Women’s Education

Many women in Morocco suffer from poverty, illiteracy and  unemployment, affecting their social environment and in  turn their children’s education. Since the establishment of the  NIHD (National Initiative for Human Development) in 2005,  the Moroccan Government has been working hard to improve  education, health, and the promotion of income generating  activities for women. The Women’s Education project aims  to enable local Moroccan women to improve their literacy  levels and to provide them with professional development  opportunities. Volunteers work in local organizations in  Rabat, or in rural Moroccan villages, with local women and  young girls. Volunteers will focus primarily on education and  teaching during their time in Morocco. However, other tasks  can sometimes include sewing, teaching art, arranging sport  and activities, teaching French and/or English, computer  training, offering academic support for girls in Dar Attaliba  (House of Female Students) and occasional childcare.  Volunteers with relevant skills can also provide training in  finance, management, income generating trade activities,  health, communication, women’s rights and single parenting.  Additionally, volunteers with a background in education  can provide training to local teaching staff in best practice  education and gender equality. Volunteers with a background  in business management can also assist in creating and  managing online databases to showcase and sell items made  by women in these associations. These additional volunteer  tasks are dependent on your program duration, as longer  term volunteers with confidence in communicating in French  and/or Arabic will have more opportunities to get involved in  these activities, provided they have relevant training