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Moroccans Secure Precious Resources

Tanneries in Fez now use recyled chromium to tan hides as a result of USAID?s project to protect the envrionment in Mococco. Photo: Ghada Khouri.  Link to story.

USAID implemented three pilot projects to show Moroccans that protecting the environment does not mean less income: a chromium recovery plant in Fez, a financially self-sustainable wastewater-treatment plant in Drarga and a program to prevent soil erosion in the Nakhla watershed near Tetouan. [view story]


School Year Begins With Gift from American Friend

Photo of USAID Mission Director Monica Stein-Olson as Ambassador Thomas Riley explains how the pencils will be distributed. Photo: USAID/Morocco
Like kids in the United States, Moroccan schoolchildren recently went back to school. Many have a special gift in their backpacks. Thanks to American Christopher Stanton, 17,000 pencils with a heartfelt wish for a good year will accompany students back to schools throughout Morocco. [view story]

 

Programs

USAID assistance programs in Morocco focus on three main areas:

Economic Growth
Photo of rug shop. Photo: USAID/Morocco

Education
Photo of classroom.  Photo: USAID/Morocco

Democracy & Governance
Photo of irrigation discussion.  Photo: USAID/Morocco

 

Tanneries in Fez now use recycled chromium to tan hides as a result of USAID's project to protect the environment in Morocco. Photo: Ghada Khouri

Tanneries in Fez now use recycled chromium to tan hides as a result of USAID's project to protect the environment in Morocco. Photo: Ghada Khouri


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