The Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity ( ar, ) was established and inaugurated by The King of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to:
* Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902
* Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922
* Mohammed VI of Morocco
Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...
in 1999 when he was prince. The foundation was recognized as a public utility entity under a Decree issued in July 1999.
Under the banner of "Ready to help the needy", it has been involved, jointly with other social players, in the fight against poverty and social problems.
The Foundation enjoyed consultative status at the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
Cultural solidarity: volunteering and donation
3.3 billion
Moroccan dirham
The Moroccan dirham ( ar, درهم, translit=dirham, ary, درهم, translit=derhem; ber, ⴷⵔⵀⵎ, translit=drhm; sign: DH; code: MAD) is the official monetary currency of Morocco. It is issued by the Bank Al-Maghrib, the central bank of ...
disbursed or earmarked for projects achieved or underway since the Foundation's creation.
Seeking to give the culture of solidarity its full meaning and to get all good will parties involved in its programs and activities, the Foundation initiated the setting up of “volunteering” networks, putting special emphasis an youth and more particularly students.
regular donors of the foundation: a hundred loyal donors as part of a support committee: industrial, hoteliers, farmers, agribusiness, ship owners, holding companies, bankers and insurers, service provider, international foundations and patrons of various international foundations.
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Standing committee of support
See also
Voluntary association
A voluntary group or union (also sometimes called a voluntary organization, common-interest association, association, or society) is a group of individuals who enter into an agreement, usually as volunteers, to form a body (or organization) to ac ...
References
External links
Official website
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Non-profit organizations based in Morocco
Organizations established in 1999
1999 establishments in Morocco
Poverty-related organizations