Sandblast is an arts and human rights charity based in London. It works with the Saharawis of Western Sahara, a dispossessed and marginalized community that largely live as refugees in harsh desert camps in SW Algeria. Under the Moroccan occupation, in their homeland, the Saharawis suffer from all kinds of human rights abuses and have no freedom of expression. In either context, the Saharawis lack a voice and visibility but continue, nevertheless, to approach their long struggle for the right to self-determination through peaceful resistance.
Educational, cultural and artistic events are the main tools that Sandblast uses to raise awareness of the situation in Western Sahara and put the Saharawis on the map culturally. Through its Saharawi Artist Fund, Sandblast finances projects in the camps to promote artistic and cultural development and stimulate creative ties between the Saharawis and artists worldwide.
Our mission is to empower the Saharawis to tell their own story, promote their own culture and earn a living through the arts.
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