At Sandblast, we rely on volunteers to keep our projects going and to continue advocating for the Saharawis. If you are passionate about human rights, love the arts, and want to share your skills to contribute to meaningful and positive change, then volunteering for Sandblast is perfect for you! We welcome those with different levels of experience and interest, and need volunteers to help with both our internal operations as well as our projects, like Desert Voicebox, in the camps. 

By volunteering for Sandblast, you will have the chance to:

Volunteering can make a difference to the Saharawis living in the refugee camps by:

We operate on a shoestring budget, so volunteers are essential to keeping our important work going. Volunteers bring new ideas and personal experience which can positively affect the work we’re doing at Sandblast.

Alongside this, volunteers can question and identify gaps which we may have missed, and offer tips and suggestions to help us improve our programming. It is also great to work with volunteers to help them achieve in education, professional life, or to just have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of others.

Volunteers help us: