The project

The Anaïs Solidarity Gala is an event that allows us to collect the donations necessary to finance the association’s many activities. In addition, this evening is also an opportunity to raise public awareness of the problem of disability in Morocco, while presenting the projects and results obtained.

The Foundation's support

By contributing to the financing of the gala evening, Abdelkader Bensalah Foundation enables Anaïs association to receive the donations necessary for its operation.

Thus, Anaïs Early Intervention center (CIP) welcomes more than 110 babies and children under the age of 6 for therapeutic support to promote their family and social integration. Similarly, the Anaïs Ghandi specialised integration and schooling structure takes care of over 70 children. Finally, Espace Anaïs, dedicated to the training and empowerment of mentally handicapped young people, enables 100 people to be trained in cooking, catering, laundry and gardening.

The project holder

Anaïs (Association Nationale pour l’Avenir des Inadaptés Scolaires) is a non-profit association, created in 1991 and declared of public utility in 2000. It works in particular to provide psycho-pedagogical support for people with disabilities in order to promote their social inclusion. More generally, the association supports families and raises public awareness of disability issues in order to defend the rights of disabled people.

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The project

This project consists of creating and running a couture training center for women from the douar Amchreg in Taroudant, who come from underprivileged backgrounds or are in a precarious situation. The initiative involves fitting out the establishment and equipping it with couture and embroidery machines, as well as setting up training workshops over a two-year period. 

In the long term, the aim is to enable the beneficiaries to develop an income-generating activity, thanks to the marketing of their products, and thus to provide for their families. In addition, this program promotes the preservation of local heritage by passing on know-how to younger generations.

The Foundation's support

Abdelkader Bensalah Foundation participated in this project through Holmarcom Tadamoun program for two years. 

Thanks to this commitment, 30 women were able to follow a training course in couture and to consider new activities.

The project holder

The association Echaraf pour le Développement et la Coopération was created in 2018 by young people from the douar Amcherg, in the province of Taroudant. Its objective is to support the economic, social, cultural and sports development of this small village. To this end, it contributes to the construction or rehabilitation of facilities, such as the mosque, the school or the irrigation system. The association also works with other organisations to promote literacy, pre-school education and Amazigh culture.

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The project

The Oujda Dental Mission is a project of the association Operation Smile Morocco and supported by Abdelkader Bensalah Foundation. It consists of offering dental consultations and care to pupils aged 7 to 14, from disadvantaged backgrounds in the city of Oujda. In addition, this mission is also an opportunity to raise awareness of oral hygiene among parents and children.

The Foundation's support

Abdelkader Bensalah Foundation contributed to this project by financing medical supplies and medicines, the dental kits distributed, as well as all the costs related to the logistics of the medical team.

The Oujda Dental Mission provided 537 free dental consultations, 1,788 dental procedures and 85 surgical consultations.

The project holder

Operation Smile Morocco is part of the worldwide alliance of Operation Smile foundations. As such, it provides free care to children and adults suffering from cleft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities. These medical missions are carried out free of charge by teams of health professionals from Morocco and other countries. 

The association is placed under the high patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Meryem, honorary president of the organisation.

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The project

The DAM Project, for the empowerment of single mothers, is a two-year program which aims to strengthen the Insaf association’s system for the professional integration of single mothers in a situation of total abandonment, through self-entrepreneurship. The aim is to accompany 80 project holders, supporting them at every stage of their journey, thanks in particular to a series of training courses and a supply of professional equipment. This approach contributes to the fight against poverty and exclusion of abandoned single mothers and their children.

The Foundation's support

Abdelkader Bensalah Foundation supports this Insaf project, alongside Mohammed V Foundation’s center for Very Small Enterprises in Solidarity and Anapec.

In 2020, daily support through entrepreneurial training, local monitoring and the provision of 80 professional kits for hairdressing, couture and cooking, will enable 80 women who were in a situation of total abandonment and without any life plans for themselves and their children to regain their self-confidence, and equip themselves to move forward in life, thereby contributing to their empowerment. 

The project holder

The National Institute for Solidarity with Women in Distress (Insaf) is a non-profit association, recognised as being of public utility, founded in 1999. It works to preserve and deepen the rights of women and children. Its work is based on three main themes: preventing the abandonment of children born out of wedlock, combating the exploitation of underage girls in domestic work and raising awareness of the rights of women and children.

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