Oxfam Intermón Morocco

Oxfam in Morocco
Oxfam has been working in Morocco since 1994. Currently we focus our work on three main areas:

Promoting women’s rights
Working with local partners in both rural and urban areas, we push to improve women’s social political participation in democratic processes, and safeguard their social and economic rights. According to data of the High Commission for the 2009 Plan, 62.8% of Moroccan women aged 18 to 64 are victims of violence in the course of their lives.

Encouraging active citizenship and supporting Moroccan civil society
Oxfam collaborates closely with Moroccan civil society actors and human rights defence organizations. These partnerships focus on maintaining and supporting local governance and development processes in the context of general democratization efforts in Moroccan society. It is about promoting the defence of civil and political rights (freedom of the press, dialogue with the government on issues related to human rights), and about economic and social rights, as well as the inclusion of democratic processes at the local level.

Supporting rural social-economic development, and promoting sustainable tourism
Oxfam coaches and supports small farmers and small producers to improve their products, agricultural systems and the organization of cultivation. We also fight to preserve natural resources, by means of awareness building within local communities, and in particular of young people, on the principles of biodiversity and natural resources conservation