Why This Project?
Since its establishment in 2016, PFCF program Joudour Sahara has become the sole driver of youth engagement in the region of M'hamid el Ghizlane.
Relying on the rich cultural diversity found in the Draa Valley region of southeastern Morocco, more than 90 youth from the region learn modern music styles and practice ancestral cultural heritages belonging to the different tribes who reside throughout the oases in this region. More than 100 modern and traditional musicians participate as both teachers and beneficiaries of Joudour Sahara activities.
This program has seen great demand among youth and aspiring musicians for recording music and developing new capacities for self-expression through music. However, there is no music studio available in this region. Access to such spaces in the big cities of Marrakech or Casablanca is difficult due to distance and cost. A remote upbringing should not block any child, student, or musician from exploring creative self-expression. Help us create our own studio and empower a new generation of voices and storytellers. This equipment will be able to activate spaces, like the new rammed earth, sustainable school we are currently building with the NGO Sahara Roots and architectural firm Aziza Chaouni Projects.
Learn more about Joudour Sahara at www.joudoursahara.org
Meet Our Student Naji
Meet Joudour Sahara student Naji and discover the potential in equipping youth from M'hamid el Ghizlane with the space and resources to express themselves through music. Provide a donation and allow more than 150 youth and musicians from this desert region to tell their own stories, record their own music, and define their own narratives. Start your own fundraiser and introduce your network to this cause.
