Association des Chantiers de Volontariat

National Network
Morocco
Address

HASSAN II Maison de jeunes
Fnidaq
Morocco

Telephone
00212666701241
E-Mail
acmaroc@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2015
Fields of Activity
  1. Democracy and community development
  2. Environment/Sustainable development
  3. Others
  4. Youth and education
General Information

The Workcamps Association for volunteering has established in 2015, it located in Fnidaq north of Morocco, we are an active association in Fnidaq city, we are a member of networks of association in Fnidaq, and member of UMAC, Maroccan union of workcamps associations, and we hope to join Anna Lindh Foundation to spread our successful experiences with other association of MENA.

Mission and Objectives

- Launch and develop voluntary and cultural workcamp at national and international level under the slogan (Volunteering in self-service and in society) - Protect and preserve the environment, raise and preserve the forest and organize seminars and training for children and young people. - Creation of national and international institutions - Setting up camps for children, teenagers, and young people - Spread the spirit of friendship, peace, cooperation, and cultural exchange between different peoples without discrimination of religion, sex, color, or language. - Training of young people and social, cultural, economic, and sports integration. - Fight against illiteracy, non-formal education, and elementary classes. - Organization of languages training for students. - Taking Attention to the language and culture of Tamazight. - Organizing medical caravans in all local and national villages to promote health awareness. - Organizing cultural and artistic festivals, activities related to road safety, festivals, a campaign of awareness. - Carry out income projects for women, youth, and men. - Work with immigrants and refugees - Carry out projects with sustainable development goals concerning the environment and children in rural and urban areas - Restoration of achievements and restoration and preservation of architectural heritage – Work with the needy (disabled - poor - displaced - prisoners - sick).

Main Projects / Activities

ACJMorocco is an active association in many different areas: volunteering, environment, training, education, advocation, entrepreneurship, disability, social activities, civic and youth engagement. It has organized and contributed with national and international partners in a lot of events and activities locally and nationally, our activities seek the children, youths people, and women to educate them and equip them with the necessary tools for effective participatory in civic engagement through volunteering, training, workshop, camping and awareness campaign. Here are the recent project and program it's working on: • The workcamp of painting the primary school of Almouahiddine in the province of Ouezzane: The workcamp is a result of partnership with school and local associations; it aims to create a beautiful and attractive space for students. • The program of woman empowerment in the province of Ouezzane: in partnership with national association and Spanish association is mainly aiming to create economic benefits for the local women in the province of Ouezzane who lead productive cooperatives or an association and support them by strengthing their capacities building on managing projects. • The program of summer camp for exchange languages: the association has recently launched the application to host the foreigh volunteers who are ready to learn Arabic and teach French and English for the rural areas student, and also training them on soft skills. The camp will take place between July 20th, and August 10th , 2022 in province of Ouezzane. • Presenting courses on literacy for women: It’s the one of program that has been working for years by teaching illiterate girls ,women and youths. The experience of our organization are: ✓ Organizing the activities of hygiene, Gardening, drawing murals. ✓ Activities of Revitalizing for children and youth and people with disability ✓ 12-days camps for children. ✓ Activities of swimming and entertainment for youths ✓ Working with immigrants from Arab countries, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Palestine, and Africans ✓ Activities of marine and swimming outlets. ✓ Cultural and scientific seminars about volunteering, environment, and citizenship ✓ Training for youths about first aid, advocacy, and the political engagement of women. ✓ Languages workshop on French and English. ✓ Awareness-raising campaign about the hygiene of the beach. ✓ Camping for the immigrant and Moroccan. ✓ Organizing workshops Drawing murals and activities of revitalizing

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

We are an active association in the Friday city, we've done many different activities for youths to train them about civic engagement as volunteers, this is the right environment is to hold the values of Anna Lindh and promote it, especially we're working in a critical region of MENA region, which requires that kind of values of tolerance, peace and intercultural dialogue to deep in the society.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

We are highly interested to join ALF because we are working in a city that has an intercultural impact between Arab and euro cultures, we need that kind of partnership, we want to share our experiences with other associations in the MENA region, we want also to share Moroccan culture with others member of ALF network.

Contact (1) Full Name
Mohamed EL KHOUAJA
Job Title
In charge of communication
Head of the organisation
Brahim Hanine