We seek your support for our project aimed at assisting women with physical disabilities in Marrakech through embroidery training. With a goal of 88,000 USD per year, we aim to guarantee social benefits for these women and expand our program. The funds will cover training costs, necessary materials, ensure comprehensive social coverage, and increase our capacity to accommodate more women. Your support will help transform the lives of many women by providing them with economic opportunities and s
People with disabilities have fewer employment opportunities, insufficient work conditions (adjusted to specific needs) and are not compensated equally. This is in addition to having fewer educational opportunities, social exclusion (stigmatisation) and limited visibility and representation in society. Women with disabilities are even more strongly impacted by this situation, based on their gendered role.
Alnour is one of the first 'social enterprises' based in Marrakesh Morocco that provides employment, adapted work space and social services for women with diabilities. In this environment, women are able to learn/study embroidery skills and create beautiful handcrafted products that are sold all over the world. At the same time, Alnour - together with the women - advocates for the rights of women with disabilities by raising awareness at different speaking venues. Overall, Alnour's works on bein
While financial and socio-economic independence for the women are the main impact goals for Alnour, there is also a more comprehensive set of other long term impact goals to address the complex situation that women with disabilities face in Morocco : Financial independence - for a larger group of women with disabilities; Gender Equality - creating opportunities of economic participation for women (with disabilities); Disability rights (inclusion) - creating a platform to raise awareness and a
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
