Equality

Reflecting on the Bevan Foundation’s latest report on community responses to the coronavirus in Merthyr Tydfil, Helen Cunningham and Lloyd Jones suggest that there are important lessons that can be drawn on. Over the past couple of months we spoke […] »

Ahead of the Chancellor’s widely-trailed announcement on provision for young people later today, Victoria Winckler, Director of the Bevan Foundation., highlights five things to look out for. All eyes are on the Chancellor’s statement later today and in particular the […] »

With the launch of our latest report, Productive community assets: generating the benefits, Helen Cunningham reflects on some of the report findings Last year we started work exploring practical ways to build community wealth in the south Wales valleys. One […] »

Lauren Pennycook reflects on the power of storytelling to help shape the future of towns We tend to think of stories as narratives we are told by others, or contained within books that we can pick up, or can’t put […] »

Recent events in the USA and protests around the world are highlighting the racism that infects our society and damages the lives of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups. Our latest State of Wales briefing has been prepared […] »

Chris Johnes outlines the lessons from lockdown across thirteen Invest Local communities Our work at Building Communities Trust (BCT) involves supporting the development of community capacity and resilience. Through our Invest Local programme, we work with 13 communities across Wales. […] »

Health inequalities have long been a focus of public policy, yet gaps in health between rich and poor show few signs of closing, despite significant public spending. In this paper Macmillan Cancer Support and the Bevan Foundation examine health inequalities […] »

Last week, we had the privilege of coordinating a study visit to Wales by a delegation from Northern Ireland. The two-day event, which was commissioned by Carnegie UK Trust, gave delegates the opportunity to engage with Welsh policy makers and […] »

The Bevan Foundation is working with MacMillan Cancer Support Cymru to consider whether it is time for fresh approaches to reducing health inequalities. There are large differences in people’s health in Wales. On average, a male from the most deprived […] »

As the month-long celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the NHS draws to a close, Victoria Winckler asks if patients’ voices are being heard and explains why it’s important that they are. The last month has been an extraordinary one […] »