The High Atlas Foundation is a Moroccan association and a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by former Peace Corps Volunteers committed to furthering sustainable development. HAF supports Moroccan communities to take action in implementing human development initiatives that community beneficiaries determine and manage through a participatory approach. HAF promotes the following types of initiatives: Sustainable agriculture - Nurseries of fruit trees and wild medicinal plants, irrigation infrastructure and efficiency, organic certification, technical skills-building, carbon sequestration, and commercialization; Education - School infrastructure, gardens, and environme... read more The High Atlas Foundation is a Moroccan association and a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by former Peace Corps Volunteers committed to furthering sustainable development. HAF supports Moroccan communities to take action in implementing human development initiatives that community beneficiaries determine and manage through a participatory approach. HAF promotes the following types of initiatives: Sustainable agriculture - Nurseries of fruit trees and wild medicinal plants, irrigation infrastructure and efficiency, organic certification, technical skills-building, carbon sequestration, and commercialization; Education - School infrastructure, gardens, and environmental stewardship; Clean drinking water and waste management; Women's and youth's empowerment - Self-discovery, human rights, and cooperative development; Capacity-building - Participatory planning and project, organizational, and environmental management; and Culture - preserving Morocco's multicultural past and recording the peaceful coexistence and intertwined history among its Muslim majority together with minority Christian and Jewish communities. HAF currently supports 15 fruit tree nurseries. HAF also preserves Morocco's diverse cultural heritage, including historical Jewish sites, with partners including USAID, the American Society for Overseas Research, and Moroccan civil associations. HAF's women's empowerment activities are reducing barriers to women's liberation and financial independence in Moroccan society.
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By Yossef Ben-Meir | President
On September 8, 2023, an earthquake took the lives of nearly 3,000 people and more than 5,500 were injured in the provinces of Al Haouz, Azilal, Chichaoua, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, and... Read the full report ›By Nouhaila Elfatimi | HAF's Psychosocial Support
In our journey in life, we encounter setbacks and events that leave deep imprints on our soul, and form real psychological scars whose severity and impact vary from one individual to another. Despite... Read the full report ›By Yossef Ben-Meir | President
It has been more than six months since that calamitous night in the High Atlas Mountains in the Kingdom of Morocco. Devastating earthquakes are nightmarish realities, and it is only by waking and... Read the full report ›
