Morocco Visit 18-28 April 2004

 On April 2004 the general chief of WAFA Relief made a visit to Morocco for the sake of getting a real and clear picture of how WAFA Relief  can help there by establishing different kind of projects. This is a brief report on the occasions of the visit and its main outcomes.

 Targets of the trip:

• Distribution of the help to the people suffered from the Earth Quake in Al-Husiema (Emezwrn)
• The official registration of WAFA Relief in Morocco  and opening a bank account
• To get acquainted with the charity activities in Morocco and how WAFA relief can help.

Acctivities:

1. Visit to the Al-Hsiema city and its suburbs.
2. The visit to the governor of Al-Hsiema city, the regional council president,  the head  of the    economical and social departments and the regional representative of the Citizenship Education and Youth Ministry.
3. Visit to the Al-Hsiema hospital, department  of the psychological  diseases and Kidney cleaning.
4.  Visit to the Ministry of Citizenship Education and Youth.
5.  Visit to the Al-Rahma Charity International and its projects in (Al- Qunatera,  Suk Alsebt,     Tamarh, Sedy Yaha).
6.  Visit to Dr Omer El-Mahdawe who organized the qurbani appeal in 2004.
7.  Visit to the school for rehabilitation of  mentally retarded children and orphan  house in Sala city.
8.  Visit to the Arabic Foreign Bank to see the possibility to open an account for WAFA.

 Achievements: 

1. We got a clear feeling of the degree at which the people in Morocco are suffering. That is achieved by the direct talk  and visit to the people in general places.
2. We know the areas where WAFA can help, and that is in the long term projects and not in immediate needs.
3. We had the opportunity to  introduce WAFA to top ranks of the Morocco Government.

 Prospective  Projects:

As a result of our visit we propose that WAFA should work on the following projects: 

1. Building a school or at least one class in Al-Hsiema.
2. Refurbishing the psychological diseases department  in Al-Hsiema hospital.
3. Building dormitories for students from villages and country-sides.
4. Building housing complexes for the people living in huts.
5. Supporting the needy families and orphans.
6. Digging water wells.