1. Peace Corps
Morocco

2. Goals of Peace Corps
To help the peoples of other countries in meeting their needs for trained manpower- technology transfer. 
To promote a better understanding of the American people on the part of the peoples served.
To promote a better understanding of other peoples on the part of the American people.

3. General Information
The Peace Corps Morocco program began in Morocco in 1963
Current Number of Volunteers: 206
Four Project Sectors:
Youth Development
Health
Small Business Development
Environment
Pre-Service Training: 10.5 weeks
Volunteer service: 2 years

4. Pre-Service Training (PST)
GOAL:
To deliver integrated training that reflects the realities of service of a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco. This will be achieved through:
A Community Based Training Approach (CBT)
An Enriching Homestay Experience
Self-Directed Training (SDT)
Interaction with Volunteers in the field

5. Youth Development
To provide youth, especially girls, local partners, and communities in Morocco with participatory educational opportunities to enable them to take educated actions to make positive change in their communities.

6. Girls’ Education

7. Hygiene and Sanitation Maternal Child Health
Hygiene and Sanitation project seeks to improve the quality of health among individuals, families and, communities in the rural areas through better access to safe water, sanitation facilities and good hygiene practices.
In order to improve women and children's health in rural areas, the Peace Corps / Government of Morocco collaborative Maternal and Child Health project seeks to improve their access to quality reproductive health services.

8. Health Messages

9. Small Business Development
Artisan communities will raise their living standards by making more informed economic choices

10. Weaver

11. Environment
Rural Communities will raise their living standards through sustainable community initiatives that emphasize community development opportunities and natural resources conservation issues.

12. Tree Planting

13. Peace Corps’ Philosophy of Development
Go to the People
Live with the people
Start with what the people know
Work with what the people know
Learn by doing
Teach by showing
And with the best of leaders
When the task is done
The people will say
“We have done this ourselves.” Lao –Tsu 6th century BC

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