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Other Agencies and Organisations in Wales

Welsh Assembly Government - Asylum Seekers and Refugees
A section of the Welsh Assembly Government that deals with asylum issues.

Cymru Refugee and Asylum Seekers Academic Council (CRAC)
CRAC helps asylum seekers and refugees with an academic background or an interest in higher education.

Displaced People in Action (DPIA)
DPIA involves asylum seekers and refugees in their new communities, offering opportunities for training, activities and special projects.

Refugee Voice Wales
Refugee Voice Wales is an umbrella organisation that represents Refugee Community Organisations in Wales.

Refugee Week Wales
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK.

British Red Cross
The British Red Cross provides services to asylum seekers and refugees in South and Mid Wales.

Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group (SBASSG)
SBASSG is a community group run by asylum seekers, refugees and other local people.

Welsh Consortium for Refugees Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers (WCRAS)
WCRAS represents local authorities within Wales. Most of its work is focused in the designated cluster areas of Cardiff, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham.

Centre for Migration Policy Research
The Centre’s mission is to encourage the exchange of ideas about asylum and migration and ensure that policy making is underpinned by empirical evidence about the nature and causes of migration, the impacts on different countries and communities and the effects - both intended and unintended - of policies which might be introduced in response.

Other UK Refugee Agencies

Asylum Aid
Asylum Aid provides advice and support to asylum seekers and refugees, as well as policy and campaigning work.

Council for Assisting Refugee Academics (CARA)
CARA supports refugee academics to rebuild shattered academic or professional careers in the UK.

International Organisation for Migration
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society.

Migrant Helpline
Migrant Helpline runs induction services for newly-arrived asylum seekers in Kent and Croydon. It also provides a network of one stop services throughout Kent and East Sussex, and runs programmes to help refugees and asylum seekers integrate into the community.

North of England Refugee Service
The North of England Refugee Service meets the needs and promote the interests of asylum seekers and refugees who have arrived or have settled in the North of England.

Refugee Access
Refugee Access is a website for asylum seekers, refugees and agencies working in Yorkshire, Humberside and the Liverpool area.

Refugee Action
Refugee Action provides advice and support to asylum seekers and refugees in 10 regions across England.

Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees.

Scottish Refugee Council
The Scottish Refugee Council is a charity providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland.

More Useful Links

European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
ECRE is a pan-European network of refugee-assisting non-governmental organisations, promoting the protection and integration of refugees in Europe.

Home Office
The Home Office is the government department with overall responsibility for asylum, as well as other policy areas, such as crime and policing, immigration and nationality.

Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees in the UK (ICAR)
Based at City University, ICAR collects and publishes independent information on asylum in the UK.

Immigration Advisory Service
The Immigration Advisory Service (IAS) is the UK’s largest charity providing representation and advice in immigration and asylum law.

Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants
JCWI is an independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy.

Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture provides care and rehabilitation to survivors of torture and other forms of organised violence.

National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns
National Coalition of Anti-Deportation Campaigns assists communities and individuals fighting deportation.

Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner is an independent public body set up under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. The OISC is responsible for ensuring that all immigration advisers fulfil the requirements of good practice.

Praxis
Praxis aims to help new residents integrate in the UK, both to their benefit and that of their new community.

Refugee Studies Centre
Based at the University of Oxford, the Refugee Studies Centre has an international reputation as the leading multidisciplinary centre for research and teaching on the causes and consequences of forced migration.

Refugee Week
Refugee Week is a UK-wide programme of arts, cultural and educational events that celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK, and encourages a better understanding between communities.

Student Action for Refugees (STAR)
STAR provides university students and young people the opportunity to learn about and raise awareness of refugee issues.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
UNHCR is an humanitarian organisation mandated by the United Nations to lead and co-ordinate international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems.

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