Current Projects

Explore the current projects that are shaping Unity in Diversity’s work today and building towards the future. These initiatives reflect our ongoing commitment to supporting refugees and asylum seekers through practical support, community engagement, and meaningful opportunities for growth.

From language learning and community outreach to environmental and cultural projects, each initiative is designed to strengthen confidence, connection, and a sense of belonging. Led by dedicated volunteers and shaped by the needs of our community, these projects continue to grow and evolve over time.

We invite you to learn more about what we’re doing now, and discover how you can take part in building a more welcoming and inclusive Swansea.

How Does Your Garden Grow?

The weather in South Wales doesn’t always help us with outdoor activities, but gardening is relaxing, productive and environmentally friendly, and it’s helped many new arrivals in Swansea to put down roots in more ways than one. Unity in Diversity trustee Hazle Boyles has led a series of gardening projects in the 2020s. Hazle helps UiD service users choose plants that she knows will survive and thrive in the local climate. The outcome has been season after season of beautifu

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SAY OUR NAME WITH PRIDE

Unity in Diversity volunteers are our face and voice in the community. They champion our values. They encourage others to walk by our side and make Swansea’s asylum seekers and refugees feel welcome and valued in their new home. This Spring, we’re asking a team of UiD volunteers to go a step further. We’re asking them to be our Community Ambassadors. This is an exciting time for UiD. We’re launching a series of new projects, telling the world about them via our new website an

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Speaking, Listening, Belonging

Learning a second language presents a challenge for anyone. That challenge is even greater for learners whose native alphabets bear no resemblance to the Roman alphabet. The Roman alphabet is the foundation of English, Welsh, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. But not Mandarin, Korean, Japanese or Arabic. Arabic speakers learning English must navigate not only a new alphabet but a writing system that needs to be read from right to left. Asylum seekers and refugees who make

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The Things We Throw Away

It’s fair to say that when we buy a packet of crisps, we’re more interested in the crisps than the packet. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore the packaging altogether. Did you know that crisp packets contain a thin layer of aluminium? Jennie Santa Cruz does, and that knowledge has given her the idea for a community project which promises to address two issues that the people of Swansea care about very much. We’ll let Jennie tell you more: “When you scrunch up an empty cr

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Opening Swansea

We think Swansea is a place of unique beauty and appeal. In 1956, Gower was designated the UK's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The first and still the best. Each year, just over four and a half million people visit the Swansea area, spending between £600 and £700 million. That’s a lot of money, obviously, but we don’t think it’s enough. Swansea attracts fewer tourists and less tourism revenue than Windsor Park, which offers beautiful trees and grounds but is 80 mil

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Empowering Through Education and Equality

We support our community through education and opportunity, helping people build confidence and independence. We believe refugees and asylum seekers deserve equal rights and respect. We also encourage volunteering and skill-sharing, creating a supportive space where everyone can grow together.