Monday, 12 July 2010

Anima (Young Singers from Greater Chicago) visit Dar Asni

Anima's mission is to provide experiences of excellence through choral singing that enliven and shape young lives.

This is what they said about their recent tour of Morocco:
"We will never forget our visits to Education for All, an organisation promoting further education for girls in the foothills of the Atlas Mountains, the Atfalouna Centre which works with street kids in Marrakech and the Sidi Moumen Idmaj Charity in the slums of Casablanca. We remember with great admiration the many inspiring people we met during our journey. Those who devote their lives working tirelessly to provide a better future for the young people in their care."

More information about Anima can be found on their website: www.animasingers.org

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Bike Holiday March 2010 photos

New photos from this year’s annual bike holiday can now be seen in the photos section.

View photos of the 2010 bike holiday

Wednesday, 9 June 2010

New photo galleries

Visit photo galleriesTwo new photo galleries have been added to the photo section of the website. These include photos from this year’s Open Day and also photos from the girls’ recent visit to Marrakech where they helped plant trees.

Tuesday, 24 November 2009

A new house opens

Starting a second house was always going to be a big step. We had a meeting with the Governor D’Al Haouz in June 2009 about where the second house should be, and he highlighted the need for a house in the most rural region of his province, Talaat n’Yakoub near the Mosque of Tinmal. We realised we did not have the funds to build a new property but we had enough to rent a place and refurbish it (if a suitable place could indeed be found with a secure long lease). By 1st July 2009, EFA had signed a lease, and July and August saw intense work on the renovation of the building and the house opened in September 2009 with 11 girls attending in the first year’s intake. Fund-raising efforts by Bristol Grammar School completely funded the conversion. The plan is that between 10 to 12 girls will enter each September taking the occupancy of the house to about 36 girls. So EFA now has even more responsibility to provide for these girls and your support and donations are increasingly needed.

If you would like to see some photos of the property, please visit the photo gallery section.

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Newsletter September 2009

The September 2009 Newsletter is now available to download and is packed full of interesting articles.

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