By Karolina Zagorska | Business Partnership Specialist
Context
On 8 September 2023 south-eastern Morocco was hit by a strong earthquake, which left almost 3 thousand people dead and ca. 6 thousand wounded. Especially affected were residents of the mountain villages of the High Atlas region, where many buildings were completely destroyed or severely damaged. Limited access to some areas made it difficult to conduct relief activities. The situation was compounded by low temperatures recorded in the mountains at the time.
PAH response
Our Emergency Response Team was dispatched to the area to help the people affected by the disaster. Our activities initially focused on providing the bare essentials, such as blankets, food and hygiene products. In order to enable children to continue studying after their school was destroyed by the quake, we set up a temporary school room. It was used by 60 children. In order to meet the needs of the residents in the winter season, we provided them with warm sturdy tents and heating ovens.
As part of this project, we collaborated with local partners, i.e. Action for Humanity and the High Atlas Mountain Foundation, to provide humanitarian aid to the community impacted by the earthquake in the High Atlas region. As part of our relief efforts, we supplied tents, ovens, non-food packages and hygiene kits, blankets and food, and we created a temporary learning space.
In Al-Haouz province, PAH provided aid to 3,276 people, including 1,671 women and girls, with support financed from PAH’s own funds.
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