M·E·L Research are delighted to announce we have been commissioned by Welsh Government to evaluate the Culture, Heritage and Sport Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan Grants Programme.
The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan1 (ArWAP) was published in June 2022 and builds on previous Welsh Government initiatives on race equality. It reconfirms the Welsh Government’s long-held commitment to advancing equality for all.
The broad vision of the ArWAP is that Wales becomes an anti-racist nation by 2030. The purpose is to collectively make a measurable difference to the lives of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic people.
This evaluation will explore the Anti-racist Wales Culture, Heritage and Sport Fund which has provided grant funding over three financial years (up to December 2025) to support organisations at national, local and community level to deliver the culture, heritage and sport goals and actions outlined in the ArWAP.
A vital part of the evaluation will be giving a voice to those with lived experience of racism and to understand if and how the grants programme has helped make positive change toward anti-racist practices within culture, heritage and sports sectors in Wales.
If you would like to get involved in the evaluation, or would like to know more, please contact info@melresearch.co.uk
Mae ymchwil M·E·L Research yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi ein bod wedi cael ein comisiynu gan Lywodraeth Cymru i werthuso Rhaglen Grantiau Cynllun Gweithredu Cymru Wrth-hiliol, Diwylliant, Treftadaeth a Chwaraeon.
Cyhoeddwyd Cynllun Gweithredu Cymru Wrth-hiliol (ArWAP) ym mis Mehefin 2022 ac mae’n adeiladu ar fentrau blaenorol Llywodraeth Cymru ar gydraddoldeb hiliol. Mae’n ail-gadarnhau ymrwymiad hirsefydlog Llywodraeth Cymru i hyrwyddo cydraddoldeb i bawb.
Gweledigaeth eang yr ArWAP yw bod Cymru’n troi’n genedl wrth-hiliol erbyn 2030. Y diben yw ein bod ar y cyd yn gwneud gwahaniaeth mesuradwy i fywydau pobl Dduon, Asiaidd a Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig.
Mae Is-adran Diwylliant Llywodraeth Cymru yn cwmpasu meysydd Amgueddfeydd, Archifau, Llyfrgelloedd, a’r Celfyddydau. Mae’n cyflawni ymrwymiadau allweddol ar gyfer yr ArWAP o fewn Diwylliant, Treftadaeth a Chwaraeon.
Bydd y gwerthusiad hwn yn archwilio Cronfa Diwylliant, Treftadaeth a Chwaraeon Cymru Wrth-hiliol sydd wedi darparu cyllid grant dros dair blynedd ariannol (hyd at fis Rhagfyr 2025) i gefnogi sefydliadau ar lefel genedlaethol, leol a chymunedol i gyflawni’r nodau a’r camau diwylliant, treftadaeth a chwaraeon a amlinellir yn yr ArWAP.
Rhan hanfodol o’r gwerthusiad fydd rhoi llais i’r rhai sydd â phrofiad bywyd o hiliaeth ac i ddeall a yw’r rhaglen grantiau wedi helpu i wneud newid cadarnhaol tuag at arferion gwrth-hiliol o fewn sectorau diwylliant, treftadaeth a chwaraeon yng Nghymru a sut y mae wedi cyflawni hynny.
Os hoffech gymryd rhan yn y gwerthusiad, neu os hoffech wybod mwy, cysylltwch â info@melresearch.co.uk
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