​Sandblast -a UK human rights charity promoting the voices and visions of the indigenous Saharawi of Western Sahara. These formerly nomadic people have been refugees in the Algerian desert since 1975. Through arts and skills development projects, we seek to bolster their cultural heritage and raise awareness of their ongoing self-determination struggle.

The Latest:
Sept 16- Sandblast volunteer Beccy Allen and member of the Western Sahara Campaign heads for the Saharawi refugee camp of Bojador to support Sandblast-backed projects "Stave House in the Desert" and our local partner SCAP, a camp-based NGO campaigning against the illegal exploitation of Saharawi resources in Western Sahara.
Sept 11- Saharawi Ambassador to Peru, Khadjitu Mokhtar, is illegally refused entry at Lima airport upon arrival. An international campaign is launched to pressure Peru to allow her entry. 
Sept 10- Stave House in the Desert starts new semester in a primary school in the Saharawi refugee camp of Bojador in SW Algeria. The music and English education programme will be led this time by a dedicated team of 3 local teachers,  trained by Sandblast colleague Violeta Ruano since it was launched in Feb 2016.  This is the first time the programme will be run without Violeta who recently had a baby! 

Upcoming:
Oct 14-28th-" Sand and Vision" music and photography project in Saharawi refugee camps led by London-based Olive Branch artist group. 
Oct 15-20th-Under One Tent , the first ever hip-hop/rap festival in
​the Saharawi refugee camps in SW Algeria. 
Dec 15th-Registration deadline to join Sandblast's annual charity fundraiser Run the Sahara event in the Saharawi refugee camps on
Feb 27th.

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0044 (0) 7838463310
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8 Gravesend Rd, W12 0SZ, London, UK
 
Registered Charity (England and Wales) :1115288
Companies House Registration number : 05397223