SEF CYMRU

Empowering Communities Through Education
Grymuso Cymunedau Drwy Addysg

WELCOME

Who we are

SEF-Cymru was formed in 2000 to address the under-achievement of Cardiff students. Since then, we have been dedicated to the growth and education of young children so that they may better their chances of receiving a satisfactory grade in their exams.

The charity’s aims are to advance education for the public through the provision of educational enrichment and providing activities and opportunities for young people to:

  • Overcoming educational underachievement;
  • Working towards the removal or barriers to lifelong learning and skills training;
  • Promoting social inclusion;
  • Raising awareness with others of negatives influences that may hinder people from reaching their full potentia

Our Work

Our SEF-Cymru Youth Empowerment and Mentoring Project was a youth-led volunteering project providing young people aged 16-25 with opportunities to influence policy and practice.

The Youth Empowerment Project was a two-year youth-led initiative that aimed to empower young people from across Cardiff’s BAME community to influence policy and practice through volunteering opportunities that included training, research and advocacy work. This project was aimed at young people to build their skills, knowledge and confidence in becoming active citizens and promoting the real youth voice to policy makers.

This project was aimed at young people from the following backgrounds:

  • Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups (BAME)
  • Young offenders or those at risk of offending
  • Those not in employment, education or training (NEET)

Through this work we hope to expand this to enable young people from BAME backgrounds and different institutions to learn the skills of influencing power and build their capacity to make change within their communities.