Run the Sahara
Unforgettable mentally and physically. I would recommend this journey to anyone as it changes your point of view.
Tomasz Laczny, 2015
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NEXT RACE DATE:
27 FEBRUARY 2018 |
Run the Sahara is Sandblast’s annual fundraising and awareness-raising event. It promotes the Sahara Marathon, an inspiring international running event taking place every February in the Saharawi refugee camps in SW Algeria. You can run (or walk!) a full marathon, a half marathon, 10K or 5K. As the official UK coordinator, Sandblast’s takes the headache out of organising the week-long trip to the Sahara. Along with providing logistical support, we organise a special cultural/ educational programme to enrich your experience during your stay. In return, we ask you to help raise funds for our camp-based projects. Since 2009, close to 70 people have run for Sandblast and helped raised over £80,000. In 2017, 8 Sandblast runners raised over £5000 to help us carry on with our current work in the camps. Make a difference and join us next year! |
Our fundraising goal in 2018 is to raise £20,000 to continue and expand our 2016-2017 projects in the Saharawi refugee camps. This amount will be divided as follows to help us to carry on with:
Download our INFO PACK for more information on our fundraising goals and how to register for Run the Sahara 2018.
Check out our 2018 JustGiving team fundraising page to see how we are doing!
- SAF (the Saharawi Artivism Fund) and support to camp partner SCAP - £5000. This fund launched in 2016 supports the strengthening of Saharawi civil society and encourages small-scale volunteer initiatives to bring about positive change in the cultural, social, environmental lives of the Saharawi refugees. Our SCAP partners work with Sandblast to promote and and monitor SAF on the ground. Read more.
- Salaries for “Stave House in the Sahara” Saharawi teachers for 6 months -£4000. This project is providing Music and English language education in primary schools in the Saharawi refugee camps following the early music teaching method Stave House. Read more.
- Training workshops for young people-£5000- to develop and improve skills in communication, project management and sound engineering, reinforcing our current project activities in the camps.
- Artistic and audio-visual projects to enhance visibility of Saharawi cause £6000- In the pipeline: a) 15-20min doc building on Music in Exile trailer -about role of first Saharawi resistance band Shaheed El Wali in the independence struggle and b) 'Putting the Saharawis on the map'-not revealing much yet but it potentially involves painting lots of peace rocks.
Download our INFO PACK for more information on our fundraising goals and how to register for Run the Sahara 2018.
Check out our 2018 JustGiving team fundraising page to see how we are doing!
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