Abderrahim has been planting and taking care of trees since he was a young boy. He joined the High Atlas Foundation in 2012 as a nursery caretaker in Akrich, Tameslouhte, in the Al Haouz Province where he has planted and nurtured tens of thousands of trees at HAF nurseries. He is responsible for irrigating plants and seeds; collecting, storing and preserving seeds; and grafting plants.