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
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 ›By Bouchra Zine | HAF Program Coordinator
In April 2023, and at the request of Hassan who is the Director of the National Park of Khenifra, a group of women from Merdhal Amane village of the Aguelmem Azegza municipality in the province of... Read the full report ›By Nouhaila ELfatimi | HAF program assistant
This phrase at the beginning of our story alludes to a journey full of challenges and new experiences. It suggests to the reader what the story will revolve around. What will we talk about? The... Read the full report ›