March 16, 2007

Volunteering in Morocco

Filed under: Culture, Guides — taamarbuuta @ 2:21 pm

According to Magharebia.com, the Moroccan government is working hard to improve education for the disabled. The article states that only 30% of disabled children are enrolled in school - mostly due to lack of facilities. The government runs 185 classes for disabled students at 48 different sites, most of which are located in cities.

Recently, I’ve been in contact with someone looking for places to volunteer in Morocco - we’re not talking a “volunteering vacation;” I mean, this person is truly interested in serving disabled populations (or barring that, other populations) in Morocco. I’ve compiled a list of organizations, but if anyone has more ideas, I’d love to add them so that I can assist others in finding organizations which need help.

Please keep in mind that I’m not in contact with these organizations and am unsure of their volunteer needs. I’m just providing points of contact:

Ain Leuh Village of Hope - English, French, Dutch, German

Bayti - French, English, Arabic (the French site has the most comprehensive information)

Daba - French

Fatima Sadiqi - ISIS Center

L’Association Marocaine d’Aide a l’Enfant et a la Famille (AMAEF) - French only

One Response to “Volunteering in Morocco”

  1. Jeremy Block Says:

    Dear Sir/Madam:

    I came across this website as I am in active pursuit of looking for some sponsored volunteer programs in Morocco for the year. Apart from these listings that you have above, would you know of any others or some people I could perhaps contact?

    Many thanks,
    Jeremy

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