{"id":88233,"date":"2024-11-19T14:44:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T14:44:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=88233"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:16:48","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T15:16:48","slug":"warm-welcome-offered-to-refugees-in-splott-is-highlighted-in-senedd-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2024\/11\/19\/warm-welcome-offered-to-refugees-in-splott-is-highlighted-in-senedd-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Warm welcome offered to refugees in Splott  is highlighted in Senedd exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But campaigners say more needs to be done over access to transport, WiFi and education <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>THE warm Welsh welcome given to asylum seekers and refugees in Splott is being highlighted in an exhibition at the Senedd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oasis features in the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) installation that displays portraits of organisations and communities helping asylum seekers and refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alis Cortagena, 26, from Honduras, tells his story of seeking asylum with his family.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88501\" style=\"width:917px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88501\" style=\"width:917px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/Alis.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alis Cortagena volunteering at Oasis Cardiff&#8217;s community kitchen. Credit: Andrew Testa <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Oasis provided free meals for Mr Cortagena and his family when they arrived in Cardiff because their hotel room had no kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou leave your family, leave your country, leave your friends and it is really hard work to trust new people. The kitchen is a safe place for me and that is how I give back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Cortagena said he went from a shy person, not knowing any English, to being the catering manager at Oasis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/exhibition-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/exhibition-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/exhibition-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/exhibition-2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/exhibition-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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Bousfield<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Photographer Andrew Testa took pictures of groups and communities from the Isle of Bute in Scotland, Bradford, Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff, Bristol, Norwich, Brighton and London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This includes groups such as Refugees Rock, in Liverpool and Breadwinners in London.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c0ca7d81 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Oasis CEO Susie Ventris-Field said there were three areas Wales needs to improve on when helping asylum seekers and refugees: transport, access to WIFI, and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cIf you are a new asylum seeker there is not enough funding and not enough access to prevent you from becoming homeless,\u201d said Andrea Cleaver, the CEO of the Welsh Refugee Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"741\" height=\"416\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/GBW-panelists-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88276\" style=\"width:492px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/11\/GBW-panelists-.jpg 741w, 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class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Susie Ventris-Field (middle) and Alis Cortagena (right) talking at a panel event for A Great British Welcome in the Pierhead building.<\/strong> Credit: Alex Bousfield<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MS Jane Hutt, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, said Wales was leading the way in the UK for welcoming refugees and asylum seekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is aspiring, it is ambitious, within our powers of responsibility, but our commitment to becoming a Nation of Sanctuary remains unequivocal,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wales pledged to be a Nation of Sanctuary in 2019 and gave \u00a32.3 million that year to support asylum seekers and refugees and charities helping them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A government grant allowed Oasis to buy its building in July last year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Oasis-Site-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Oasis-Site-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Oasis-Site-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Oasis-Site-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2022\/02\/Oasis-Site-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>The Oasis building in Splott.<\/strong> Credit: Thomas Burgess<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Areatha Comanescu, who was visiting the exhibition, and said: \u201cWales does a lot but there is room for more to be done. Asylum seekers are not given enough consideration, when they are going through a lot of upheaval.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGetting to a safe place is only the first step on a long journey for those seeking safety,\u201d said MS Sioned Williams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free exhibition outside the Senedd can be visited until November 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To learn more about the A Great British Welcome project, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/uk\/news-and-stories\/special-features\/great-british-welcome\">here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To read more stories about Oasis click <a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/tag\/oasis\/\">here<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article was updated on 20\/11\/24<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But campaigners say more needs to be done over access to transport, WiFi and education 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