Sadiki Man Sahara – What We’re All About
Where We Started
Our little project started many months ago, initially collecting donated children’s clothes to take out to tiny remote villages across the Atlas Mountain district in Morocco. Our donations came from our network of friends and parents across the UK; everyone was so kind and support came from all directions. We received so many items that flying out with suitcases full at a time was no longer good enough and we had to fill the car, nearly to the brim and take the long road. Our destination was the primary school in a small disconnected village located in the foot hills of the Atlas Mountains, 12km along a dirt track through the stone desert. The children were overjoyed to receive all their fabulous new clothes: most put them all on, straight away! That was the first day that we knew this needed to become a real project, working on a larger scale to reach out to as many people as possible. We’ve Been Busy
Since then, our network throughout Morocco has expanded and we have searched out more people and communities that really need more help and support. People will be receiving our help from the UK all across Southern Morocco from the Atlas Mountains to deep down in the Sahara Desert where inhabitants endure some of the worlds’ harshest weather conditions, with extremely restricted water supplies. Fundraising is a priority now with our target set at £5,000 to enable us to upgrade from project to charity status. As well as trying to be able to raise the funds for the transportation we are always collecting clothes ready to be taken out to the villages before the harsh winters set in. We are working really hard at the moment trying to create some exciting ways for people to help with fundraising including competitions for school students, organising nationwide raffles and selling a variety of handcrafted items. We’re looking for as many people as possible to help us out but in tiny, little ways; the idea being that if lots of people do a little bit, over all, all together we can achieve something massive. We have a lot to do before the trip this winter to ensure we reach all the people that need our help. This years winter clothes run aims to deliver clothes to 30 or more remote villages and plans and preparations are underway for the trip. We are also looking to continue our work all year round by helping to fund a Moroccan based project, Sadiki Man Mhamid giving aid to the poor and needy providing food and basic medical assistance. Our plans keep on expanding with the more people we come into contact with and we are always trying to find new ways to help, not only by providing short term aid through donations, but lasting, more long term solutions aiming to develop and improve the lives of inhabitants. Next on the cards is the launch of our website which we’re working on right now- so watch this space!
