جمعية المهندسين الصحراوية من أجل التنمية
Association of
Saharawi Engineers for Development (ASED)
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STATEMENT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ASED
Western Sahara, the former Spanish
colony, is situated in north-west Africa.
The Moroccan Mauritania invasion
of the territory in 1975 forced dozens of thousands of the Saharawis to
live in exile in refugee camps near Tindouf in south-west Algeria.
In 1976 the Saharawis proclaimed
their own state, the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), in the
liberated zones of the territory.
During these 30 years of exile,
several hundreds of young Saharawis graduated in different specialties
of engineering. They live currently in the refugee camps and because of
the conditions of exile they remain unemployed. These conditions are
characterised by the lack of material equipments that could help them
practice, promote and develop their specialities within a context of
dynamic professional relations.
On 15 March 2007 we met in Bir
Lehlou, in the liberated territory of the SADR, to establish our
association,: the Association of Saharawi Engineers for Development
(ASED).
The reasons for establishing the
association are as follows:
Awareness of the need to valorise
the importance of the role played by the engineers in the development of
society and promoting the scientific and technical culture.
The Association is born of the
will of the engineers to create an institution that would meet their
aspirations.
The objectives of the ASED are as follows:
1. To establish a grouping of Saharawi engineers.
2. To consolidate friendly relations between the fellow members.
3. To confront the idleness of the engineers and to contribute to the development of our society.
4. To establish contact between Saharawi engineers and engineers’ associations around the world.
5. To promote the engineers’ skills in different domains through:
- The establishment of study centres, workshops, laboratories, etc.
- The organisation of seminars and meetings on the scientific issues of importance to the refugees (water, agriculture, environment…)
- To go on professional training and retraining.
6. To improve the life conditions of the Saharawis by engaging in productive activities (small cooperatives, agro-pastoral projects, maintenance of computer equipments, construction units, etc…)
The General Secretariat is composed of:
1 - A Board comprising a president, vice-president, secretary and a treasurer.
2 - Heads of scientific sections.
3 - Representatives of the Association in the wilaya and Diaspora
The provisional General Secretariat invites all Saharawi engineers to join the association and to take part in the coming General Assembly.
The provisional Head office: Chahid Elhafed PB 470, Tindouf,
37000 ALGERIA,
Tel: 00213 669 73 76 68 or 00213 699 11 30 97
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