WHO ARE WE?
An international community…
Valleys Ethnic Minority Support is a Community Interest Company that is committed to working with its members to overcome barriers to accessing local services, training and employment.
Its members will also benefit from improved social and professional networks which will increase their wellbeing and help them broaden their horizons and realise their potential. Our activities provide benefit to ethnic minority people who live in the boroughs of Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr. Its members come from many different countries and have a wide ethnic diversity. This spans Central & Eastern Europe (including EU member states), Africa, The Middle East, Central Asia, the Caribbean, South America and South and South-East Asia.
From all corners of the globe…
Some of our members have come to south Wales to marry and settle down. Some have come here to get work. Others are refugees and asylum seekers from war-torn countries and oppressive regimes who have come to the UK as a means of survival rather than choice.
Many members of our international community have skills, knowledge and qualifications that they brought with them from their countries of origin. They are keen to integrate in their local communities and fulfil their social and economic potential as citizens of the south Wales Valleys. They are also keen to learn from other community members who have been in the country for longer than them and have succeeded in integrating.