Swansea became the UK’s second official City of Sanctuary in May 2010. It formally adopted its constitution in February 2012.

City of Sanctuary is a national movement committed to building a culture of hospitality and welcome, especially for refugees seeking sanctuary from war and persecution.

Swansea has offered a home to people who have lost their homes and families and we wish to celebrate the welcoming attitudes of Swansea people and organisations.

Our City of Sanctuary Management Committee invites all organisations, local groups and individuals to join us and help make Swansea proud to be a place of safety. City of Sanctuary support can include community centres, charities, social clubs, schools, local services and businesses, as well as refugee organizations and volunteers. Supporting organisations promise to welcome and include people seeking sanctuary in their activities.

Take a look at our City of Sanctuary resolution of support. We also have included some ideas to turn your support into practical help.

Recent News

• Food and Friendship in Swansea

  One of our supporters, The African Community Centre, has produced a document with details of places providing food and friendship…

  

• Swansea Brings Home Sanctuary Games Trophy

  On Sunday 6th August, a team of asylum seekers and refugees from Swansea competed in the first Sanctuary Games. The…

  

• Interpreters in the Community Discussion Forum

  INVITATION TO “INTERPRETERS IN THE COMMUNITY” DISCUSSION FORUM SWANSEA UNIVERSITY’S DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES, TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING CORDIALLY INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR…

  

• Summer Holiday Activities

  Attached is a compilation  of free activities for August . Please note that the list is not exhaustive but hopefully…

  

• Destitution Working Group Re-launched

  For several years Swansea City of Sanctuary has had a subgroup about destitution, in partnership with Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers…

  

• Summer Holiday Activities

  SUMMER HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES IN SWANSEA – JULY 2017

  

• The experiences of our volunteers

  To celebrate Refugee Week we’re sharing the experiences of some of our volunteers. Today, we’re sharing the experience of Saba,…

  

• From Volunteer to Staff Member

  To celebrate Refugee Week, we are collecting articles and pieces of writing from our volunteers. Today’s piece, comes from Stepheni,…

  

• Wales Nation of Sanctuary Summary Report.

  We are delighted to bring you the Nation of Sanctuary Event Summary on World Refugee Day.

  

• The experiences of our volunteers

  To celebrate Refugee Week we’re sharing the experiences of some of our volunteers. Today we share our Co-Chair Amber’s experiences.

  

• The experiences of our volunteers

  To celebrate Refugee Week, we have asked several of our volunteers to write a blog piece for us. We asked…

  

• Want to support volunteers who are seeking sanctuary?

  Refugee Week takes place every year across the world in the week around World Refugee Day on the 20 June. In…

  

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