Faced with the alarming situation of abandoned children, estimated at 10,000 a year in Morocco, Hansjörg Huber, founder of the association ‘Enfants de l’Atlas-Dar Bouidar’, and his team spare no means or effort to offer a better living environment and future to the abandoned children of single mothers.
Built on 14 hectares, some thirty minutes from Marrakech, the village of Dar Bouidar cares for more than 100 children. A source of pride and a personal achievement of the vision of the association’s founder, who launched an appeal in a video message addressed to all Moroccans around the world: “Morocco needs all of you today”. A heartfelt appeal to encourage donors to support the association in its educational project, launched some ten years ago, which is to make these children strong citizens, with unshakeable pride and self-esteem that strengthen them in their life plans.
With this in mind, the founder, who is also a member of the CCSM Board of Directors, announced at a press conference the start of a 40 million euro investment programme, the objective of which is to build 6 villages for orphaned children in the Marrakech region, at the foot of the Atlas.
Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the association plans to begin building a village named ‘SOPHIA’ once lockdown ends. These various projects will thus create 1,000 direct jobs. All of this of course needs your contribution and your donations!
A presentation of the association and its activities can be found on the website: www.atlas-kinder.org.