The Saharawi are traditionally a nomadic people, travelling from one wadi (water oasis) to the next, living in tents.
After fleeing the Moroccan Green March in 1975, the Saharawi people found themselves at the refugee camps outside the Algerian desert town of Tindouf.
The Green March was instigated by King Hassan to force the Spanish to leave the Western Sahara. The move co-ordinated 300,000 Moroccans to walk into the disputed territories, followed by the Moroccan military dropping napalm and cluster bombs.
The Saharawi have been in exile ever since.
Building permanent structures is seen as an acceptance of Moroccan occupation. An acceptance of the fact that the Saharawi people will never go home.
The majority of Saharawi people live in tents. It keeps out the harsh desert sun, while allowing a passing breeze, and creating an open space that allows communities to interact.
But some are building more permanent structures. While those built from sand and straw appear sturdy, they melt like sugar in rainfall and last a mere fifteen years.
The owners insist such structures are not permanent, as they are cheap and simply a means of passing the time.
However permanent or temporary, Sara shows us the lengths people will go to in order to make a house feel like a home.