Morocco

Association Azocas

Right to Education in Rural Areas [Education, Economic, Women] – this grant was used to provide vocational training for rural girls in the province of Zagora and to reduce St. Ouzdine’s high rate of illiteracy.  The Association seeks to integrate rural women into the process of civil society development and has successfully managed projects reaching peasants, students, women and children.

Children’s Resources International (CRI)

Creating Child-Centered Schools [Education] – this program is designed o introduce new active teaching methods and support family involvement in preschools and primary schools.  CRI teaching methods encourage children to make choices, take responsibility for their decisions, express their ideas with creativity, respect differing styles and abilities of their classmates, develop critical thinking skills, and practice independent thinking. 

ECA

English In A Box [Education] – this program, led by the Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State, provides a collection of up-to-date print and electronic materials suitable for use by Arab middle school teachers of English in Morocco and Jordan. English in a Box, featuring both USG-produced and commercial items, is designed to make English language classes lively and productive. Materials help teachers reinforce independent and critical thinking, encourage participation and debate, and develop students' problem solving and decision-making skills.

Fondation Tanger al Madina

Literacy and Training in Tangier [Education/Economic/Women] – this grant supported the activities of Fondation Tanger al Madina, a Moroccan NGO that provides literacy classes and technical training (sewing) for an underserved community of women in Tangier.  The NGO also helps women find employment and develop a sense of local community.

Near East Foundation (NEF)

Community Empowerment Reforming Primary Education in High Atlas Mountains [Education] – In partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Education, this project is developing with full community participation, a rural community education approach focusing on reforming education by increasing the leadership and management capacities of school administrators, teachers, Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs), women leaders, and school advisory councils. The project gives special attention to assuring that school authorities and educators, as well as local residents and community-based organizations, recognize the importance of and support primary education, particularly for girls.

USAID

Functional Literacy for Women: Literacy and Skills training projects [Education, Women] – Women’s literacy programs administered through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Rabat.