 Brief geography/history  The refugee camps  Our project

 Western Sahara located in Northwest Africa  Used to be Spanish colony for over a century  Morocco and Mauritania doubly occupied the territory in 1975  The result…

 Sixteen-year-long war: death of thousands  Forced other thousands to flee to Algeria  More than 200,000 three decades later wait in the biggest and oldest refugee camp in the world in southern Algeria

Water Food Shelter

 Temperatures up to 120 in summer and freezing in winter  Frequent sandstorms  It rains once or twice a year

This is what happens after it rains

 A Resource Center to Build Saharawi Civil Society and Develop Advocacy for Civil Rights

 The goal is to provide the Saharawis with the opportunity to communicate about their needs to raise international awareness and concern  By giving the Saharawis an opportunity to share their voice, we believe International Organizations will listen, and be able to help improve camp conditions.

 A Resource Center that provides the necessary resources for an effective, peaceful and non-violent advocacy for Saharawi cause  It will offer a variety of empowering materials, including world literature, women’s literature, language manuals, dictionaries, reference materials and social entrepreneurship

Cultural shows with Saharawi poetry, songs and dances Workshops on leadership and advocacy