HAF Activities

Ambassador Riley Visits HAF Fruit Tree Agriculture Project

2008-04-15

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

2008-02-26

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

2007-12-20

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...

HAF Plants 80,500 Trees This Planting Season

2007-03-31

This planting season HAF worked with rural Moroccan communities and its partners to plant 80,500 fruit saplings and trees – this represents the most trees we have planted in any planting season to date! more...

Smithtown High School, NGO Partners and HAF Make a Difference for Two Rural Elementary Schools

2006-10-30

On September 26, the High Atlas Foundation and its NGO partners in Morocco distributed over 200 pounds of school supplies to the elementary schools in the villages of Tagdid and Mejjou, in the Valley of Agoundis, Rural District of Ijoukak, in the Province of Al Haouz. Thank you so much to the students of Smithtown High School more...

The High Atlas Foundation Launches Campaign to Plant One Million Fruit Tree Saplings

2006-08-06

In response to the needs expressed by rural Moroccan people, the High Atlas Foundation launched a campaign to plant one million fruit tree saplings on June 23, 2006. These saplings will be planted in ten nurseries around the country to benefit hundreds of rural villages that neighbor Morocco’s nature protected areas. more...

Retruned Peace Corps Volunteer Christian Fowkes Visits HAF Supported Ain Bechar Women's Group

2006-07-29

I returned to Morocco this summer to show my wife why Morocco holds such a special place in my heart. We traversed the country, making our way to Taza and Tazekka National Park. In Taza, we were welcomed by my former Parks counterpart, Aziz Rahmouni, and his family. more...

Trees, Irrigation and Women’s Cooperatives

2006-05-08

This 2006 planting season, the High Atlas Foundation funded the planting of 5,000 fruit trees in the Rural Communes of Ait Mohamed and Ouirgane, in the Province of Marrakech. About 100 rural families received the trees (almond and olive), which will generate transformative socio-economic benefits after six years. Tree planting was ranked by these communities to be a top development priority, and HAF is dedicated to helping to realize the self-described goals of rural people. more...

Gala Awards Dinner Set for September 2007

2006-04-16

In 2007, the High Atlas Foundation will proudly host a gala awards dinner in New York City to honor His Excellency Aziz Mekouar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States, and André Azoulay, Counselor to His Majesty the King of Morocco. This illustrious evening will benefit the High Atlas Foundation, which supports development projects in rural Morocco that local communities design and implement. more...

7,000 Apple & Cherry Trees Planted in Ten Villages

2005-04-03

On Friday March 18, 2005, the High Atlas Foundation, working in partnership with USAID, Morocco’s Ministry of Waters and Forests, and the Marrakech 21 Foundation, distributed 7,000 apple and cherry trees to ten rural villages in the Marrakech Province. US Ambassador to Morocco Thomas Riley provided the funding and critical leadership to the project. more...