Official Peace Corps Information on Programs in Morocco
Official Peace Corps Information on Programs in Morocco
Official Peace Corps Information on Programs in Morocco
Peace Corps Volunteers have contributed to the improvement of many aspects in the quality of life in Morocco since Volunteers first arrived in 1962. Volunteers serve in the following sectors: Health, Education, Agriculture and the Environment.
Health Volunteers work in predominantly rural Moroccan communities with the objectives to improve maternal and child health care and to increase safe water supplies. Vaccination campaigns, training of nurses, and dental and personal hygiene awareness are just some of the programs that have been implemented.
Education Volunteers, along with their Moroccan colleagues, are designing and improving teaching methodologies. Developing and expanding resource centers for both secondary and university schools are also targeted projects.
Agriculture Volunteers have initiated three different women's cooperatives in rabbit, chicken, and dairy goat production. Agriculture Volunteers also train small rural farmers in the areas of crop extension, sustainable agriculture, income-generating development and rural women's development.
Environment Volunteers are stationed in Morocco's national parks and ecological reserves with the dual goal of making these areas more user-friendly for ecotourism while increasing environmental awareness among local members of the community. In addition, environment Volunteers have taken on other projects, including introducing solar ovens to communities, creating income-generation opportunities related to ecotourism for local communities, terrain mapping, species inventories, and designing environmental education curricula.
