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2017 FAMILY TRIP ASNI - MOROCCO P ROMOTI NG EDUCAT I ON AS A F ORCE F OR GOOD I N T HE W ORLD We are delighted to share the report of The Kindred Project’s second Family Trip to the beautiful Berber village of Asni, in Morocco. The 23 committed family members and 3 trip leaders returned happy and healthy having lived a unique family and intercultural experience. Students from as young as 4 years old lived and worked hand-in-hand with Asni community members in various projects led by Association Tiwizi. KP and SIS partners and friends since 2007! Once again we were lucky enough to pick the organic saffron grown by Association Tiwizi, which was truly special! The organic saffron project is a sustainable social enterprise that provides much needed income for the community. The families also met the girls at the local girl's boarding house; learning about the difficult reality girls in the area face relating to access to education, and all they do to overcome these. It was wonderful to support the girls with decorating the boarding house’s rooftop and get to know them better, true heroines! The group also visited the local secondary school, where they participated in a presentation about Berber culture led by the English Language students, and joined them in painting murals with significant social and environmental messages. Families also had the chance to lead fun learning activities for 70 enthusiastic children, installed public rubbish bins in the community, trekked in the High Atlas Mountains, jumped in a waterfall, rode camels and most importantly made new friends, bringing down cultural, age and language barriers with big smiles and open minds! The Kindred Project is enormously grateful for these unique opportunities and friendships that Association Tiwizi and the community of Asni continue to give us, year after year.
SHUKRAN, MERCI, THANK YOU!
“I’ve had such a great time, I don’t want to leave! I hope to come again another year” Maria Rato Vera, P3 student