Swira

Swira is a Belgian non-profit organization started in 2011 by some enthusiastic youth workers who fell in love with Morocco. At the moment, the main aim of the organizations is the support of two youth organizations in Essaouira, Morocco. We want to help some Moroccan youngsters make their dream of giving the disadvantaged children of their neighborhood a better youth than they ever had come true. We also want to learn more about Moroccan culture and share our experiences in Belgium. The current staff is composed by 5 young youth workers between 22 and 26 years old. They can count on a handful enthusiastic volunteers who already participated in the projects in Essaouira. These past three years, we have supported some youngsters to establish and develop their own organization in Morocco. We help them with financial support gained through fund-raising activities, sponsorship and grants. We also support them through training courses and by sharing our experiences. The main aim for the next two years is to help them in their search for financial resources in Morocco and to empower them to work independently. We organized the last year following activities with different kind of partners: 2009: - First Aid training - Red Cross Boechout - Puppetry training - Froefroe vzw - Rope Skipping training - Hipe Skip vzw 2010: - Youth exchange - Kena vzw 2011: - Initiator training rope skipping - Jump'n Joy vzw 2012: Training for youth leaders