Bevan Foundation News

The Bevan Foundation hosted an informative seminar on ‘think tanks in Wales’ on Thursday 26th September. Think tanks are a relatively new phenomenon in Wales. They take a variety of different forms, from civil society think tanks to university-based think […] »

The Bevan Foundation was delighted to deliver the keynote presentation at Grŵp Cynefin’s Annual General Meeting in St Asaph on 26th September. The AGM was attended by Grŵp Cynefin staff members, tenants and stakeholders from across north Wales.  The AGM […] »

  The Bevan Foundation has contributed to solving poverty in one local authority. Today the Bevan Foundation was a keynote speaker at symposium organised by Neath Port Talbot Council. The symposium brought officers from across the council along with other […] »

Today the Bevan Foundation will present lessons from the south Wales experience of transition away from coal at a conference in Cottbus, Germany. At the International Lusatia Conference of Future-oriented Regions, Helen Cunningham, project officer for Building Economic Resilience in […] »

The Bevan Foundation is delighted to be working with Chwarae Teg, the charity that inspires, leads and delivers gender equality.  Together, we’re developing solutions to poverty amongst women. To do this, we need to understand better women’s experiences of living […] »

Following our event ‘The Feminine Organisation’ back in March, we were delighted when Deborah Hargreaves got in touch to let us know that her report ‘Women at work: designing a company fit for the future’ had been published. We were […] »

The Bevan Foundation was honoured to be involved in the 17th Homeless World Cup held in Cardiff between 27th July and 3rd August 2019.   Through a programme of debate, poetry, comedy, podcasts and more in the Bevan Tent, participants could […] »

The Bevan Foundation has issued a brand new briefing on the State of Wales today. Our State of Wales briefings provide authoritative, easy-to-access insights into how different groups of people are faring in Wales. The briefing released today covers relative low […] »

Our latest report, Prosperous valleys, resilient communities, calls on the Ministerial Taskforce for the Valleys to double its efforts. The south Wales valleys are home to approximately 800,000 people and 300,000 jobs. They make a substantial contribution to the Welsh […] »

The Bevan Foundation warmly welcomes the Welsh Government’s announcement of a new ‘Holiday Hunger Playworks Pilot’ scheme this summer. The scheme will enhance school holiday provision for children from low-income families in 13 local authority areas, providing an alternative to […] »