The Gainsborough Traveller Initiative provides lifelong learning to the Traveller communities in Lincolnshire,
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by Lesley Stableford of Transition Media Arts
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What We Do
The Gainsborough Traveller Initiative facilitates access to a range of courses from different providers. We also develop our own courses for on-site provision and manage a laptop loan scheme. This transforms the lives of many of the Travellers in terms of communication, education, information, and all the other benefits that housed communities enjoy. Having families gain confidence by trying new courses our aim is for them to try the next step of entering into some form of education or training. This should, in time, give better opportunities to gain employment; resulting in improved economic well being.
Understanding the term Traveller
The term "Traveller" is used to describe a wide variety of cultural and ethnic groups that either are, or have been, traditionally associated with a nomadic lifestyle, including Gypsy, Roma, and Travellers of Irish Heritage, Fairground Families or Show People, Circus Families, New Travellers, and Bargees or Canal-Boat Families.
The two main groups of Travellers in the UK are Gypsies and Travellers of Irish Heritage. These two groups are recognised ethnic minorities and thus afforded protection under the Race Relations Act.
Watch our videos to learn more about the Gainsborough Traveller Initiative, including interviews with just some of the Travellers we have helped. These fantastic videos were created for us by Stephen Ward and by Transition Media Art's Lesley Stableford. Join Stephen as he takes a rare look into the lives of five teenagers living on a Traveller site in Gainsborough. See what triumphs and struggles the group face on a daily basis as they battle stereotypes and preconceptions to prove who they really are.
But the guys aren't without help, you'll also get to see the work of the Gainsborough Traveller Initiative as they strive to fulfil the group's aspirations and dreams.
