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Under THE SUN

Western Sahara Refugee Project

inspire the change.

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Mission Statement

Under the Sun is a project based in Armenia, Spain, and the Netherlands through the support of the United World Colleges (UWC) global movement.

 

Take ActionWe aim to empower vulnerable families in Western Sahrawi refugee camps by fundraising for housing in order to allow them to enjoy basic human needs.

 

Inspire the change with us by donating, sharing information, and educating oneself.

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About our project

Known as ‘Africa’s last colony’, Western Sahara’s unique geopolitical situation has set its people afar to seek shelter elsewhere. Our initiative hopes to empower the Sahrawi refugees through improving their living conditions and spreading awareness about their struggles.

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2020

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UWC Maastricht '20 alumni, Leila Belkacem, founded the Under the Sun project to draw funds for the cause through public support.

Thanks to the UWC Maastricht team in the Netherlands, the project raised more than 5000 euros with huge success.

Established the UWC Dilijan Team in Armenia and Spain-based Team.

YOU can help influence what the future brings!

Location of the Camp

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Why Us?

Western Sahara location on map
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reliability

The founder of our project conducts field investigations to gain first-hand experience on the situation of the camp. We continually track the selected families in need of our help to ensure improvement in their conditions. 

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Donate

Goal: Build at least 30 cement houses by Dec. 2021

Cost of One House: €700

Objective: raise €21,000 by the end of this year.

 

With your support, we managed to meet our goals set in 2020. Now, approaching the latter half of this year, your donation will be the key in changing their future. 

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Smiles we work for

Pictures in the gallery are taken between 2020 and 2021 at Tindouf. © Under the Sun

CONTACT

please, don't hesitate!

Reach us now for any inquiries and suggestions for the team. We'd love to engage in a conversation with those open-minded and willing to share opinions.

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Address:

7 Getapnya St., Dilijan 3903 Armenia

Email:

m.ogunshola@student.uwcdilijan.am 

k.tsai@alumni.uwcdilijan.am

Para las consultas en español | España (Spain): anabelropero10@gmail.com

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Our Founder's email | currently based in The Netherlands:

lailabelkacem23@gmail.com

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