2. SUMARY:
♣ SAHARA IN GENERAL:
♦ Location.
♦ Population.
♦ Language and religion.
♦ Economy.
♦ Clothing.
♦ Gastronomy.
♣ SAHARA CHILDREN IN
BAZTAN:
♦ The association.
♦ My experience.
♦ People from Baztan in
Sahara.
4. • Population:
♦ The population of Western Sahara is mostly of Arab and
Berber origin.
♦ Most of the native Sahrawi population is in the refugee camps
in Tindouf.
♦ The population is very light.
• Language and religion:
♦ The official lenguage is Arabic, but daily they speak Hassani.
♦ Spanish is spoken us a second language.
♦ The predominant religion is Islam.
5. • Economy:
♦ Most food for the urban population must be imported.
♦ Each family receives a month: one kg. of pasta, rice,
powdered milk, a bottle of oil per person. A bag of flour, and a
canister of butane.
♦ Some familys have their own animals (camel, goat
and sheep) to do benefit.
♦ All the trade and other economy activities are
controlled by the Moroccan government.
6. • Clothing:
♦ Daraá: ▪ Men clothes.
▪ Is open on the sides.
▪ Is white or blue.
▪ It´s got a large pocket on the chest.
♦ Melhfa: ▪ Women clothes.
▪ Large and lightweight costume.
▪ It´s about two metres long.
▪ There is a variety of colours.
7. • Gastronomy:
♦ The main ingredient that usually accompany
all the dishes is the couscous.
♦ Is very popular among the Saharan camel
meat and lamb meat.
♦ It is very usual to take tea. The tea is taken
in three times. There is a popular coment:
“ The first cup is said to be bitter like live,
the second sweet as love and the third
soft as death”.
8. ♣ Sahara children in Baztan:
Baztan
• The association.
SAHARAZTAN:
THE MEANING OF THE NAME:
♦ This name joins two diferent countries: Sahara and Baztan.
♦ The ending of “–ztan” means “village from…”.
♦ In the logo appears the desert (related to Sahara) and the
mountains (related to Baztan).
9. THE FUNDATION OF THE ASSOCIATION:
♦ It´s created two years ago.
♦ It began with three families from Baztan.
♦ The first three families got children with help of the
association from Leitza.
THE AIM OF THE ASSOCIATION:
♦ Collect money to pay for the children´s travel.
♦ Encourage families to get children.
10. THE ACTIVITIES:
♦ Sale of tickets: raffle.
♦ Sale of T-shirts.
11. ♦ Show a film.
♦ Chats with people with a lot of experience.
♦ The collection of food.
12. SAHARA CHILDREN IN BAZTAN:
♦ For the last years they come to Baztan
12 children.
♦ Familys don´t have to paid the
travel. (exploit of the Argelias militar airport.)
♦ Children come for two months (from the
end of June, to final of August).
♦ Children can come til 7 to12.
13. WHAT THEY WANT TO GET WITH THIS?
♦ Avoid the stifling heat.
♦ Checkup their health: dental checkup…
♦ Help to families to survive.
♦ They try to feed with a varied diet.
♦ Children are able to enjoy with water.
♦ Children meet other families, children…
♦ Children get to know another culture.
♦…
