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CLIF Application Report

MS138BatchIDCLIF ID CLIF12972

Project Title: Telling & Sharing Our Histories: A Gypsy Roma & Traveller community project

Lead Org Westway Development Trust

Org type Third Sector Organisation

Other type description

SFA funded? (not a condition, for info only)

Yes

Lead Org City London

Lead Org County

Lead Org Region London

About the grant...

SML grant? Small/Medium

Amount bid for £48,922.00 Matchfunding: cash £0.00

Match in Kind The Westway Development Trust provides an ongoing £15,000 / year to engage a community worker withthe Traveller community. this project would benefit from the experience and links of that worker.

Value for Money Gypsy Roma and Travellers are one of the hardest to reach communities. The project is building on 10 years of work by the Westway Development Trust and Kensington and Chelsea to enable the community to have a voice in the decisions affecting them.

Turnover in last FY £7.43 million Largest grant in last FY £195,000 from NHS Kensington and Chlesea

Do current liabilities exceed current

assets?

No If they do exceed, net amount:

Have legal identity? No If no, details of org holding contract

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Project Summary This intergenerational project brings together the Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities of Kensington and Chelsea to produce and maintain a living archive through film, audio, exhibition, website and book. It will be central to the borough’s Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month, annually held in June.A residential programme of creativity and media literacy will bring the community together to actively shape the project from the start and underpin other learning delivered in the borough.

Project aim This project seeks to strengthen the active citizenship and community participation of Gypsies Roma and Travellers in Kensington and Chelsea and enable the skills to create a Traveller archive documenting a history stretching back to the 1800s in the borough. The archive will be hosted by the Library Service and form the cornerstone of Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month activity and celebration, held in June each year.

The primary aims of this project are threefold:

• Adult members of the Gypsy Roma and Traveller community learning together with their children/young people to have improved media literacy skills gained through a residential programme of creative learning and through training in the Borough.• Participants develop a Traveller archive through film, audio, exhibition and book• Parents/Carers and young people to deliver a programme of activity for GRTHM 2013.

Project need Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities are among the UK‘s most marginalised groups (CRE, 2006) with children/young people and adults experiencing the very worst in education, employment, health and accommodation (Cemlyn et al, 2009). The progress report by the Ministerial group on tackling inequalities experienced by Gypsies and Travellers expressed concern that “Gypsies and Travellers are being held back by some of the worst outcomes of any group across a range of social indicators.” (DCLG, Apr 2012). The Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities In Kensington & Chelsea suffer from ghettoisation – an issue which this project is expressly designed to address.

CLIF theme Learning for community

Contribution to CLIF theme The project is designed to widen participation of one of the most disadvantaged and least likely communities to participate in learning - the Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities of Kensington and Chelsea.By providing an intensive residential programme of media training and creativity and drawing out and celebrating personal and community experience and stories, the project will affirm self-respect and identities, grow participants’ confidence and self-expression and strengthen the Gypsy Roma and Traveller community voice. Through developing an archive, through its presence on the web and in the Central Library and through the annually held Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month, the profile, awareness and engagement with the Traveller community amongst the wider population will be positively raised and promoted.

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Community involvement and accountability

This project is building on the experiences of partners including Irish Travellers from the Stable Way Residents Association and has taken on board the views of learners and communities in developing this project proposal. A programme of residential activity is planned to help ensure that participants are able to reflect on activity and give steer to how the project should move forward. Members of the community will be trained in interviewing and will be employed to conduct interviews with participants. Further participants will use the skills gained in film and audio to provide a living evaluation of the project.

Pedagogy Participants will be supported in their learning through volunteers, outreach workers, youth workers and tutors through a programme of residentials and training delivered locally in the Borough. The Westway Development Trust and the Boroughs’ Housing Commissioning Service currently have outreach workers supporting the Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities in the Borough and these shall provide continuing support to learners as part of this project. Subject specialist tutors from the third sector are stakeholders in this project and would provide expertise and on-going support to learners. Oxford Gardens Primary School will provide in school support to pupils involved in the project

Information, Advice and Guidance

The project is designed to enable learners to have a raised awareness of and engage with a number of local third sector organisations – some of which have specialist information, advice and guidance provision relevant to their personal circumstance (e.g. NOVA – new opportunities and Westway Development Trust). Making these connections between the community and the third sector will in itself offer opportunities for progression (i.e accessing NOVAs ICT training) Further in getting to know the community and interviewing participants throughout the project, learners specific needs will be gathered and opportunities identified to take these forward.

Equal opps, health and safety and safeguarding

All current staff and any new staff engaged on the project are and will be: CRB checked; selected on their experience of and ability to demonstrate their commitment to equal opportunities; and inducted on health and safety issues and procedures. All Westway Development Trust staff are given copies of the organisation’s policies on equal opportunities, health and safety and safeguarding.

The ethos of the project, promoted and overseen by the project manager engaged by Westway Development Trust, is to ensure that all participants from Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities are treated with respect, that their contributions are welcomed and encouraged and that they have a full role in contributing to the direction of the project.

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Partner Organisations

Organisation Name Role in this project Organisation Type

1 Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Library Service and Housing Commissioning Services

Engagement and learner support from Housing Commissioning Services. Celebration venues for GRTHM 2013 and part delivery of the e

Local Authority - Other Department

2 Video College Delivery of 1 week video editing course for learners Third Sector organisation

3 Westway Development Trust Learner support, engagement, and evaluation Third Sector organisation

4 Oxford Gardens Primary School Learner engagement and support, and part delivery of the exhibition aspect of the project.

Third Sector organisation

5 Stable Way Residents Association Learner engagement Third Sector organisation

6 Eel Productions Delivery of film aspects of the project Third Sector organisation

7 NOVA – new opportunities Delivery of audio aspects of the project Third Sector organisation

8 HISTORYtalk Delivery of book aspect of the project exploring history and experience of GRT communities

Third Sector organisation

More than 12 partners?

Partnership This project is built on partnership and a range of third sector and local authority partners have come together to present this proposal. The programme is to be Project Managed by the Westway Development Trust who has 40 years experience of working with communities in Kensington and Chelsea. 6- weekly update meetings for all partners will take place where activity can be planned, reviewed and reflected upon. Further the project will appoint an administrator to ensure that information is collated and disseminated to all partners.

No. of learners 20 Approx average no of hours per learner 42.00

Who will your target learners be?

All residents of a specific area No People with English as a second language No

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Black and minority ethnic groups No People with learning disabilities No

Carers No People with long term illness / chronic conditions No

Digitally excluded No People with physical disabilities No

Family and intergenerational groups Yes Residents in care homes or sheltered housing No

Gender-specfic groups No Residents of deprived areas No

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered people No Travellers Yes

Migrant workers and refugees No Unemployed people No

Offenders, ex-offenders and those at risk of re-offending No Volunteers No

Older learners No Vulnerably housed / homeless people No

People experiencing mental health difficulties No Young adults No

People from low income families No Other No

If Other, please specify

Where will they learn?

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No No Yes No No Yes No No No

In what settings?

Care settings No Prisons No

Children's centres No Schools Yes

Colleges No Sheltered housing / Hostels No

Community venues Yes Sports or leisure facilities No

Libraries Yes Training centres No

Mobile units No Vacant premises No

Museums or Galleries No Workplaces No

Online No Other Yes

Outdoor locations No If Other please specify Residential at High Ashurst (Surrey)

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What will they learn? CLIF12972

Arts, crafts or culture No History and heritage Yes

Community development, community participation / action / citizenship

Yes IAG No

Digital learning, IT and computing No Languages No

Education for sustainable development / environmental awareness

No Leadership / mentoring No

Employment, self-employment and social enterprise No Literacy and numeracy No

English language skills No Media Yes

Entrepreneurship / starting own business / social enterprise No Personal development confidence / self esteem No

Equality and diversity awareness No Reading / writing for pleasure No

Flexible and demand-led programme No Science or technology No

Family learning / parenting No Sports related No

Financial learning No Volunteering / CLCs / ULRs No

Food and cooking No Other No

Health and safety / first aid No If other, please specify

Health and well being No

Volunteers Capacities of volunteers in project

Does the project intend to use volunteers?

Yes

How many? 5

How many hours of volunteer time? 200

Community Outreach Yes

Delivery of learning programmes Yes

Development of learning programmes

Yes

Other No

If other, please specify

Objectives

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Objective What difference will it make? How will the difference be measured?

1 Improve media literacy for adults and their children/young people through film and audio documenting

Provide film and audio making and editing skills to adults and their children/young people

We will produce 3 short films and 5 audio documentaries detailing Gypsy Roma and Traveller history and experience in Kensington and Chelsea. We will interview participants at the beginning and end of the project and participants will be asked to keep a video or audio diary of their learning journey.

2 Raise awareness of Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities through exhibition and book

Improve understanding and relations between sedentary and Traveller communities in Kensington and Chelsea.

We will produce an exhibition from existing local archive materials and family’s personal photographs and artefacts; and produce a book reflecting Gypsy Roma and Traveller history and experience in Kensington and Chelsea. A survey of 250 Library Service users will be undertaken at the beginning and end of project.

3 Celebrate Traveller culture and history through a programme of activity for Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month, 2013

Strengthen the Traveller communities by putting them at the heart of organising and delivering the Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month, 2013.

We will produce a programme of activity including film and audio screenings, exhibition and book launch during GRTHM, 2013. Registers of attendance at events will be kept alongside audience comments.

4 Monitoring and Evaluation Ensure that project partners and participants reflect as part of their practice.

We will train 4 members of the community to interview participants throughout this project. Participants will keep video and audio diaries of their learning journey providing a living evaluation. Further Prof. Andrew Ryder, a leading academic in Gypsy Roma and Traveller policy and practice, will undertake the monitoring and evaluation.

Work plans

Phase 1: Project Start-up until January 31st 2013

Main activities and date for achievement Target output Grant expenditure Proposed difference made as a contribution to achieving objective

1 1) Deliver a 3-day media literacy and creativity 1) 20 adult learners and 1) £9840 (incl. 1) Raised awareness of and involvement in

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residential (October 2012) their children/young people will attend

Tutors, Venue hire, Travel and food)

media literacy and creativity sessions. Learners will keep a video or audio diary demonstrating their skill development.

2 1) As Objective 1.1 above

2) Conducta survey of public perception of the Traveller community in Kensington and Chelsea (NOV 2012)

1) As Objective 1.1 above

2) Public Perception survey conducted with 250 Library Service users


2) £200 (Researcher time to produce survey)


2) An initial survey of 250 Library Service users will be undertaken to identify perceptions and raise awreness of the Traveller community

3 NO ACTIVITY FOR THIS OBJECTIVE DURING THIS PHASE

NO ACTIVITY FOR THIS OBJECTIVE DURING THIS PHASE



4 1) Train 4 members of the Traveller community in Interview Skills and conduct initial interviews with adult and children/young people participants (OCT 2012)2) Attend and observe Residential programme of media literacy and creativity training

1) 4 adults trained in interview skills and 40 interviews conducted

2) 20 adults and their children/young people observed

1) £1600 (incl. preparation and delivery of training and employment of interviewers)

2) £600

1) Place the community at the heart of the research process2) Ensure that project partners and participants reflect as part of their practice.

Phase 2: February 1st 2013 to July 31st 2013

Main activities and date for achievement Target output Grant expenditure Proposed difference made as a contribution to achieving objective

1 1) Deliver a 2 x 3-day media literacy and creativity residential (Feb and May 2013)

2) Deliver 1-week film editing training at Video College

1) 20 adult learners and their children/young people will attend

2) 5 adult learners and their children/young people

1) £19680 (incl. Tutors, Venue hire, Travel and food)

2) £3205 (incl. Tutors, equipment

1)Raised awareness of and involvement in media literacy sessions. Learners will keep a video or audio diary demonstrating their skill development.

2) Produce 3 short films documenting Gypsy Roma and Traveller experience and

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3) Deliver 3-day audio editing training at NOVA – new opportunities

3) 5 adult learners and their children and young people

and venue hire)

3) £810 (incl Tutor, equipment and venue)

history

3) Produce 5 audio pieces documenting Gypsy Roma and Traveller experience and history

2 1) As Objective 1.1 above

2) Conducta survey of public perception of the Traveller community in Kensington and Chelsea (June 2012)

3) Create book documenting the Gypsy Roma and Traveller history and experience


2) Public Perception survey conducted with 250 Library Service users

3) 100 Books produced and ade avalable to schools and libraries


2) zero cost as survey will be conducted by Library staff

3) £1000


2) An final survey of 250 Library Service users will be undertaken to identify perceptions and raise awreness of the Traveller community

3)Improve understanding and relations between sedentary and Traveller communities in Kensington and Chelsea.

3 1) Produce Gypsy Roma and Traveller Exhibition to tour Libraries in Kensington and Chelsea

2) Deliver Film Festival at Cafe NOVA

1) 1000 members of the public to view

2) 200 residents of Kensington and Chelsea to attend

1) zero expense as the exhibition will be produced as part of the residential programme

2) Zero expense as films will be produced as part of the residential programme

1) Strengthen the Traveller communities by putting them at the heart of organising and delivering the Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month, 2013.

2) As 1 Above

4 1) Observe 2 x 3 day residentials (FEB and May 2013)

2) 20 adult members of the Gypsy Roma and Traveller community and their children/young people

£1200 1) Ensure that project partners and participants reflect as part of their practice.

2) Place the community at the heart of the research process

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2) Conduct end of Project Interviews2) 4 members of the community conducting 40 interviews

2) 900

Risks

Risk and impact How likely? How serious?

When? Proposed actions Whose responsibility

1 Late delivery of the project or aspects of the project

Low Low Phase 1 and 2 The project plan will provide guidance on delivery dates and regular update meetings of partners will help limit the risk of late delivery by ensuring that these dates are met.

Project Manager (Westway Development Trust)

2 Participants do not engage in project/ high drop out rate

Low High Phase 1 and 2 Work closely with representatives from communities in lead up to project and those organisations working with them, and maintain relationship throughout phase 1 and 2


3 Participants do not develop media literacy skills in the ways outlined in Objective 1

Low Medium Phase 1 and 2 Ensure small group working and offer support and 1-1 additional help if needed


Exit and sustainability strategy

The partnership will be sustained beyond the life of the project and the archive will be mainstreamed into the boroughs Gypsy Roma and Traveller History Month activity in future years.

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There is already an ongoing commitment from the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the Westway Development Trust to fund, support and promote participation of the Gypsy Roma and Traveller community in future years. We will use the experience of this project to develop further services to meet the needs of this hard to reach community and seek to identify and secure other funding opportunities, including from other trusts, Lottery sources and the Council.

The best people to encourage participation from members of hard to reach groups are individuals from within the communities. By working together with community organisations that have already established a level of trust and moving on together via a transparent process with a high degree of user-involvement and a positive learning experience with genuinely useful outcomes, we know from experience that others from the communities will become engaged through word of mouth.

The Westway Development Trust has 40 years’ experience of working with communities in Kensington and Chelsea – enabling individuals and strengthening communities. This project will seek to build on that experience, facilitating learners to progress from this activity with raised confidence and aspirations.

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