KEEP 100 MOROCCAN CHILDREN AWAY FROM ABANDONMENT

July to September 2014 Report – Keep 100 Moroccan Children away from abandonment.

We are happy to find you again, as September begins, to give you some news about the children and their mothers you are sponsoring in Imzouren.

Beginning of July was the occasion for the children to prepare a nice show for the end of the academic year! All of them participated with enthusiasm through plays, sketches, dances, choral and poetry. This show was also to raise awareness among the parents and the population about the environment and about the problems of unrespect of the children’s rights.

The school results this year in our Family Strengthening program in Imzouren were as follows: primary school 98%, college 50% and secondary school 50%. This decrease in the results while going from primary school to college follows the national results. However, we decided to intensify our efforts with the school support for the new academic year.

After a hard work during the past academic year, it was time for relaxing and playing! In that purpose, the children participated to different summer camps:

• In Imouzzer Kandar where a summer camp was organized with the support of the National Education Ministry. The children were delighted to visit the touristic sites in the region and also to meet again with the educators and all their friends they had met in Ifrane last summer! They also participated to a cultural contest organized within the summer camp.
• In Al Hoceima, where the children enjoyed the sparkling beaches, especially the one in Sfiha, and the numerous activities organized in the Village where a summer camp was animated by our pedagogic team thanks to the support of the Youths and Sports Ministry.

Some other children chose also to participate in the activities in the Village with a group of Spanish youths whose school is a partner of the Village.

While their children were benefiting from summer activities, their mothers had also some entertainment and some activities organized for them. Our partner méditel organized a ftour in the Village where the mothers and children from the Family Stengthening program were invited. Everyone enjoyed these moments of sharing when the children did a nice show along with some children supported by other local partner associations. This was a nice opportunity to enjoy the Ftour with the family and the friends in the Village! When Eid came, the children and mothers had also a great time and they received nice T-shirts and shorts as Eid gifts, that were very much appreciated.

The mothers also participated to some meetings where they got some information about the importance of tolerance and respecting the others, and to cultural activities organized by the women from the Oulamas. A solidarity event was organized also to the profit of the mothers and their children, who received some clothes from the National Aid.

Now in September, the children are waiting to start school again, full of energy that they goot during this summer!

We thank you again for your support to the children and their mothers who would never have the chance to get their autonomy without your generosity!