ITC Giving - Morocco

Education/Community Project, Imlil, Atlas Mountains
Our project in Morocco is located in Imlil, at the foot of the highest mountain in North Africa, 60 kilometres from Marrakech. The international award-winning Kasbah du Toubkal has worked closely with the local Berber community since 1996. Education, healthcare and wealth creation are the focus of their work in one of the most beautiful but fragile national parks in North Africa.

Location
Imlil - at the foot of the highest mountain (Jbel Toubkal) in North Africa - 60 kilometres from Marrakech.

The Project
The international award-winning Kasbah du Toubkal has worked closely with the local Berber community, founding Association Bassin d’Imlil in 1996 and Education for All in 2006. Education, healthcare and wealth creation are the focus of their work in one of the most beautiful but fragile national parks in Africa.

How will you give a little and gain a lot?
• Learn from our experts about the cultural, social and economic context of education and healthcare in the villages of the High Atlas mountains.
• Meet girls from these villages who are now able to access an education whilst living in boarding houses built and run by Education for All.
• Walk to remote villages and stay in a luxury trekking lodge.
• Do something worthwhile – rest assured that your short time with the projects will make a difference and your money will be used sustainably.
• Gain an understanding from experts of the contradictions between conservation and development in this stunning but geographically complex and harsh environment.
• Understand the challenges of healthcare provision in the villages we will visit.

Programme and Itinerary

Every one of you has a range of unique skills and experiences. Your programme and time with the project will be designed to create a mutually worthwhile and fulfilling experience, and you will gain real insight and knowledge of the project.

Day 1: Orientation and briefing at the award-winning eco lodge; after lunch meet with local community members and see some of the work of Association Bassin d’Imlil.

Day 2: Walk to the outlying Azzeden Valley (about two hours) with mule support and Berber guide (picnic lunch en route). Meet local communities benefiting from the Association’s work, accompanied by your expert guide.

Days 3 & 4: Walk back down to Imlil visiting one of the Education For All Girls’ Houses at Dar Ouirgane.

Day 5: Visit various community projects managed by Association D ’Imlil, for example the community ambulance and environmental ‘clean up’ and recycling. Lunch with the girls at Dar Asni; an opportunity to learn from the girls themselves about their lives.

Accommodation
Kasbah Tamadot and one night at Azzeden Trekking Lodge.

What is included?
Accommodation / Preparation in the UK / 24-hour in-country support / Airport transfers / Lunches for 4 days / Daily return transfers from hotel to project

What's not included?
Medical and travel insurance Cost of any CRB checks

Dates
All tours in the ITC Giving Programme are available throughout the year, subject only to local religious festivals and holidays and to school term dates.

Minimum/Maximum group sizes
Minimum 4 people and maximum 6 people per tour.

Price

Prices from £2,250 per person based on 2 adults sharing.