Sport and Physical Activity

REF works to eliminate inequity in sporting opportunities and participation levels in physical activity for ethnic minority people across Wales, especially women and girls. We run physical activity and sport sessions in Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham in North Wales.

We set up these activities as our beneficiaries suffer from the highest health inequalities due to lack of participation in sport and physical activity. This is often due to cultural, religious and language barriers. This was confirmed by the data collected and analysed in July 2018 that gave the following results from the registration forms of 760 beneficiaries from our MEEA Project:

Of beneficiaries had type 2 diabetes 60% 60%
Were diagnosed at a stage where they were at greater risk of related complications 60% 60%
Were fluent in English 20% 20%
Were aware that type 2 diabetes was preventable 15% 15%

Project Aims

Research has found that BME women and girls aged 17 to 44, especially Muslims, suffer from the highest inequity in sport. We address this lack of participation in sport and physical activity by providing activities which eliminate barriers due to culture, religion and social backgrounds and by encouraging them to take regular physical activity or participate in sport.

Key Activities

Swimming club
Walking group
Yoga
Netball
Ramadan Sport Project (once a year)
Girls Football
Butetown Fitness Group

More information

For more information contact Roon Adam at :

roon.adam@raceequalityfirst.org.uk or by telephone on 029 2048 6207.

REF Activities running throughout the week.

Day	Activity	Time	Venue	For Who?
Monday
Tuesday	UPNA Exercise	12:00 – 14:00	Mackintosh Residents Community Centre	Women of all ages
Wednesday	Butetown Ladies Fitness	17:30 – 18:30	Pavilion	Women of all ages
Thursday
Friday	Swimming session	19:00 – 21:00	Fitzalanhigh	The whole family
Saturday
Sunday	Walking group	09:00 – 11:00	Wales	Women of all ages

Day	Activity	Time	Venue	For Who?
Monday	Badminton	12:30PM - 2:30PM	Pillgwenly Sport Centre	Isolated men
Tuesday	Dostana (tackle isolation and loneliness)	10 – 12AM	Community House	Isolated men
	Citizen circuit training	2 – 4PM	Four Seasons church	Women of all ages
Wednesday	50+ exercise and lunch club	10AM – 1PM	St Mary Church	50+
	Social Group	12PM- 2PM	Pill Millennium Centre	BAME communities
Thursday	Advo Cafe	11AM – 1PM	Iqra Mosque	The whole family
	Coffee and Laughs	1 – 3PM	Community House	The whole family
	Sewing/Knitting	1 – 3PM	Community House	Ladies of all age
	One-to-One advice	3:30 – 5PM	Community House	Any Age
Friday
Saturday
Sunday

Day	Activity	Time	Venue	For Who?
Monday	Taster Boxing	4:45-5:45	EYST	10-25
	Zumba	12:00-1:00	City Church	Women Only
Tuesday	Self Defence	4:30-5:30	YMCA	Over 18
Thursday	Workshops	11:30-1:30	SBREC	Mixed
	Swimming (£3.50 Fee)	20:15 - 21:45	Leisure Centre	Women Only
Friday
Saturday
Sunday	Swimming Every 2 weeks (£1 Fee)	3:00 - 4:00	Morriston Leisure Centre	Any age group