Sahrawi children play with astronomy

On July 23rd, a group of Sahrawi children who are spending the summer in Valencia as part of the “Vacaciones en Paz” (Holidays in Peace) program enjoyed an evening of astronomical and ecological activities at Casa Penya (Sagunt) thanks to the Amanar project and the collaboration of Acció Ecologista Agró, Fundación Sapiencia, and the University of Valencia Astronomical Observatory. The nearly 30 participating children enjoyed the eclipse workshop led by Isabel Cordero, a member of Sapiencia and a professor at the UV. The Observatori contributed with a live recreation of the eclipses in which the children used masks to simulate becoming the Earth or the Sun themselves, and then launched rockets into space (well, almost). The final touch was provided by the astronomer Enric Marco (UV) with an astronomical observation with a telescope.

You can see all the photos in this post by Mo Vaps: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1717304019038365&id=100022763497442&rdid=VMBmFQut52ziEYCt

The summary of the visit is reflected in this montage published on Mo Vaps’ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@movaps.vlccst/video/7395239373488393505