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My story

 

Hello,

I will be running a half marathon in the Western Sahara in February 2010 to raise money for a small, London based charity called Sandblast. They are an arts and human rights charity working to empower the Saharawis to tell their own story, promote their culture and earn a living through the arts. The majority of the Saharawi people are forgotten refugees living in desolate camps in the harsh Algerian desert. Through the Saharawi Artist Fund Sandblast finances projects in the refugee camps to facilitate cultural and artistic expression and development and promote collaborations between Saharawis and artists worldwide.

If you're wondering why I'm taking part in this particular event for this cause, it's because I am currently studying for a degree in International Studies, a large part of which concerns displacement and refugee issues. I feel it's time to put the books down for a bit and go and learn from the people who are actually living what I am studying. I will be staying with a refugee family for a week in the Algerian Sahara and running the half marathon on just one of those days!

Anything you could donate would be massively appreciated.

To find out more about Sandblast and the history of the refugee problem in the Western Sahara visit:

www.sandblast-arts.org

Thanks for reading,

Pia

 

 

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You are truly a madwoman! Best of luck, hun. x Donation by Catherine Branchett 17/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Your an inspiration... blah blah blah... ! Well done Dek... think I have almost taken you to the half way mark and matched DT! x Donation by Aniela Zaba 17/11/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Great cause Pia. Good luck xx Donation by Joanna Marlow 15/11/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Go for it Pia! You will be BRILLIANT! X Donation by Maria Askew 06/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Amazing times, PDK. Good luck. x Donation by Lauren 29/10/09  

£5.00 + £1.41 Gift Aid

Pia, you are such an inspiration.....especially doing that 'reach for the stars' stretch in your running gear! Keep on running!!! xxxx Donation by Hayley Tucker 28/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Awesome effort and what an inspirational cause. You go girl! Donation by Kirsten de Keyser 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by ? 27/10/09  

Nice one Pizz Whizz! Lots of love, Rachael & Yvonne xxx Donation by Rachael Chisholm 27/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Go Pig! :) x Donation by Daniel Tyler 20/10/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Brilliant cause! Enjoy it Pia! x Donation by Tom Whitecross 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Don't forget the sunscreen... Best of luck Pia. x Donation by Matt Barker 19/10/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

hey Pia, have an amazing time, and good luck! Donation by Isaac Jones 19/10/09  

£20.00

Good luck and well done. This sounds like a very difficult hallenge and a fantastic cause. Donation by Stephanie Negal 19/10/09  

£2.00

WELL DONE PIA! I hope you run it to the whole Jason Robert Brown collection. xxx Donation by ella smith 19/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Pia! Donation by alice frost 18/10/09  

£5.00

Well done De Keyser! xxx Donation by Tom Anderson 18/10/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Donation by Pia de Keyser 18/10/09  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid
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