Resources

Below, you’ll discover a selection of online resources that aim to provide support throughout your journey in the UK.

A group of three hijabi women sitting next to each other and having a conversation with a representative form Care for the Carers.

A Guide to Health in the UK for Migrants and People Seeking Refuge

This is a very detailed guide for migrants and people seeking refuge with information about the National Health Service (NHS) and navigating healthcare providers in the UK. It also includes useful contacts of East Sussex organisations that support global majority individuals.

A diverse group of people participates in a Health and Wellbeing Workshop in Uckfield, dancing joyfully in a hall adorned with hanging flags. Some people are smiling and clearly enjoying themselves

Promoting Health Equity in East Sussex through multi-fold conversations

In 2024, DRI worked in partnership with East Sussex County Council to tackle health inequalities faced by ethnically diverse community members on Sussex through a variety of engagement activities.

6 female carers, members of one of DRI's support groups for carers, enjoy the sun in a public park. They are accompanied by two children, one of which sits at a wheelchair and another one sits on one fo the carer's lap. They smile and wave at the camera.

Directory for people from diverse cultures who look after someone

This directory is designed for unpaid carers living in East Sussex. It provides contact details for a range of organisations that offer support to carers and the individuals they care for.

Cost-of-Living Impacts on the Quality-of-Life for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants

Between 2023 and 2024, DRI conducted a research project which analysed the Cost-of-Living Impacts on the Quality-of-Life for Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Migrants in Sussex.

Students from the Making It Happen English classes smile at the camera showing their certificates.

Making It Happen English Classes

A detailed document about the English classes that we organised with the funding and support of Making It Happen, in which we specify the objectives, challenges, and successes that we experienced throughout the grant period from May to November 2023.

Aerial photograph of Eastbourne.

DRI's Eastbourne Directory

A list of public, voluntary, community organisations, faith centres, shops and small businesses in Eastbourne. This Directory has been developed to facilitate the process of accessing community support and services. 

Hong Kong Welcome Kit

If you have recently moved from Hong Kong to the South East of England, we offer some resources that can help you in the process of adapting to life in the UK.

Conversations with Ethnically Diverse Communities in Arun and Chichester

The primary purpose of the main report was to share the insight Voluntary Action Arun and Chichester (VAAC) have gathered through conversations with ethnically diverse communities living in Arun and Chichester since October 2020.

Canopy covering the ambulance accident and emergency entrance to Worthing Hospital

Barriers to Accessing Public and Health Services in West Sussex

DRI was commissioned by West Sussex CCG to lead on a project focused on mapping and identifying Black, Asian and Minority ethnic-led community groups, key activists, and community leaders across West Sussex.

A woman wearing a hijab and a face mask is entering an underground station.

The Covid-19 Vaccine programme amongst the Arabic community

Funded by Sussex NHS Commissioners in partnership with DRI, the aim of this research was to find out the experience of the Arabic speaking community around East Sussex in relation to the Vaccine program from NHS. 

Five children in a classroom with their teacher.

Webinar: An Anti-Racist Approach to Education

This webinar aimed to hear about the experiences of people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in relation to addressing the current inequalities in Education.

Webinar: Access to Mental Health and Wellbeing Services

This interactive webinar aimed to hear about the experiences of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in relation to accessing Mental Health and wellbeing services.

Webinar: Employment Opportunities and Promotion

This was the second in a series of 4 webinars as part of Sussex Health and Care Partnership. A series of esteemed speakers and panel joined in the conversation across Sussex.

Webinar: Access to Health and Social Care

This was the first in a series of 4 webinars that were commissioned by the disparities response programmes across Sussex as part of Sussex Health and Care Partnership.

Resilience In Adversity: A Conversation with BAME Communities​

DRI’s seminar on Resilience in Adversity was recorded and can be accessed online. It was massively oversubscribed which, to us, speaks volumes about the time we are living in.

A Generation of Effective Leaders for Africa

In 2016, the Diversity Resource International team visited Eritrea to pilot the Generation of Effective Leaders for Africa (GELA) five-day programme. This programme was designed to initiate solutions for emerging and experienced leaders.