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

3.  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…

4.  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

5. Water Food Shelter

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

7. This is what happens after it rains

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

9.  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.

10.  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

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