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Resource center in saharawi refugee camps

Resource center in saharawi refugee camps. Brief geography/history The refugee camps Our project. outline. 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….

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Resource center in saharawi refugee camps

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  1. Resource center in saharawi refugee camps

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

  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… Brief Historical Background

  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 The camps

  5. Daily life in the camps Food Water Shelter

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

  7. Environmental conditions This is what happens after it rains

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

  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. What and Why?

  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 What and Why?

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

  12. Thank you!

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