High Atlas Foundation
Headquartered in Morocco, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) (Arabic: مؤسسة الأطلس الكبير; Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵙⵍⵜ ⵏ ⵡⴰⵟⵍⴰⵙ ⴰⵎⵇⵇⵔⴰⵏ) is a nonprofit organization that promotes community-designed initiatives for sustainable agriculture, women’s and youth empowerment, education, health, and capacity-building in Morocco. Founded in 2000 by former Peace Corps, Peace Corps volunteers, HAF is an American and Moroccan team that works in partnership with government and Non-governmental organization, non-government agencies. HAF has held consultancy status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council since 2011. History HAF was founded by Yossef Ben-Meir and other former Peace Corps volunteers in 2000 and began implementing projects in Morocco in 2003. Ben-Meir serves as President and oversees an international Board of Directors. HAF received its first project funds from then-U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Margaret D. Tutwiler, ...
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