Al Akhawayn University Students Show Solid Commitment to Social Development

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Published on Thursday, 01 December 2011 12:44

Ifrane, December 1, 2011 – Al Akhawayn University students and executives celebrate the official launch yesterday of the annual campus "solidarity campaign," part of the 14th Annual National Solidarity Campaign initiated by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. This year, the campaign's objective is to sell 5,000 solidarity badges to Al Akhawayn University community in Ifrane as well as the town's population, thus raising money to support the Foundation's work on behalf of community and social development nationwide.

The campaign is a project of the student-run club Hand in Hand. which works to strengthen strengthening the University's commitment to local and national development. Al Akhawayn University has also launched various other social development projects in the region of Ifrane that have been supported and carried out by other student organizations, such as the Rotaract Club, Health Care Club, Students in Free Enterprise, Future Entrepreneurs Club, and the Azrou Center for Community Development. Several activities are carried out throughout the year, ranging from school bag and clothes distribution in small villages, to medical campaigns, to fund raising events and training workshops for local business cooperatives.

“Al Akhawayn University is proud to be part of the National Solidarity Campaign. This initiative is launched by student associations committed throughout the year to raising funds for local and regional development projects,” said President Driss Ouaouicha. He applauded students’ efforts in "thinking global and acting local," referring to the recent activities by student members of both Hand in Hand and Rotaract Club who respectively donated 50 bicycles to school kids in rural areas in Ifrane, and who distributed 60 tons of wood to low-income families in Ifrane as winter approaches.

The Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity was established by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in 1999. Its main fields of action focus on humanitarian relief, reaching out to vulnerable populations, sustainable development and supporting NGOs, under the motto "Ready to help the needy."