{"id":38928,"date":"2019-02-18T18:16:07","date_gmt":"2019-02-18T18:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=38928"},"modified":"2020-10-30T13:17:15","modified_gmt":"2020-10-30T13:17:15","slug":"depression-hope-experiences-asylum-seeker-cardiff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/politics-social-justice\/depression-hope-experiences-asylum-seeker-cardiff","title":{"rendered":"From depression to hope: An asylum seeker&#8217;s experiences in Cardiff"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asylum seekers in Cardiff must commit to a demanding application process. One individual&#8217;s experiences demonstrate how valuable the work of the Space4U charity is.<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38948\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38948\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/LynxHouse-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38948\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/LynxHouse-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/noscript> Asylum seekers arriving in Cardiff stay first at Lynx House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiff is one of the key outposts to which asylum seekers are sent from London, due to the availability of cheap housing. Over the last year 28,000 asylum seekers applied for refugee status in the UK, 4% more than the previous year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Space4U is a charity based on Newport Road in Cardiff that has transformed the lives of asylum seekers like Ella. After Ella was transported to Cardiff three years ago, she was moved into local accommodation and granted an allowance of \u00a336 a week for all other expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI didn\u2019t know whether it was day or whether it was night. I didn\u2019t want to eat anything,\u201d says Ella. \u201cI was at home all day. There were only three places to go, my GP, the post office and a woman\u2019s support organisation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Asylum seekers must demonstrate that they have a well-founded fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group. Whilst building their case, they must cope with the social isolation and enforced unemployment that they find themselves in.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38933\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38933\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/AdviceDesk-625x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"431\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38933\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/AdviceDesk-625x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"431\" \/><\/noscript> Space4U&#8217;s advisory desk helps asylum seekers understand legal documents<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPeople may wait for 2 to 3 months, or even three to four years,\u201d says Jenny McDowell, a trustee of the Space4U charity. \u201cSome people are remarkably strong, they are survivors. Each day you\u2019re waiting for something to happen, I don\u2019t know how they manage to get through it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ella\u2019s case has been rejected repeatedly by the home office. After a year she was expelled from her accommodation, Space4U was the first place she went.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I came here, I was nothing,\u201d says Ella. \u201cIt was through Space4U that I ended up finding somewhere to live. When I come here I have hope.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From that point on Ella became more and more involved in the work at Space4U. \u201cGod gave me hands and legs to earn my living but I\u2019m not allowed to work. These people have helped me a lot. I can\u2019t give back with money, so I work for them for free. Whatever I do, I do it by my heart.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38936\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38936\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Canteen-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38936\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Canteen-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Volunteers are responsible for cooking the free meals at the biweekly drop-ins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alongside recreational drop-in sessions, Space4U relies on donations to provide food and clothing. Whilst being unable to give legal advice, they help asylum seekers understand the complex language used in legal documentation and signpost to other services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cPeople sometimes arrive with only what they\u2019re standing in. Some arrive in Winter wearing sandals,\u201d says Jenny. \u201cThey can have very real mental health issues. Apart from everything else Space4U is somewhere to come out to. It doesn\u2019t cost you any money, it just lifts your mind and mood for a while.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38930\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38930\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/TableFootball-625x409.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"409\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38930\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/TableFootball-625x409.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"409\" \/><\/noscript> Table football, pool and table tennis provide entertainment during the drop-ins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Space4U recognises how important learning English is to integrating effectively into the community. They offer taught classes, conversational sessions and one-to-one tuition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cYou just feel powerless if you don\u2019t understand the language. You&#8217;re completely at someone else&#8217;s whim,\u201d says Jenny. \u201cIt infantilises people. If someone doesn\u2019t understand they can be treated with less respect or as stupid.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38931\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38931\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/LanguageConversation-625x381.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"381\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38931\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38931\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/LanguageConversation-625x381.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"381\" \/><\/noscript> Native English speakers volunteer at the weekly conversation groups<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jenny estimates that 660 people attend over the course of a year, with an average of 170 attending their biweekly drop-ins.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I started to come down here. It really blew my mind really. It was like coming down to a different planet. The issues that people have to deal with routinely are unbelievable. There are individuals who have been tortured or have witnessed their families massacred.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jenny disagrees with how the media portrays asylum seekers. She is frustrated with how they are confused with economic migrants and considers the means by which they enter the country as justified.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38932\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38932\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38932\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/JennyChatting-625x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"431\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38932\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38932\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/JennyChatting-625x431.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"431\" \/><\/noscript> Jenny (left) in conversation with a volunteer during a Space4U drop-in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHow else can you come into the UK? You don\u2019t have documents or the money to buy a plane ticket,\u201d says Jenny. \u201cAsylum seekers are here because they fear for their lives. Some have left family, good land, good jobs and nice houses to live in some grotty room in some mouldy place in Splott. Why would you do that for \u00a336 a week unless you had a good reason?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt\u2019s a group of people who I have huge respect for. I think to myself, if I was in that situation what would I do and how would I survive? There was a time when this country was very proud to be a sanctuary. But something has changed and all of a sudden we don\u2019t want that anymore.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38935\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-38935\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2019\/02\/Signs-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is it like to seek asylum in Cardiff? 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