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Morocco’s Grassroots Movement to Preserve Crops and Culture
In Morocco, the High Atlas Foundation is working with farming communities to preserve traditional crops by building nurseries for native fruit and nut trees. Through these efforts, they aim to promote women’s empowerment and food sovereignty.
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International Youth Day 2025: A Day to Highlight the Importance of Youth for Sustainable Development
byKaitlyn WaringonAugust 12, 2025Read MoreFor the majority of my childhood, I never had an answer to the commonly asked question, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” I knew I wanted to have a career that helped people, but could not get any more specific than that, and no one job stood out to me more than the rest.
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Navigating 7 Areas of Empowerment as a Young Woman
bySanae Benaadim, Mariam Ait Hfid, Kaitlyn WaringonAugust 6, 2025Read MoreWhy is empowerment so important for young women? The High Atlas Foundation’s recent IMAGINE empowerment workshop with female students from the Legal Clinic program at University Mohammed I has given insight into this important question.
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الوساطة الأسرية في المغرب: الواقع والمنتظر
byأمال عزيزonAugust 4, 2025Read Moreفي إطار مشروع تعزيز التعاون بين الجامعة والمجتمع المدني بجهة الشرق، قدّم الدكتور نصر الدين ايناو، مستشار بمحكمة الاستئناف بوجدة ورئيس المكتب الجهوي لنادي قضاة المغرب، عرضًا حول الوساطة الأسرية في المغرب وآفاق تفعيلها.
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UVA Students Sharing Knowledge Through Publication
byKaitlyn WaringonAugust 1, 2025Read MoreA key goal of HAF's summer accredited program – Participatory Development in Practice – with the University of Virginia is to assist students in their translating academic knowledge to the wider public by writing a well-researched newspaper article about a Moroccan development-related topic or theme that will resonate with African, Middle Eastern, and global audiences.
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The Envision Workshop: Advancing Gender Equality Through Men's Empowerment
byAbdellah Laaboudi, Kaitlyn WaringonJuly 29, 2025Read MoreThe High Atlas Foundation (HAF) held the first session of their newly launched “Envision” program in early July in Tafza village in the Ourika commune of the Al Haouz province.
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Maximising Impact with Instiglio
byAlicia BakeronJuly 28, 2025Read MoreThe High Atlas Foundation (HAF) has partnered with Instiglio and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, to co-develop a performance management system for its flagship tree planting and carbon offsetting programs.
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ورشة التمكين الذاتي للمرأة: نحو استعادة القرار وصناعة المصير
byدنيا أوباهرىonJuly 26, 2025Read Moreفي إطار تنفيذ مشروع "تعزيز مشاركة المجتمع المدني والجامعة - جهة الشرق"، وبدعم من الصندوق الوطني للديمقراطية، نظمت مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير، بشراكة مع جامعة محمد الأول والعيادة القانونية بكلية العلوم القانونية والاقتصادية والاجتماعية بوجدة، ورشة عمل تفاعلية بعنوان: "التمكين الذاتي للمرأة" لفائدة طالبات العيادة القانونية، وذلك خلال الفترة الممتدة من 14 إلى 17 يوليوز 2025 بمدينة وجدة، تحت إشراف وتأطير الخبيرة والمدربة مريم آيت حفيظ.
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Acting for the Future of Aghbar : A step towards Post-Earthquake Sustainable Agriculture
byLarbi DidouquenonJuly 25, 2025Read MoreFrom the 1st to the 2nd of July 2025, the High Atlas Foundation led a mission to Aghbar in the province of Al Haouz, continuing its commitment to post-earthquake reconstruction and the transition to sustainable, resilient agriculture.
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Tamghrabit and Sustainable Development: Fusing Essence and Impact in an Existential Journey
byAbdellah LaaboudionJuly 24, 2025Read MoreIn a global context where the pace of change accelerates and the complexities of development intensify, Morocco emerges as a unique human model, manifesting the intertwining of profound identity and a steadfast connection to the land, alongside an ardent aspiration for a sustainable future.
