Children of the Sahara Foundation

Sahara Children Provides Supplies to Nomad Families

Many nomadic families in Morocco live in difficult conditions in remote areas. In the mountainous area close to the Dades and Todra Gorges in the High Atlas live a group of around twenty nomadic families. Sahara Children is supporting these families with care packages intended to help them live a bit more comfortably in the [...]

Providing Aid: Tamtattouchte and into Dades Gorge

(Journal by Liz Williams, July 2009) Part One We drive along the Todra Gorge to Tamtattouchte, north of this traditional Berber village to leave the paved road and cross a new piste (off-road) that leads up and over the mountains to Msemir and Dades Gorge.  Along this route we expect to meet several nomad families.   Approximately 10km from [...]

Nomad Living: Daily Challenges

(Journal of Liz Williams, July 2009) Part Two The last family we visit welcomes us with a great show of hospitality:   Grandmother Khadija, a lively and talkative character with a sparkle in her eyes; Mohammed, her grandson, who lives over the hill with her son Lahcen; Aysha, her teenage daughter who runs everywhere laughing; Saida, her daughter-in-law, who looks barely 18-years [...]

Government Grant Assists Moroccan Women

The Middle East Partnership Initiative, located within the U.S. Department of State, supports efforts to expand political participation, strengthen civil society and the rule of law, empower women and youth, create educational opportunities, and foster economic reform throughout the Middle East and North Africa. (Text from the MEPI website). In rural Morocco, the MEPI-funded small grants [...]

Sahara Children Gains Tax-Exempt Status

The US Department of The Treasury has granted full tax-exempt status to Children of the Sahara Foundation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue code as a public charity. The legal work was completed by Bryan Cave LLP and Affiliates. All contributions and gifts to Sahara Children are fully tax deductible.

Moroccan Food Flair

The fascination with Moroccan cuisine has taken off—both in the United States and around the globe—epicures and chowhounds are flocking to the ancient ochre-hued city of Marrakesh. Foreign-led food tours are sprouting. Homegrown cooking classes are multiplying. And high-end restaurants run by European hotshots are opening alongside the city’s nonpareil street food and old, home-style [...]