The Berber village of Ouarialt is situated south west from Marrakech; it is roughly an hour and half drive including a dirt track section. The village is beautifully clung to the arid steep slopes and overhangs a lush valley of organized farming terraces. Subsistence Agriculture and livestock remain the main economic resources of this Berber community.
Childreach Int organization and Travel Link have both contributed to the building of a multifunctional centre benefiting a great number of children and women, about 20 kids and 40 women attend the classes.
The objectives of Ouarialt village centre :
Providing children of this rural environment with a school centre of quality so as to reduce their encoutred difficulties
Encouraging integrated developement in favour of rural women.
Preserving the cultural and artistic heritage of this rural environment.
Providing the opportunityfor targeted population to get rid of isolation and ignorance
Raissing issues of health, education and environment protection.
Support development and upgrading local fair trade.
Ouarialt
Ouarialt Berber Village
Region
Ouzguita
Opening date
17/09/2013
Attendants Childrens
149
Attendants Women
Attendants total
149
Partner
Childreach International UK
Statistics
Brief summary of work carried out & which year(s) the project work took place:
1- Opening date: February 02, 2014. 2- Completion of work: Interior and exterior painting, electricity and plumbing, floor tile, waterproofing and exterior enclosure. 3 Participation of Big Built Morocco:03 Groups
Number of children directly impacted/ number of indirect beneficiaries:
1- Children directly impacted: From 2014 to 2017: 54 (children under the age of 06). 2- Number of students: 48 (primary and secondary school students, support courses computer basic, foreign language French and English. 3- Number of indirect beneficiaries: Village community.
Any current statistics/ ranking information/ achievements of the centre/pupils:
Current statistics: 107 1- Year school: 2013/2014: 54 2- Year school: 2014/2015: 17 3- Year school: 2015/2016: 24 4- Year school: 2016/2017: 12