Programmes
Atlas Outreach
Communities impacted
Students taught
Community buildings completed
Important Information
Start Date
May - August
Duration
2 weeks - 12 weeks
Living Costs
£32 per day: Accommodation, Food, Transport and 24/7 Support
Minimum Age
18+
Destination
Morocco
Overview
Atlas Outreach
Morocco is located in the northwest corner of Africa. The country is home to an amazing range of landscapes including desert, mountains, and beautiful coastline. It is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European influences, blending together to make a culture that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
Our outreach programme takes our volunteer’s to a remote community in the Atlas mountains providing support with education, infrastructure, agriculture and women empowerment.
This project fully immerses volunteers within the Moroccan culture, living and volunteering in an amazing African community.
Project
Atlas Outreach
Overview
Morocco is located in the northwest corner of Africa. The country is home to an amazing range of landscapes including desert, mountains, and beautiful coastline. It is distinguished by its Berber, Arabian and European influences, blending together to make a culture that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
Our outreach programme takes our volunteer’s to a remote community in the Atlas mountains providing support with education, infrastructure, agriculture and women empowerment.
This project fully immerses volunteers within the Moroccan culture, living and volunteering in an amazing African community.
Short-Term
1
Summer School - English and IT Support:
Improve the English language skills of 50 local children and provide basic IT training to 30 students during the summer session through structured lessons and interactive activities.
2
Community Agriculture - Crop and Livestock Support:
Assist with planting 2 hectares of crops and tend to 50 livestock animals, contributing to immediate food production and community sustenance.
3
Infrastructure - Women’s Association Building:
Complete the foundation and initial construction phases of the Women’s Association building using traditional mud brick techniques within 3 months to create a functional space for women’s activities.
Long-Term
1
Summer School - Sustainable Program Development:
Establish a self-sustaining summer school program that continues annually, with trained local educators and a curriculum tailored to evolving student needs, ensuring long-term educational benefits.
2
Community Agriculture - Sustainable Practices:
Develop and implement a comprehensive agricultural plan to increase crop yields and improve livestock productivity over the next 3 years, enhancing community food security and agricultural sustainability.
3
Infrastructure - Reliable Water Supply:
Ensure the water pipeline system is fully operational and maintained, providing continuous access to clean water for all community members and supporting agricultural needs for the long term.
Project
Summer School
Overview
Volunteers will be running a Summer School throughout the summer months. This will be open to any local children who are looking to improve their English and get involved in fun educational activities.
The focus of the summer clubs varies depending on the students’ abilities - Some students require basic English teaching assistance, while others require a stronger focus on IT support.
We also believe that sports can enhance learning and that’s why our volunteers introduce and coach sport lessons. Fundraising provides these schools with the basic equipment they need to teach PE and English lessons effectively.
Project
Community Agriculture
Overview
We make long lasting partnerships with every community we work in. One of our main aims is to help contribute to the village’s agriculture, which is a vital part of day-to-day life in Morocco.
You will get involved with field work such as planting crops or helping to plough the lands. The community survives off its own livestock which you will help tend too. All harvests produced are used within the local communities.
Project
Infrastructure
Overview
Our infrastructure projects aim to help improve the mountain communities in several different areas. The main focus of this project is to support women empowerment, where volunteers will be constructing a building for the Women’s Association. This will be made from mud brick, which is the traditional way of building.
Volunteers will also help dig and construct water pipelines, ensuring all the local community can access running water and to irrigate the farms.
Finally, Travelteer helps support all the local schools we teach in. We have helped construct new classrooms, school kitchens, toilet blocks and disabled facilities.