The initiative for the project came from a partnership between lead partner Culturenet Cymru, a not-for-profit enterprise arm of the National Library of Wales and Glamorgan Archives, Swansea University Archives, South Wales Miners' Library and West Glamorgan Archive Service.
Community Archives Wales was a 2-year pilot project to enable eleven groups within Communities First areas throughout Wales to create their own digital archives and share them on the CAW website.
Funded by Communities First[1] - the Welsh Assembly Government's flagship programme to improve the living conditions and prospects for people in the most disadvantaged communities in Wales, the project employed 4 members of staff.
The project was overseen by a board of peers including County Archivists and archive professionals from different regions of Wales.
They are; Treftadaeth Brynaman Heritage Bonymaen Communities First Group Port Talbot History Society Cwmaman - St Joseph's Heritage Group Troedyrhiw Environment Forum Ystalyfera Heritage Machen Remembered Maerdy Archive Group Cymdeithas Hanes Tregaron Nantlle and Drws y Coed History Society Cofnodion Cwmystwyth