ElMers Centre, Boulemane Province 33100, Fes-Boulemane Region
El Mers-Boulemane
Morocco
- Democracy and community development
- Environment/Sustainable development
- Gender
- International/Cultural relations
- Youth and education
Mission:
Get involved in our community development and prepare our youth for a better future.
Objectives:
1.Develop Ecotourism in our community for the well being of local people.
2.Youth Development: Prepare youth for their roles as adults, encourage youth to participate in their community development (life skills for a better future generation leaders and decision-makers)
3.Build a bridge to the external networking: Collaborating with youth workers and organizations locally, nationally and internationally.
4.Encourage Cross culture exchange and experience sharing with youth around the world.
Youth Leadership and Cross Culture Program 2011-2016:
Our vision:
Exposure to the youth and cultures of the world:
Our vision - within five years - is to expose our youth to the youth of the world and bring cultures together. Youth of today with a correct understanding, appreciation and respect of the other cultures are the real leaders of tomorrow who will lead the world to peace and mutual respect between nations. We believe in small changes can make a big difference AND the real change starts from changing the attitude and mind.
1.In July 2010, we organized a youth camp for local youth.
2.In July 2011, we organized a cross culture camp. We brought Moroccan and American youth together.
3.In August 2013, we are planning to organize a youth leadership camp where we will bring Moroccan and European youth together (in addition to our first partner: American).
4.In 2014, we are targeting Asian youth (in addition to our previous partners: American & European).
5.In 2015, we are targeting African youth (in addition to our previous partners: American, European & Asian).
6.In 2016, we are targeting Australian youth (in addition to our previous partners: American, European, Asian & African)
The Aim:
Empower youth Leadership skills and expose both Latvian and Moroccan youth to the cultures of each other to deepen their awareness, acceptance and appreciations of the other culture.
Objectives of 2013 Camp:
By the end of the camp, participants will be able to:
1.Learn how to engage the skills learnt in planning for their personal life.
2.Plan, design, implement/lead and evaluate at least one activity.
3.Use basic knowledge and skills in English language to communicate their thoughts.
4.Learn at least 3 values from the other culture facilitate at least 3 values of her/his culture. And, recognizes differences and similarities of both cultures.
5.Appreciate other culture and understand that differences in cultures teaches the value of mutual respect and tolerance
6.Be engaged in at least one project or a research with a fellow from the other culture to plan for the next year camp.
Sustainability:
Youth will be involved in developing small projects for the future camp. The now participants will be leaders of their communities in the next camp. Each participant, with his /her fellow from an organization will take lead of organizing a camp in their community with youth from their communities and others from abroad partners. This year, we will have one camp with 26 participants from Elmers, Latvia, Skoura, Boulemane, Oumjniba, and Imouzzer Mermoucha. Next year, our hope is that the now participants will be leaders of a camp in their communities. So, we will be having 6 camps in different locations with at least 20 participants in each camp with partners from other countries. Each year we will involve associations from other parts of Morocco. By 2016, we will be able to build a bridge that links the 5 continents, promote cultural understanding and mutual respect among youth from the continents and open more opportunities for youth to initiate new exchanging ideas.
We are open to volunteering. We hope to extend our youth Leadership and Cross Culture Program to include more participants from the Mediterranean countries and bring youth together from to improve mutual respect between cultures.
As ambitious youth, members of the association Iguanadon, we would like to join the ALF to broaden our network and enrich our knowledge through experience sharing with the Foundation members and get more opportunities for cross learning and partnership for our youth Leadership and Cross Culture Program.