All of us at the High Atlas Foundation consider it a great privilege to partner with higher education institutions in Morocco. The trust and opportunity they extend to us mean a great deal.

This week, we signed a renewed partnership agreement with the Faculty of Law at Cadi Ayaad University. The partnership began with a focus on legal aid, and in this new chapter we want to broaden it to promote sustainable development, empowerment, and many other forms of capacity building.

This renewal would not have been possible without the people who came before us. We thank the previous managers of this program, who helped enable this new iteration. We are also grateful to the National Endowment for Democracy, which first launched this partnership, providing the initial basis for the program to continue today.

Students are a tremendous opportunity for catalyzing community development. Their impact reaches well beyond the places they come from, into every area where they can engage and apply themselves, and across all the walks of life they commit to. Together with the Faculty of Law, we are dedicated to experiential learning, and ultimately to enhancing the human development of everyone in Morocco.

We also thank the Faculty of Law at Cadi Ayaad for providing the designated classroom and workspace, where we can pursue the goals of this partnership side by side. Finally, our sincere thanks go to the students, professors, and administrators whose commitment made this partnership possible, and whose support has made its renewal a reality.