Earthquake Recovery Appeal

Following the devastating earthquake in the Atlas Mountains in September 2023, many of you supported our Earthquake Recovery Appeal through GlobalGiving. Your generosity enabled us to respond quickly and provide practical support to the communities and girls connected to our programmes.

As recovery efforts have progressed and our immediate priorities have now been addressed, we have taken the decision to formally close the Earthquake Recovery Appeal on GlobalGiving. We wanted to share an update on what your support has helped make possible.

• Repairing damaged infrastructure
  One of the key priorities following the earthquake was repairing our boarding house in Ouirgane, which sustained damage. Thanks to donor support, the building has now been fully repaired and is safely operational again, ensuring that girls can continue their education in a stable and secure environment.
  
  
• Providing ongoing accommodation and stability
  In the aftermath of the earthquake, housing became a significant challenge across the region. To ensure the girls in our programmes could continue their studies without disruption, we secured and currently operate five rental properties, providing safe accommodation while longer-term solutions are developed.
  
  
• Rebuilding and expanding Asni
  A new plot of land has now been secured for an expanded boarding house in Asni, enabling us to begin a larger rebuild project. This will allow us to provide improved facilities and support more girls from remote villages in the Atlas Mountains.
  
  
• Supporting girls through a difficult period
  Beyond infrastructure, the earthquake had a profound emotional and practical impact on the girls and their families. Throughout this period we have continued to support them as much as possible - ensuring continuity in their education, providing stability, and helping them navigate the challenges that followed the disaster.

 While the emergency phase of our response is coming to an end, our work supporting girls’ education in Morocco continues.

If you would like to continue supporting this mission, we warmly invite you to follow our long-standing GlobalGiving project: “Support Marginalised Girls’ Education in Morocco.”

Through this programme we continue our work in the Atlas Mountains while also expanding our reach to support disadvantaged girls from different backgrounds across Morocco, ensuring more young women have the opportunity to access education and build independent futures.

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who stood with these communities during such a difficult time. Your support has helped ensure that, even in the aftermath of disaster, girls were able to continue their education and look towards the future with hope.

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