By buying some of the photos taken by sociology student Rok Ramšak visitors will help a centre for children with special needs and schools devastated by floods in Smara.

The Gazes of the Forgotten exhibition is a part of the project The Story of Western Sahara's Forgotten People with which a group of experts from fields like journalism, sociology and political sciences want to raise awareness of the stateless Sahrawi people and their homeland Western Sahara, which has been occupied by Morocco for 40 years.

Occupied by Spain in the late 19th century, Western Sahara has been on the UN's list of non-self-governing territories since 1963 after a Moroccan demand.

In 1965, the UN General Assembly adopted its first resolution on Western Sahara, asking Spain to decolonise the territory and a year later, a new resolution was passed requesting that a referendum be held by Spain on self-determination.

After a decade, Spain relinquished the administrative control of the territory to a joint administration by Morocco and Mauritania. Subsequently, a war erupted there and Morocco eventually secured de facto control of most of the territory, including all the major cities and natural resources.

The people who escaped hostilities now live in extreme conditions in refugee camps in Sahara and are dependant on solidarity from the international community. Last October, they were severely affected by floods.

The 15 photographs displayed at Celica will be put up for a charity auction, while visitors will also be able to buy some of the small-format photos to help the people of Western Sahara.