. For more information contact Helal@eyst.org.uk
eYst ‘V’ ProjeCt
Supporting young
volunteers
in Wales and abroad
The EYST ‘V’ Project has been funded by gwirvol to work with BME young volunteers aged 16- 25. The project aims are to:
• Widely promote the rewards and benefits of volunteering to our client group.
• Be highly structured including proper training and induction for volunteers, supervision and ongoing support.
• Offer the option of matching volunteers to Professional Mentors within their chosen fields.
• Forge partnerships between EYST and other third sector organisations in order to encourage and support the placement of young ethnic minority volunteers within other charities and organisations within the region.
In the last year, the project has:
• Supported 28 volunteers to receive training in areas including First Aid training, Disability Awareness, Confidence building and Peer mentoring
• Totalled 226 volunteer hours by volunteers working in local volunteering projects
• Supported Volunteers to take part in international volunteering projects including uNA Exchange in the Greece Special olympics and berlin, Germany Ecological Volunteering Project
For more info contact zara@eyst.org.uk
pARtneRSHip TESTimonialS
Dianne Hockenhull
Assistant Head teacher Bishop Gore School
bishop Gore School has worked closely with EYSt for over ten years. the relationship has developed to such an extent that bishop Gore would be unrecognisable without their input.
• They hold a drop in service every Tuesday lunch time for both girls and boys from minority ethnic backgrounds which is very successful. Any issues arising from talking with the pupils are shared with me; any issues that have been raised by the school are shared with the EYSt team.
• Many of our pupils visit the EYST centre after school, where they not only socialise but they are also given help with school work.
• EYST provide annual study courses to help pupils with GCSE work in English, Maths & Science. the school flags up pupils who would benefit from this service and EYSt makes use of their influence with the community to ensure the young people take advantage of this service. the result of the partnership has been that our ethnic minority pupils are the best achievers at the level 2 threshold in Swansea.
• EYST’s presence in school means that any racial conflict is quickly diffused and in cases where it is not school based a telephone call is all that is needed to bring the calming presence of the EYSt team to the school gates to ensure problems are avoided.
• EYST is working closely with us on the ‘So To Do’ project, other partners being the Police service, Social services and the Youth offending team. the aim of this group is to be proactive and prevent youth offence.
• Many of our pupils take part in the holiday time and week end activities which they organise.
• They provide in service training for Bishop Gore staff on issues such as Islamophobia, Knife Crime, Forced marriage etc and they always have an input into PSE days.
• They sit on steering groups to advise us on race equality, uniform and attendance.
• They support us on parents evenings by transporting families who would otherwise find it impossible to attend and providing a friendly face and someone to help them understand the intricacies of education jargon.
• When faced with financial retrenchment which meant that our bilingual Community Support Worker could no longer be employed, EYSt stepped in with an offer of 7 hours to allow him to continue to work with the pupils in school time.
the service provided by EYSt is invaluable to bishop Gore. their vision, passion and belief in young people does much to change the nature of our society. bishop Gore is lucky to have such a close working relationship with this organisation. the work that EYSt does with the pupils & staff of bishop Gore has made a real difference to the lives of our young people & we firmly support them.
Client TESTimonialS
tufail Ahmed
My name is tufail I am 25 years old, I have been a EYS t member since 2005. I have seen EYS t go through so many different changes as EYS t is developing as an organisation and how they are positively affecting young people and their families’ lives, through the hard times and good times. In 2007 I was involved with EYS t during the People’s Millions vote, and in 2008 I worked as a volunteer with EYS t to rebuild and refurbish the u rban Drop In centre as I played a major role in the work that was undertaken on site in the building on St Helens road, and we managed to complete the work by April 2009. t his year the EYS t Drop-in Centre won the b est Youth Centre Project in Wales from the Welsh Assembly Government.
Recently I volunteered with EYS t and through u NA exchange I went to Greece for a one month voluntary work camp for the Special o lympics. First we were shown around the camp and were briefed on the tasks and the map etc. t he first day of the work in the camp was a little bit disorganized
Ashley Hong
My name is Ashley Hong, I have been volunteering in EYS t since May this year. I have enjoyed working with the young people children and colleagues so much. We have organised many fun activities, for example the picnic in the park with the girls’ group, which was not only fun, but also helped the young people to build up closer relationships with each other and to enjoy their stay here. I was also very honored to join the cultural diversity talk, along with young people from the Mixtup group. We talked about different cultures, and did origami together. It was great to see how passionate they are about life, and focusing on what they can do, rather than what they are unable to do. I have honestly learnt a lot from my experiences here, EYS t is like a big family, and the people are caring and love to share. I would definitely love to do more work at EYS t
therefore I stepped up and helped with organizing and quickly my role was elevated to working along with the camp manager. t he job included working with people and athletes with disabilities and just trying to make life a little easier and enjoyable. I also got free time where we would do activities or go sightseeing which was both enjoyable and enlightening. Working with people with disabilities is hard work but also very rewarding. It has also given me more people skills which I can use in my day to day life. I received an award for my work which was presented by the organizing bodies. t here were many bonuses for the volunteer work but the most precious one is making so many friends over so many countries through Europe, this is something that will stay with me for a long time. Experience like this would not have been possible for me or others like me if it was not for the hard work from the EYS t organisation; I owe them a lot for all the support and hard work.
Abdul Mustak
Since I came to the u K, I’ve been involved in many activities and workshop with EYS t Some activities and workshop i can highlight include fire-service training, visiting police station, Islamic street Art graffiti project, paint-balling, outdoor activities, making video about racism and more. I have always have benefited by taking part all the events and activities, I have made many friends, improved my language skills and built my confidence.
Recently I went to b erlin with EYS t and u NA on an International Volunteering Project. It was a great opportunity for me as I always love to do voluntary work, but never thought I could do it in a new country. It was a great experience, and I met people from different backgrounds including France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Spain, b elgium and Germany.
I also had the chance to see the b erlin o lympic stadium for the first time. It was great just to see the stadium and have a lovely sunshine and just chill-out with those who I went with. We played volley ball, ping-pong during free time and also chilled out by the lake. Different country but wonderful environment and weather☺ I would like to give a big thanks to Helal and EYS t for offering these opportunities and giving me support on every aspect of my needs.
eYst trAining ProgrAMMe
Cultural diversity training to organisations and individuals
We are pleased to have further developed our training programme this year. We have trained 445 people this year.
utilising our experience, we provide Cultural Diversity training courses designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set.
training at EYSt is unique in that the trainers are qualified with a wealth of knowledge and experience in dealing with the topics that they cover, thus bringing a personal touch to their delivery.
Some of the organisations that we have delivered training to include:
• Social Services (Swansea)
• SMAT (Substance Misuse Action team)
• SCVS (Swansea Council for Voluntary Service)
• South Wales Police
• Trinity University College (Carmarthen)
Feedback from our recent training courses...
Would you recommend this training to others?
...Some of the topics we cover....
Understanding Cultural Diversity within the Welsh Context
this topic covers the various cultures settled in Wales, the ethnic breakdown and how customs and values held by the diverse communities impact on service provision. Raising awareness of the many religions in Wales and exploring their diversity as well as similarities between them.
Forced Marriage and Honour Based Violence/ Killing
Definitions of forced and arranged marriages, and a sensitive approach to tackling victims of FM and HbV. Highlights difference between FM & arranged marriages. Identifying multi agency approach in supporting victims of HbV. Exploring cultural and religious stands on FM & HbV in bME communities.
Understanding Islam and challenging Islamophobia
I found the training and trainers very informative and engaging. I feel I learnt a lot today – Many thanks
Very useful – appropriate training event –I would recommend this service
Could have sat for longer and listened, enjoyed very much, very useful information. No need for improvement
Islam awareness and basic facts about Islam. Challenging preconceptions about Islam and exploring the effects of Islamophobia.
All courses are tailor made half-day or full day courses, as specified by individual booking organisation.
If you are interested in any of the courses listed, we would like to know your specific training requirements in order to support your learning & development.
Race Equality
Delivering racism awareness and its impact on victims and how to address the issues as community and service providers. Keeping up to date on latest race discrimination legislation and its implications. Exploring institutional racism and focusing on its effects on lives of Ethnic minority people.
Engaging with minority ethnic communities and young people
Awareness of local ethnic minority communities with a specific focus on young people. Issues that cause disaffection amongst bME youth. Exploring gender differences. Identifying tools for effective engagement. overcoming barriers and mentoring bME youth in a culturally appropriate way.
Substance misuse and cultural diversity approach
Raising awareness of cultural diversity issues in supporting young ethnic minorities in relation to substance misuse. Identifying culturally sensitive approaches to assisting bME youth overcome cultural barriers & challenges.
Cancellation
If you find that after booking you are unable to attend a course please let us know as soon as possible.
For more information please contact: Shehla Khan, EYST Manager on 01792 466980 or email manager@eyst.org.uk
FinAnCiAl sUMMArY
eYst CoMPAnY ACCoUnts
Period from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2011
EYST Clients Supported 2010-11 main areas of support:
VISITS TO EYST DROP IN CENTRE 2010-11
(After-school Boys’ Drop In)
Visits to EYST Drop-in centre 2010-11
(After - school boy’s Drop in)
eYst FUnDers & sUPPorters
Grateful acknowledgement of our funders & supporters
During 2010-11, EYST has been grateful to receive funding from the following organisations, without whom we would not have been able to operate:
EYSt has also continued to build upon its strategic partnerships with key partners, supporting our development and enabling us to meet our objectives:
South Wales Police ; Swansea University; City & County of Swansea (Education Dept; Social Services; Youth Service); Job CentrePlus; Careers Wales; CWVYS (Council for Wales Voluntary Youth Services); Swansea Bay Race Equality Council; SCVS (Swansea Council for Voluntary Services); African Community Centre; Youth Offending Service, and many more....
All financial and in-kind support is gratefully acknowledged.
