By Eliana Lisuzzo HAF Program Assistant  — Just as every other nation in the world, Morocco faces consequences of climate change including higher temperatures, more extreme weather conditions, and rising sea levels due to the human population’s collective treatment of our earth. Morocco particularly struggles with waste management and rising urban air pollution. Without implementing

Developing Capability for Seed Storage and Preservation in Morocco By Russ Zick USAID Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Small holder farmers in Morocco are engaged in upgrading their agricultural practices in order to increase income by expanding exports to Europe, the United States, and other Southern countries.  The High Atlas Foundation (HAF) has been engaged in that process

On February 20, in partnership with the Middle East Partnership Initiative, HAF in Oujda conducted the first capacity-building workshop in the training room of Midar Agricultural Training Center located in the city of Midar, in the province of Driouch. This session knew presence of 19 participants men and women representing ten cooperatives from different areas

By Fatima Zahra Laaribi Financial Manager and Trainer    I had the honor of taking part in the 1st Maghreb Training of Trainers on Digital Security. The High Atlas Foundation was selected out of 95 associations from all over the Maghreb to further strengthen its capacities as a non-profit organization in the safe use of technology

By Eliana Lisuzzo HAF Program Assistant — An old Moroccan proverb, “One hand can’t clap,” is one that embodies both the approach to and application of the work implemented by The High Atlas Foundation (HAF). HAF is made up of a team of people dedicated to empowering Moroccans by engaging them in the process of

By Fatime Zahra Machloukh Student at Cadi Ayad University When we talk about Cadi Ayyad University, we are talking about a history, which involves a long period of hard work and great efforts. The eclectic student population is the best part of this University, since it comes from different places, with different ideas, goals, ambitions

For most people who are familiar with Islam, they are aware that Ramadan is a holy month; that it consists of fasting from sunrise to sunset. However, Iftar is not simply the breaking of fast. It is also a time when friends and family can gather in celebration. On May 26th, current and previous HAF staff and volunteers

By Salma Chamikhe and Gal Kramarski HAF Interns Women from mountain villages took part in the IMAGINE initiative as they participated in the 4-day empowerment workshops in their home communities and at the High Atlas Foundation’s office in Marrakech, Morocco.  The men-free zone boosted the women’s ability to candidly share their feelings as they answered

By Salim Syassi HAF Intern and Student at Al Akhawayn University Anamer and Aghbalou may seem to be two typical villages in the mountainous Al Haouz province of Morocco, but they embody exceptional efforts of participatory development led by the High Atlas Foundation (HAF), local communities, and the High Commission of Waters and Forests. As

The women of the Ourika commune and HAF Project Manager Amina El Hajjami (second from left) By Katie O’Neill, HAF Intern from Claremont McKenna College (USA) High Atlas Foundation, Marrakech In the village commune of Ourika, Morocco a women’s cooperative successfully cultivates vast fields of calendula flowers. Though in this part of the world patriarchal

By Julia Payne HAF Intern On Monday June 4, 2018, we took the snaking roads through the High Atlas Mountains to the Tassa Ouirgane community nestled between two towering mountains in the Toubkal National Park. The purpose of the day’s visit was to have the community participate in a training workshop on how to manage

By Julia Al-Akkad HAF Intern The High Atlas Foundation’s initiation of Sami’s Project in 2011 led to remarkable success throughout the rural communities of the Kingdom of  Morocco. The sustainable development project seeks to improve the education system by creating green spaces through distributing and planting trees at local schools. The green spaces encourage the

 سعيد بناني  مدير مشروع بمؤسسة الأطلس الكبير مشتل للأشجار المثمرة في مركز عبد العزيز بن ادريس لحماية الطفولة بفاس “نموذجا”   حسب وزارة الشباب والرياضة، فمراكز حماية الطفولة هي تلك الفضاءات التابعة لوزارة الشباب والرياضة تتولى مهمة إعادة تربية الاحداث الجانحين المحالين عليها من طرف السلطات القضائية طبقا لمقتضيات قانون المسطرة الجنائية، وتعمل على تقديم خدماتها

Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir on Human Development in the Arab Spring Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir answers questions on his recently-completed essay entitled Human Development in the Arab Spring: An Analysis of Past Development and Today’s Morocco toward Shaping a Global Future. Dr. Ben-Meir has been dedicated to the field of international development since he joined the Peace

Written by Amina Elhajjami, the High Atlas Foundation’s Program Director for the Al Haouz and Taroudant provinces along with National Endowment for Democracy projects in this region, her story gives a glimpse of life in a village of the High Atlas mountains, where women’s associations are beginning to thrive and are supported by men in

أولت مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير اهتماما كبيرا بقطاع التعليم، لما  يلعبه من دور في المساهمة في  التنمية البشرية والمستدامة،خاصة الاهتمام بمجال البيئة إن المحافظة على البيئة من أهم العوامل التي تعتمد عليها التربية، والمساهمة في تكوين شخصية التلاميذ و مجال لتطوير إبداعاتهم و مهاراتهم.لدى فالمؤسسة تعمل جاهدة على تطوير “مشروع سامي” الهادف إلى تشجير المدارس و

For 2014 on this day, held under UN auspices, the chosen theme is the incorporation of sustainable land management policies and practices into our collective response to climate change. In this context – and when considering the great mountain ranges as well as desert regions that exist in Morocco – the High Atlas Foundation wishes

On Friday, June 13, 2014, Lamia Bazir, representative of the High Atlas Foundation at the United Nations, was invited by UN Secretary General Envoy on Youth, Ahmed El Handaoui, to meet the new generation of youth leaders at the UNICEF Headquarters in New York. This meeting was the occasion for the young participants to share their plan of

بمناسبة حلول شهر رمضان المعظم، تتقدم مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير باسم جميع أعضائها بتهنئة الناس في  بقاع العالم بهذا الشهر المبارك. آملين من   الله العلي القدير أن يمنه على الجميع بمزيد من الأجر والمغفرة والثواب.ويتقبل صيامنا وقيامنا ويلهمنا الصبر في جميع أعمالنا ويجعلها في ميزان  الحسنات ويجعل القرآن ربيع قلوبنا ونور صدورنا ويعيده علينا وعليكم باليمن والخير

امن انجاز: أمينة الحجا مي بمناسبة حلول شهر رمضان المعظم، تتقدم مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير باسم جميع أعضائها بتهنئة الناس في  بقاع العالم بهذا الشهر المبارك. آملين من   الله العلي القدير أن يمنه على الجميع بمزيد من الأجر والمغفرة والثواب.ويتقبل صيامنا وقيامنا ويلهمنا الصبر في جميع أعمالنا ويجعلها في ميزان  الحسنات ويجعل القرآن ربيع قلوبنا ونور صدورنا

HAF participates in the launch of UN Women’s Beijing + 20 Campaign “Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity. Picture it!” On June 26th, UN Women launched the “Beijing + 20” campaign “Empowering Women, Empowering humanity, Picture it!” at the historic Apollo theatre in New York City. Women and men from all around the world, including the HAF

This post draws text primarily from Julia Devlin’s excellent article: https://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2014/06/24-water-scarcity-growth-prospects-middle-east-north-africa-devlin “Today, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are the most water scarce globally, with per capita freshwater supplies well below the water “poverty” line of 1,000 cubic meters per year. Arid conditions, low and variable rainfall and high rates of evaporation

HAF’s July Updates                                               View this email in your browser ما أسرع أيامك يا رمضان تأتي على شوق ولهفة، و تمضي على عجل. يا شهر الصيام ترفق ويا شهر القيام تمهل. نفوس العابدين اطمأنت

يوليوز2014 أنشئت مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير بجماعة أيت امحمد لإقليم أزيلال، جهة تادلة أزيلال بجبال الأطلس المتوسط مشروع فلاحي بيئي وقامت بلقاءات تواصلية مكثفة تهدف إلى تفعيل المقاربة التشاركية لفائدة نساء المنطقة (40) بمقر جمعية أسكا للمرأة والطفل، سردن جميع هموم و مشاكل المرأة التي تعاني منها في المنطقة مع مناقشة بعض الحلول، وكان إنشاء مشتل

In terms of sustainable human development, the story of Morocco – now celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the accession of King Mohammed VI – is a highly compelling one. It resonates for all developing nations that seek to chart a similar course of structuring their institutions to include an ingredient shown to be vital for

On this special day, the High Atlas Foundation wishes its friends and partners in the Province of Boujdour success in all their undertakings to advance human development in their communities. That mothers with whom we meet will realize their full dreams for themselves and their children; that fishermen will build the communities with the amenities for health and prosperity

Thanks to the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), the High Atlas Foundation has begun an agricultural cooperative-building training program in the Essaouira Province. Throughout April and May, HAF prepared for this program by finalizing the modalities, setting the budgets, clarifying objects and target groups, in addition to identifying the training centers and training participants and

As we send our sincere condolences to the family of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Fatima Zahra, the High Atlas Foundation wishes His Majesty King Mohammed VI peace and health on his birthday.  We hope that in time joy supplants mourning, and that this special day marks the continued and greatly accelerated ascendancy of human

The High Atlas Foundation, a recipient of the Alliance for Global Good’s Innovation Fund, has been hard at work developing and implementing its social enterprise, High Atlas Agriculture and Artisanal (HA3). In 2012, the Alliance for Global Good granted the High Atlas Foundation funds to spur organic agriculture in the Toubkal site. Thanks to the initial

ORGANIC MOROCCAN NUTS Product Details*: Product 150-200 MT of certified organic walnuts Certifying agency Ecocert (USDA recognized) 1-year shelf life Clean & well-dried Grade US No 1 light pieces and halves Variety Walnut: Juglans regia (common walnut) Cost Sale price of $13.00/kg or $5.90/lb delivered FOB US Availability Available for export from Morocco mid-October, for