Visit Us In Morocco

"I will miss Morocco and the people I have met along the way. This trip has helped me to evaluate how I think about development, my own role in the process, my future career plans, and how to apply concepts cross-culturally."

"Though I knew that the challenges of growing trees in Morocco were significant, seeing the environment with my own eyes made it sink in further. I then better understood the remote nature of the rural areas of Morocco, the struggle to find sources of water and electricity, and the ways in which HAF overcomes these difficulties. I saw the hills where livestock had overgrazed, leading to erosion. I understood the irrigation system used and saw the pipes for water. All of these are things that I had written about or edited in documents but not seen for myself in reality. In general, I guess this experience shows the power of experiencing something yourself. You never truly understand it until you live it in person."

“I am very grateful to HAF for making this experience possible and for all the lovely people who welcomed me and treated me as a member of the family. I had a wonderful stay, learning a lot about the people and the culture of Tifnoute valley and about how they work together to confront the socio-economic challenges that face their community.”

"...by approaching development with a low-index of power, HAF offers friendship and genuine relationships, which promotes the idea of community-led development."

"Previously people have mentioned overcoming language barriers by finding a translator or through facial expressions or dance, but I think that that love-filled group hug said more to me than anything thus far. For me, that hug reaffirmed the great impact that HAF and other civil society groups has made towards attaining sustainable development across Morocco."