Are you passionate about language and interested in expanding your translation skills? HAF is currently looking for a professional or non-professional translator to translate Spanish documents into French and Arabic. Your task will mainly consist of providing translation for walnut processing machine manuals. Please note that this involves rather technical terms. Our volunteers are vital

By Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir, HAF president November 30, 2015 I wonder if we can measure, using a scientific, quantitative methodology, whether, in fact, giving is actually getting. The overwhelming evidence in my life, based on my experiences, based on so many voices I’ve heard, based on ancient and contemporary writing, within poetry, as part of

HAF project manager November 27, 2015 The streets of Figuig are quiet and empty. Dusty rose-colored walls stand as dividing sentinels along the roadways of this eastern Moroccan date oasis, empty during this midweek afternoon. There are few roads to Figuig, and they are lonely at this time of year, save for CTM local transport

By Pommelien da Silva Cosme, HAF intern December 3, 2015 HAF intern Pommelien joined HAF project manager Amina in a visit to a group of women in Ourika, where she learned more about the participatory approach and spoke with some of the women. Last week I joined HAF project manager Amina to meet a group

Le 10 décembre 2015 Cet article a été écrit et publié par le PNUD au Maroc. Le représentant résident du PNUD Maroc, Philippe Poinsot, a visité avec nous trois sites à Ait Omar, Tadmamt et Asni, chacun représentant les différentes phases du cycle de l’agriculture organique. Accompagné de l’équipe de la Fondation du Haut Atlas,

By Ida Sophie Winter, HAF project manager December 9, 2015 The High Atlas Foundation trains government and civil sector employees in participatory development The High Atlas Foundation, in partnership with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Republic of Cameroon and United Nations Development Programme, trained Cameroonian government and civil sector employees in facilitating participatory community development

By Pommelien da Silva Cosme, HAF intern December 11, 2015 Last week, I was thrilled to attend a compost workshop in Ourika Valley, just 45 minutes out of Marrakech. Eager to learn more about the process and the benefits of composting, I joined some 30 women to learn more about the basic guidelines on how

By Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir, HAF president December 16, 2015 We learn as we live. The High Atlas Foundation has been planting seeds in community-managed nurseries since its birth in 2000. Only this year have we come to learn this simple fact: the people’s seeds are equity, and financial institutions grant and loan to the people’s

By Hana Ezaoui, HAF Project Manager December 22, 2015 جماعة الجريفية بوجدور تزامنا مع الاحتفالات بعيدي المسيرة الخضراء و عيد الاستقلال المجيد أبت إدارة مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير إلا أن تقوم بعمل استثنائي كهذين العيدين الوطنيين الاستثنائيين ، حيث قررت المؤسسة القيام بعملية تشجير بإحدى قرى الصيد بتراب جماعة الجريفية إنها قرية الصيد افتيسات “الكاب 7”.  

By Liam Stewart, HAF intern 28 December, 2015 Working alongside the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) has been an amazing experience. In the past three months I have had the opportunity to contribute to the vital sustainable development work being carried out by the organisation, develop my own personal skills and explore different regions of the

By Lillian Thomson January 2016 Since the first group of Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) arrived in Morocco in 1963, over 5,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps’ partnership with Morocco to develop resilient communities through education and similar voluntary initiatives. In 2010 I was sent to work with Yossef Ben-Meir, president of the High

January 21st, 2016 Monday, January 25th, 2016 – Akrich, rural commune of Tamesloht, Al Haouz province (25 km south of Marrakesh): At what has become an annual, intercultural celebration of the new planting season, a further milestone in the calendar of the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) is set to take place. The event will be

By Lisa Maria Wiese, HAF intern 15 January, 2016 The almond is a precious fruit that can be enjoyed on its own, in a cake, and even for luxurious crèmes. The production of the very tasty and equally healthy fruit of the almond tree requires many steps, but the reward is well worth it in

Communiqué de presse 27 janvier 2016 POUR DIFFUSION IMMEDIATE Morocco: Soutenir le développement économique d’une manière enrichissante pour tous : la Maison de Vie, une initiative interculturelle d’agriculture bio de la Fondation du Haut Atlas et de l’engagement à l’action de la Clinton Clinton Global Initiative. Monday, January 25th, 2016 – Akrich, rural commune of Tamesloht,

– Between Despondency and Hope in Morocco’s Oriental Region, The Perspective, by Elle Houby (HAF writer), 29 January   2016. – On the fringes of the Saharan desert, skirted by the rocky coastline of the northern Maghreb where it meets the blue Mediterranean, lies the Oriental region of Morocco. Nestling within an often verdant, predominantly mountainous terrain is Oujda, the largest

Mouhssine Tadlaoui-Cherki 1 February, 2016  The High Atlas Foundation (HAF) team is currently in the process of wrapping up its Legal Aid Program, funded by the National Endowment for Democracy and held in partnership with the Faculty of Law, Economics and Social Sciences in Mohammedia. The program concentrated on providing legal services for civil society organizations

 في إطار أنشطتها التنموية الاجتماعية وبدعم من الصندوق الوقف الوطني الديمقراطي، ووعيا منها بالدور الريادي الذي يلعبه العنصر البشري في مسلسل التنمية المحلية، نظمت مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير بالفضاء الجمعوي لإقليم بوجدور برنامجا تكوينيا ولقاءات تواصلية حول “التنمية التشاركية ” أطرتها الأستاذة حانة الزاوي لفائدة فعاليات المجتمع المدني وبعض البحارة بقرية الصيد افتيسات، وقد دام هذا

By Lisa Maria Wiese, Social Media Intern February 9, 2016 On February 8th, I had the great joy of accompanying the HAF team and HAF’s president Yossef Ben-Meir to the rural province of Rhamna. There, I attended my first tree distribution which took place at Bouchane schools in the area. The first school I visited

A qui de droit: C’est avec plaisir que je joins le texte de l’allocution prononcée par M. Younès Al Badawi, gouverneur d’Al Haouz, le 25 janvier 2016 à la cérémonie de signature d’un engagement à l’action de la Clinton Global Initiative, à laquelle a assisté M. Dwight L. Bush, Ambassadeur des Etats-Unis d’Amérique au Royaume

By Elle Houby 16 February 2016 A mere forty-five minute drive from the rhythmic commotion that is Marrakesh, Morocco’s southern metropolis, sits the lush nursery of Tadmamt. As spring edges closer, the intricately terraced fields make for a refreshing change of scenery after the vibrant urban scene. Yet, enveloped in the lofty peaks of the

لثلاثاء 09 فبراير 2016 By Said EL Bennan     في اطار تشجيع الفلاحة البيولوجية  قامت مؤسسة الاطلس الكبير اليوم في مقرها بمراكش  بتنظيم تدريب في ما يخص الفلاحة البيولوجية، و كيفية الحصول على شهادة المنتوج البيولوجي لفائدة مسيري المشاتل المنجزة من طرف المؤسسة ، إلى جانب حضور النساء المصرحات بتأسيس تعاونية نسوية بمنطقة اثنين أوريكة إقليم

– A Legacy of Peace Corps Service, Friends of Morocco, Friends of Morocco News, by Lillian Thompson (HAF-Peace Corps Response Volunteer),   February 2016. I’d like to share with you a story about the origins of the High Atlas Foundation, and my experience with it as a Peace Corps Response Volunteer. The High Atlas Foundation resulted from its founder,

The High Atlas Foundation has recently registered with Amazon Smile. Select the High Atlas Foundation as your chosen non-profit and every time you order from Amazon a small donation will go to HAF! Every donation helps HAF continue to encourage sustainable prosperity in Morocco! “Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases

By Said El Bennani February 22, 2016 مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير فاعل استراتيجي في الارتقاء بالحيات المدرسية    “حاجيات المدارس الى الطبيعة “  انطلقت عملية التشجير بالمؤسسات التعليمية التابعة لنيابة اقليم إفران، بشراكة مع مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير والنيابة الاقليمية للتربية الوطنية بإقليم إفران.  أول عملية كانت بمدرسة السلام بمدينة إفران في صباح يوم الجمعة 12 فبراير 2016،

By Luigi Limone February 23, 2016 On February 22nd, I had the opportunity to accompany the HAF team to the province of Chichaoua, in the region of Marrakech-Safi. We left from Marrakech at 8 a.m. to reach the Tadmamt nursery. Immersed in the majesty of the High Atlas Mountains, the nursery imparts the feeling of

حضرة رئيس التحرير المحترم،، تحيّة طيّبة وبعد،، يسعدني أن أشارككم قصة عن أصول مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير وتجربتي معها كمتطوعة في فيلق السلام. لقد انبثقت مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير من مؤسسها يوسف بن مئير كتجربة متطوع آنذاك في فيلق السلام قادما ً من مدينة نيويورك حيث تمّ تعيينه لقرية جبلية نائية تصارع الفقر والجفاف في جبال الأطلس

By Ibtissam Niri February 26, 2016 تبدي لك الأيام ما يكون عنك غائبا وفي دهاليزها تجد لنفسك ولو تعريفا مقتضبا، فمبادئ الحياة في بعض الأحيان تجعل الإنسان مسؤولا دون التقيد بعقد يمضيه أو راتب يجنيه كما هو الحال عندما تجد نفسك منغمسا مع أشخاص لم يكن لك في الحياة نصيب للتعرف عليهم لولا فرصة التطوع

To view text in English, please click here By Fatima-Zahra Laaribi March 2, 2016 لحظة هي لا تنسى تلك التي وصلت فيها مطار عمان في إحدى أمسيات فبراير 2016…شساعة الفضاء وبرودة الجو جعلاني اشعر بالبحث عن الأمان عن الدفء سيما وانها زيارتي الأولى للملكة الأردنية الهاشمية ،انتابتني مشاعر خوف من مجهول لكني ارتحت فور تجاوزي لمراقبة