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Morocco Section
Enhancing Human Rights Education for Illiterate and Semi-literate Women
Global Rights implements a comprehensive program of human and legal rights education for illiterate and semi-literate women in diverse urban and rural areas across Morocco. The program is designed to increase women’s knowledge and awareness of their rights under national and international laws, and develop their individual and collective capacities to defend their rights and mobilize for change. In partnership with 31 women’s rights NGOs and local development associations, Global Rights created a 420-page Arabic language facilitator’s manual “Making Human Rights Real: A Human and Legal Rights Education program for women in Morocco” and trained hundreds of local NGO members as facilitators for the program, which has reached thousands of women across the country.
Reinforcing the Capacity of NGOs in Underserved Regions
Global Rights implements partnerships with women’s rights NGOs in traditionally underserved regions in which we train and mentor community liaisons. Our community liaisons are young women activists who work full-time within their NGOs to promote women’s rights in their respective communities and to develop the institutional capacities of their organization. This component of our work aims to increase the participation of young women in the human rights movement. We train our liaisons in: the monitoring of women’s rights issues; interactions with local administrative and judicial authorities; grassroots level outreach; networking and coalition building; management and fundraising; legal orientation; and advocacy. Currently we work with NGO partners in Marrakech/Tansift al Haouz, Agadir/Souss Massa Draa, El Hajeb (Middle Atlas) and the Northwest (Tangiers-Tetouan).
Increasing Access to Information
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To facilitate the access by Moroccan activists and researchers to the most recent information on human rights nationally and internationally, we operate a Resource Center on Women’s Human Rights at our Rabat office. The Center has a library with more than 1,400 multi-media multi-lingual resources, a reading room, conference space and a video room. -
We compile and distribute a weekly electronic newsletter in French on women’s rights news nationally and internationally, entitled “Wired for Women’s Rights in the Maghreb.” -
We train members of local NGOs in the strategic use of the Internet in women’s rights advocacy through a participatory and interactive hands-on training workshop.
New Moudawana Section /
Ressources sur la nouvelle Moudawana
The Challenge of Implementing Morocco's New Personal Status Law (September 2004) / Les défis de la mise en place du nouveau Code de famile au Maroc
Complete English translation of the new 2004 Moudawana
On-line Resources for Information on the New Family Code (Moudawana) in Morocco (Can access links from PDF / Ressources Internet sur le nouveau code de famille au Maroc en PDF) Back to top
Human Rights Education for Women /
Education des droits humains des femmes
We help our partners to integrate international human rights standards into local advocacy efforts and address human rights concerns such as the increasing number of girls and young women who are at risk for human trafficking.
Global Rights' Morocco Office Publishes Three New Guides:
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Maghreb-focused Guide for Litigating International Law in Domestic Courts
Press release on new manual /
Communiqué de presse sure notre manuel
Download in: English | Français
Read summary: English
Women's Human Rights Guides for Algeria and Tunisia
Press release on new manual /
Communiqué de presse sure notre manuel
Download in: English | Français
Read summary: English
Making Human Rights Real: Legal and Human Rights Education for Women in Morocco
Moudawana Poster / Poster sur la nouvelle Moudawana
Training Reports
National Consultation Reports
Promoting Freedom from Violence through Grassroots Art Advocacy
Training Workshop Report November 2007
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Girls at Risk Resource Book /
Programme de soutien aux filles et jeunes femmes à risque
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Access to Information /
Accès à l'information
Directory of NGOs in Morocco / Répertoire des ONGs au Maroc
On-line Resources for Information on Women’s Rights in Morocco /
Ressources Internet sur les droits des femmes au Maroc
“Wired for Women’s Rights” training report (October 2000) /
Atelier de formation sur le plaidoyer de droits humains à travers l'Internet
Description of weekly e-newsletter with link to e-mail address to sign up /
Description de notre bulletin electronique hebdomadaire sur les droits des femmes au Maghreb avec lien pour s'abonner
Resource Center catalogue /
Catalogue de notre Centre de Ressources
Resource Center Flyer /
Affiche de notre Centre de Ressources
Directory of Human Rights resource rooms in Morocco /
Répertoire des Centres de ressources au Maroc sur les droits humains
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Staff Section /
Notre équipe au Maroc
Stephanie Willman Bordat
Saida Kouzzi
Houda Benmbarek
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