Fiona Bell is fundraising for Sandblast Ltd

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Raising money for

Sandblast Ltd

Charity Registration No. 1115288

Sandblast is a London-based arts and human rights charity. It works with the Saharawis of Western Sahara, empowering them to tell their own story, promote their own culture and earn a living through the arts. The Saharawis have lived in refugee camps in Algeria ever since Morocco occupied their country, Western Sahara, in 1975.

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Fiona Bell

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12/07/2009

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Raised so far: £70.00

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Sandblast believes freedom of cultural expression is a fundamental human right. Culture and identity lie at the heart of the Saharawi struggle. Both are threatened by the realities of generations of Saharawis forced to grow up in exile and the repressive policies of the Moroccan occupation in Western Sahara. Sandblast's focus on the arts echos the peaceful and creative way in which the Saharawis express their resistance.

I will be visiting the camps from February 21st to March 3rd to work on a devised theatre piece called 'The Wall.' This piece will reflect the real life stories of the Saharawis and will be brought to a London audience in hope to create greater awareness of their long term struggle. I will be living and working in the camps sharing a tent with a family who is kindly looking after me. In order to do this project, I need to raise £700 for the Saharawi people and Sanblast.

Through The Caravanserai I will also be involved with drama workshops.

Sandblast aims to implement regular cycles of intensive creative workshops in the Saharawi refugee camps in SW Algeria. The main objectives are to:

• strengthen the capacity of Saharawis to express themselves through the arts
• promote freedom of expression
• create platforms to showcase artistic talent.
• enable the refugees to earn an income from artistic activity

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	Well done for doing this, very proud of you x Donation by Jarka 12/02/09	£10.00
	That's a beautiful gesture. Good luck!! Donation by Rosely (Jarka's friend) 07/02/09	£5.00
	Hey... I hope it all turns out well.. and good luck!... Send updates when the project is on its way and when its done!.. take care :) Donation by Tanya Kuruvilla 30/01/09	£10.00
	Good luck with your next amazing chapter xx Donation by Lorraine and Fab 29/01/09	£10.00
	Jai guru dev! Donation by Ron Nickels 29/01/09	£10.00
	Good luck Fiona Luv Deanne, Marc and Gemma Donation by Deanne Gold 17/01/09	£10.00
	Fantastic project honey lots of love Xx Donation by Becky Finlay Hall 14/01/09	£10.00
	Sounds brilliant. Good luck lovely.xx Donation by Rachael Halliwell 12/01/09	£5.00

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* Total raised online:	£70.00
Offline donations:	£0.00
Gift Aid plus supplement:	£0.00

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