{"id":856,"date":"2018-10-22T17:26:04","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T15:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/didouqen.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2020-11-27T09:38:27","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T09:38:27","slug":"haf-hires-director-to-lead-operations-in-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-haf.ddev.site\/haf-hires-director-to-lead-operations-in-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"HAF Hires Director to Lead Operations in Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Yossef Ben-Meir, Ph.D.<\/em><\/p>\n

HAF Founder and President<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a particular joy for me to announce that my colleague for many years, Larbi Didouqen, is now the High Atlas Foundation\u2019s Director in Morocco.<\/p>\n

I first met Si Larbi in 1993 when I was a Peace Corps Volunteer and he was the Director of the Toubkal National Park.\u00a0 I recall most from our initial encounter that I made a remark that someone referred to as \u201cphilosophical\u201d.\u00a0 Larbi, in all his thoughtfulness, responded: \u201cWe need philosophers to carry out our mission.\u201d\u00a0 We have been close collaborators ever since.<\/p>\n

At this moment, HAF in Morocco is:<\/p>\n

–\u00a0 \u00a0transplanting more than 250,000 tree saplings from our eleven nurseries by March, and planting a million more seeds in 2018, benefiting communities and schools in 30 provinces<\/p>\n

– implementing a major clean drinking water project in the south, with nomadic people;<\/p>\n

-conducting women\u2019s empowerment workshops that is a rights-based and human development approach;<\/p>\n

-building upon its seven university partnerships;<\/p>\n

– monitoring for carbon credits;<\/p>\n

– building capacities of members of cooperatives;<\/p>\n

-fielding Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers from the U.S., and interns from around the world; and<\/p>\n

– advocating people\u2019s participation in development at all levels and with all sectors of society.<\/p>\n

Our team that Larbi is now leading is so\u00a0hard working,\u00a0and break new grounds.\u00a0 Larbi leads through his wonderful\u00a0example,and steadfast dedication.\u00a0 He was a volunteer for HAF its first ten years, before joining its staff full time in 2011.\u00a0 The starting point of his commitment to HAF\u2019s mission of participatory development is\u00a0love\u00a0of people.\u00a0 From there, best decisions are made.<\/p>\n

As for me, I will be part of HAF as much as ever.\u00a0 I will write more, and build special partnerships more, and do so more from the United States.<\/p>\n

This is my last HAF message of 2017 reminds of that most beautiful intangible quality about Morocco:\u00a0that beautiful and unpredictable things\u00a0happen, that uplift others and somehow me along \u2013 higher and higher, with greater serenity.<\/p>\n

Wishing much of only good for 2018, and always,<\/p>\n

Yours faithfully,<\/p>\n

Yossef Ben-Meir, Ph.D.<\/p>\n

HAF Founder and President<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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