Displaced People In Action

CSV House, Williams Way, Cardiff. CF10 5DY
Tel: 029 2041 5706 Fax: 029 2041 5744 Email: dpia_uk@yahoo.co.uk

Displaced People in Action (DPIA) involves asylum seekers and refugees in their new communities, in a voluntary capacity, giving them meaningful and interesting uses of the their time. It assesses their existing skills and allows them to learn new ones, offering opportunities for training, activities, educational visits, and special projects, working in partnership with existing voluntary organisations. It achieves these goals by organising activities and projects on an on-going basis.

The objects of DPIA are:

• 1/ The relief of people who are displaced by reason of hostilities, persecution, oppression, discrimination, and natural disasters or other like causes and their families and dependants who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.
• 2/ The advancement of their education.
• 3/ The provision of facilities for recreation and other leisure time occupations in the interests of social welfare in order to improve their conditions of life.

It is our intention to provide educational and positive activities for young people, single adults, families, and children. We endeavour to make the activities we provide a high quality, worthwhile experience for all those involved. It is our experience that many displaced people undertake English classes while in the UK, but have little opportunity for practicing the skills they learn. Moreover, in any population, there will be people who learn well by going to classes and studying, while others learn from hands-on activities. DPIA's projects compliment existing educational services by providing a forum in which both learning styles can prosper.

DPIA has received funding from The Diana, Princes of Wales Memorial Fund and The Community Fund.