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We have a brand new venture, a unique and ambitious project in which we are inviting the participation of our friends and colleagues in education. We hope that you and your students will join us in our vision.

Education For All has been established to help provide the opportunity of a college education for girls from rural Morocco. Its first project has been to facilitate access to secondary education for up to 24 girls from the remote villages of the Atlas mountains by building a boarding house for them in the town of Asni. For these girls, aged 11–14, continuing their education beyond primary school would otherwise not be possible.

Education For All has already raised in excess of £30,000 to help build the first girls’ boarding house. We are now looking for up to 24 partner Schools to support and participate in this project. We understand there are few guarantees but we would be looking for letters of intent that your school would endeavour to raise £1000 (or £1500) per year for a 3 year period to enable a young girl to pursue her high school career.

We are already delighted to welcome the support of our first partners who have pledged their support for a girl to attend. They are:

  • Bristol Grammar School (read their report)
  • John Taylor High School
  • Millais School
  • Sevenoaks School

In addition to producing termly newsletters and updates from life at the school, we are also at an advanced stage in our planning for a major conference to be held in Marrakech in Summer 2008. This event for participating pupils and staff will address the conference themes of Global Citizenship, Interdependence, Community languages and Personal Development (final details will be available soon).

If you would like to discus how your school may join this initiative or request a visit from myself or Andy Phillips (our education advisor), then please contact us.

If you would like to know all the ins-and-outs of how to of arrange a school trip to Morocco, please e-mail Andrew Dimberline, an experienced schools trip organiser, who will give you access to detailed information.

Yours sincerely

Mike McHugo & Andy Phillips