Voluntary Work in Morocco Errachidia

  Morocco

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June, July, August 2009.

Description: The Moroccan organisation Elbassma is looking for volunteers who like to work in Morocco in July and august 2009. There are several possibilities:

- Painting the school
- Activities with children
- Teaching

Highlights: To ensure a local development, with a group of young people, = the smile was created as an association to fill in some gaps and collaborate in social works, sports and culture.

The Association is independent of any political party or religious link . It is a civil association of private rights and non-profit purposes.

The contribution to improve life conditions in this ignored aria through the coordination with other local, regional and international organizations which have the same targets are among the associations objectives that Elbassma are:

- Backing-up education in the region.
- Creating cultural projects in the region.
- Supporting the poor children who need such our activities.
- Showing our culture and exploring other cultures.
- Organizing the national and international work camps.
- Developing the skills and capacities of the people in the area.

Qualifications: Everybody with the minimum age of 18 years old and who is strongly motivated and creative and everyone who wants to help us and help the others to make this project successful and also who wants to discover a new culture and meet people around the world.

Cost in US$: 160 Euros

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Morocco Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10 to 15

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Elbassma's Mission Statement: To ensure a local development, we decided to create an association in this neighbourhood with a group of youth people and it was named < el basma = the smile > collaborating in social works, sport. Among its objectives is its contribution to improve life conditions in this ignored neighbourhood is coordination with other local, regional and international organization which have the same targets: - Support educational in the region. - Support cultural projects in the region. - Support the pour children who need these activities in summer. - Show our culture and explore other cultures.

Year Founded: 2008