Exploring Moroccan culture and trekking in the High Atlas Mountains
       Rabat, Marrakech & the Atlas Mountain          September 15 - 29, 2010
       Rabat, Marrakech & the Atlas Mountain          October 15 - October 29, 2010

Volunteer project: This trekking and intercultural exchange program provides a unique opportunity to discover Moroccan culture and landscape.
The program includes 2 weeks of different activities:
The first week consists of organised Arabic language courses, visits of Rabat and Salé and other historical sites in the region. In this week, the participants will be staying with host families.
The second week will be reserved for visiting Marrakech and trekking in the High Atlas Mountain.

Language: English or French

Accommodation: The first week: The participants will be accommodated in host families. The second week: in hotels and refuges in the mountains.

Location: Rabat + Marrakech + High Atlas Mountain

Terminal: Rabat airport, Casablanca Mohamed 5 international airport.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 400 Euros
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Arabic language program in Rabat
       Rabat          October 6 - November 24, 2010
       Rabat          October 6 - November 1, 2010
       Rabat          December 1 - December 22, 2010

Volunteer project: An Arabic language session is a special activity that is organized every year. People coming from different countries participate in it. The objectives of this activity are:
- Giving to people the opportunity to get basic knowledge about Arabic language. That knowledge could be useful for the participants in their studies or in their daily life or in their travels in countries speaking this language.
- Giving the opportunity to people to get in touch with the Moroccan culture and Moroccan way of life, and in consequence achieve a fruitful cultural exchange.
- Giving the opportunity to people who have some basic knowledge about this language to brush it up and adapt to different ways of using it.

Language: English or French

Accommodation: The participants are accommodated in host families.

Location: Rabat is the capital of Morocco and it's situated on the Atlantic Ocean. The climate is normally hot in summer.

Terminal: Casablanca airport and/or Rabat airport

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 300 Euros   (The extra fee for the 7-week program from October 6 to November 24, 2010 is 600 Euros.)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Art Festival in Rabat
       Rabat          October 21 - October 30, 2010

Volunteer project: The project is organized in collaboration with the local delegation of the Ministry of youth and sport in Rabat. This is going to be the first art festival in Rabat, where many young people and teenagers will show their talents in drawing, singing, dancing, etc.
The international volunteers participating in this project are expected to work actively in the preparation and running of the festival. The volunteers will also help in the organisation of the different shows and sessions.
At the same time, many activities will be organised for the participants, such as visiting the city, the monuments and learning Arabic language during their stay.

Language: English or French

Accommodation: The participant will be accommodated together in an apartment or in different host families (depending on availability).

Location: Rabat is the capital of Morocco. It's situated on the Atlantic Ocean. The climate is normally hot in summer.

Terminal: Rabat, Casablanca airport

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 130 Euros
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

New Year in the Desert
       Zagora          December 25, 2010 - January 1, 2011

Volunteer project: The participants in this project will learn about the Moroccan artisan techniques of making pottery. They will get knowledge about how to make pottery articles, from working and preparing the earth to decorating the articles. This activity doesn't require individual skills but it demands your motivation to overcome the difficulties. All the materials needed for this activity will be provided.

One of the aims of this project is to discover the Moroccan culture and history and compare it to yours. Some cultural visits will be organised during the project. An excursion to the Sahara Desert will be also organised on December 29 for the volunteers to celebrate the New Year in the Desert.

Language: English or French

Accommodation: The accommodation will be in the local youth house.

Location: Zagora is a beautiful town in the south of Morocco, near the Algerian border. It is well known for its large desert. Zagora is about 750 km from Rabat and about 250 km in the south of Ouarzazate.

Terminal: Marrakech, Ouarzazate or Casablanca airport

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 200 Euros
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

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