With people increasingly migrating to cities, rural Morocco is extremely poor and often lacks basic public services.
Relief efforts in Morocco
CARE International is a global confederation of 20 member organisations – Australia, Austria, Canada, Caucasus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Peru, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States – working together to end poverty.
CARE Morocco’s programs focus on youth and disadvantaged groups in rural and peri-urban areas. With people increasingly migrating to cities, rural Morocco is extremely poor and often lacks basic public services. We work with local partners and try to involve everyone – government, civil society, the private sector, and communities – in our work.
CARE builds the capacity of local partners and contributes to the political development of the country through this initiative, which is implemented through partnerships between the state and local and international organisations.
CARE began working in Morocco in 2008, as part of the government’s initiative for human development. This initiative aimed to help national and local governments work with NGOs, local organisations, and communities to improve access to basic services, increase people’s opportunities to earn a living and support at-risk groups.
Learn more about CARE Morocco at caremaroc.org
2023 Morocco Earthquake
On 8 September 2023, just after 11pm, western Morocco was struck by a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that devastated the region and affected more than 1.8 million people.
The devastating earthquake that struck the Atlas Mountain range in Morocco, killed an estimated 30,000 people and left about 380,000 without a roof over their heads.
CARE deployed a Rapid Response Team in response to the crisis in Morocco, whose job it was to assess the immediate needs of affected people and provide assistance. CARE Morocco and its local partners were among the first to respond; distributing tents, food baskets and dignity kits to the impacted communities across 21 villages.
CARE continued to distribute shelter items to over 5,000 people, installed 60 solar panels, built 10 schools plus safe spaces for women and children, and supported economic recovery for over 3,000 households – as communities rebuilt their livelihoods from the ruins.
Please give generously to our Global Emergency Fund so that we can continue to deploy Rapid Response Teams when emergencies like this strike to quickly provide lifesaving aid and services.
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