Sport, food, warmth, culture and youth work in Wales — breakfast clubs, hampers and emergency relief in Zimbabwe. Everything below is run by 120 volunteers.
An inclusive community initiative providing regular futsal training and matches for people from diverse, multicultural backgrounds across Newport. This project was used by JOININ, a European Commission sports project, as a Best Case Study of working with young migrants in Europe.
Born from the Covid-19 response, supporting 500+ families. Now 30–50 African food parcels every month, including culturally appropriate food items and frozen meals donated by the Celtic Manor Resort.
Modelled on the StreetGames Doorstep Sports Club. Free inclusive sport for refugees, asylum seekers, Roma and migrant communities.
Training tailored to the needs and aspirations of BME young people not in education, employment or training.
A community garden and allotment, plus woodland walks, camping, foraging, litter picking and bird watching.
One-to-one and group support led by an Ethnic Minorities Psychologist.
Street-based youth work in Newport’s most diverse neighbourhoods, plus day trips and overnight excursions for BME communities.
We run a chess team competing in Gwent League Division 2. It doubles as peer-to-peer mental health support and a social route into the city — a way to integrate and make new friends over a board.
Supported by Welsh Government and Cwmpas. We reduce digital exclusion through training, and by loaning out tablets, laptops and smartphones.
Newport town centre, November to March. Venue to be announced.
May bank holiday. African culture, food, music and arts.
Every April. Showcasing Zimbabwean heritage.
Every October. Celebrating Black and African Caribbean heritage.
Inclusive football plus family activities. May, June and October.
Exchange visits and community regeneration between our two towns.
Nutritious porridge for children, supporting health and education. £10 feeds a child for a week.
Emergency groceries and blankets for families affected by the cyclone.
Annual support for isolated elders in Mufakose. Begun during Covid-19 and running ever since.
Warm banks are spaces where people can go to heat up for free if they cannot afford to turn the heating on at home. ZNVA opened ours to help people from ethnic minority backgrounds struggling with the cost of energy — with information, advice and assistance on the cost of living crisis, and referral on to other agencies where it is needed.
Open November to March. No appointment, no referral, no charge. The venue for the next season is being confirmed.
A warm bank is a free, heated space people can use when they cannot afford to put their own heating on. ZNVA opened ours to help people from ethnic minority backgrounds struggling with energy costs. As well as warmth you get free tea, coffee and hot chocolate, free internet and printing, weekly African films, storytelling and drumming, and one-to-one information, advice and assistance on the cost of living — including referral on to other agencies.
Anyone. It is a heated community space for all, open from November to March in Newport town centre. We will announce the venue for the next season here as soon as it is confirmed.
Regular futsal training and matches, free and open to people from diverse and multicultural backgrounds across Newport. It is our flagship project and was named a Best Case Study by JOININ, a European Commission sports project, for its work with young migrants in Europe.
Come and talk to us at Clarence House, or call 07449 864965. We distribute 30 to 50 African food parcels every month — culturally appropriate food, not just whatever is left in the tin cupboard.
Africa Day is held on the May bank holiday and celebrates African culture, food, music and arts. Our other annual events are Zimbabwe Cultural Day in April, Black History Month in October, and the Refugee Week Football Tournament and Family Fun Day. Family Fun Days run in May, June and October.
A daily nutritious porridge breakfast for children in Mufakose, Harare, run to support their health and their education — a child who has eaten can concentrate. £10 feeds one child for a week.
