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Funders and Sponsors
Sandblast’s funding support initially came from the trade union movement. In particular from UNISON, the Fire Brigade Union and AMICUS and others. This unexpected source, which nevertheless is rooted in the international solidarity work of some trade unions, provided a huge vote of confidence and helped give us legitimacy and credibility for the work we do. It was on the basis of this support that we later got significant funding from organizations like the Arts Council and Lottery Fund.
| Arts Council England |
Contributed £20,000 towards the Sandblast Festival and £11,000 for the Tiris tour in 2007 |
| Big Lottery |
£10,000 for the workshops, music collaborations and theatre production in Sandblast festival |
| Landmine Action |
over £1000 for printing our festival invites and volunteers expenses |
| Piera Bruzzo |
£3200 donation toward the Saharawi Artist Fundtd> |
| Saharamarathon fundraiser in 2009 and 2010 |
over £30,000 |
| Air Algeria |
over £3,500 in discounted ticket prices to transport the Saharamarathon participants from the UK to the camps |
| Colour Division |
50% discount on all our printing work |
Trade Unions
The most important unions that made a real contribution to our work were:
| AMICUS |
£10,000 |
| UNISON |
£9,000 |
| FBU |
£1,000 |
| NASWUT |
£500 |
| CWU |
£200 |
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