| SAVE the DATE!  tickets $40 in advance $50 at the door At the residence of Ambassador Mekouar in Bethesda, MD |
Friday, June 13th 2008 5:30pm – 7:30pm His Excellency Aziz Mekouar Moroccan Ambassador to the United States and the Board of Directors of the High Atlas Foundation Cordially invite you to join us for a special reception honoring Tim Resch, President of Friends of Morocco and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (1970-1974) and celebrating 45 years of cooperation between the United States and Morocco through Peace Corps service |
HAF News
- Buy a Moroccan Market Basket to Celebrate Earth Day!
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- April 15, 2008
- Celebrate this Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22nd) by purchasing a Moroccan market basket through HAF's newest partner Jeanne Beatrice Market Baskets. Laura Benson started the company as a way to promote an environmentally-friendly alternative to paper and plastic grocery bags. more...
- Calling all Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
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- March 13, 2008
- HAF is excited to announce that it was selected to be a member group of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA). Founded by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) in 2000, HAF is committed to actively engaging the RPCV community as a way of helping others to keep alive their connection to Morocco and offer them a unique way to stay involved - with their time, ideas, and resources. more...
- HAF Launches Two New Partnerships
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- February 24, 2008
- The High Atlas Foundation is excited to announce partnerships with GlobalGiving, and with Elizabeth Letts and Ali Alalou, authors of the newly released children's book The Butter Man. more...
- Taking a Moment to Catch Our Breath
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Stopping for a rest in the High Atlas - February 06, 2008
- The High Atlas Foundation has had a busy past few months. As the first Country Director, I have had the opportunity to meet with HAF’s many partners and friends here in Morocco. The response has been amazing – everyone from local community members to government officials, from Peace Corps Volunteers and Fulbright Scholars to American expats, and from local associations and international NGOs want to get involved with HAF and become a part of the vision for community development we have for Morocco. more...
- HAF Hires First Country Director
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Kate McLetchie, Country Director - November 01, 2007
- The High Atlas Foundation is pleased to announce that Kate McLetchie has been hired as its first Country Director. Kate is based in Rabat and oversees HAF's projects, partnerships, and operations in-country. more...
HAF Activities
- Ambassador Riley Visits HAF Fruit Tree Agriculture Project
- April 15, 2008
- On April 10th, United States Ambassador to Morocco, Thomas Riley, visited a High Atlas Foundation fruit tree agriculture project outside of Marrakech that was supported by the Ambassador’s Empowerment Fund of the United States Embassy in 2005. The project planted 7,000 fruit trees (cherry, apple, prune, and peach) to advance the socio-economic and environmental conditions of villages in the Province of Al Haouz. more...
- HAF Plants 33,000 Fruit Trees with Rural Communities During February
- February 26, 2008
- During the month of February the High Atlas Foundation and its partners planted 33,000 fruit trees with villages in the Imenane and Azzadene Valleys in Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains. Read the complete article for a link to more photos! more...
- On Our Way to Planting One Million Trees
- December 20, 2007
- On a recent trip to the Imenane Valley, I was struck once again by the contrasting beauty of the snow capped mountains and the harsh realities of living in remote, rural Morocco. Far from major cities, secondary schools, and modern medical facilities, communities in rural Morocco depend on traditional agricultural practices to sustain themselves. more...
