I am always on the hunt for new volunteer programs. For me to consider recommending them to my students, they have to be sustainable, safe and strike a balance between making a volunteer feel comfortable and valued while at the same time employing their skills for the benefit of the community in which he or she is working.
I recently traveled to Morocco and was able to visit a volunteer site in Asni, in the foothills of the majestic Atlas Mountains.
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Dar Asni, a boarding house for Berber girls seeking high school education |
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Latifa (left) and I speaking about Dar Asni |
Latifa, the house mother, showed me around the beautiful facilities. Volunteers that work at Dar Asni help tutor the girls in English and French, teach crafts or other skills and provide a strong female presence in the house. The common area of the house had a bulletin board with information and pictures about previous volunteers – they all looked very well loved by the students!
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Library of Dar Asni |
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Volunteer quarters – private bath, clean and simple! |
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View of the High Atlas Mountains from the roof of Dar Asni – all those trees in the foreground are apple trees! |
Please contact EnRoute for more information about our partner organization who organizes the placement for this volunteer site!