Morningsiders return from Morocco Service Learning Trip

Fifteen Morningside students and two Junior Fellows recently returned from a GEMC3001 service learning trip to Morocco, where they learned more about NGOs and social enterprises working on women’s empowerment and environmental sustainability. The trip, organized by Morningside College in partnership with the Center for Cross-Cultural Learning (CCCL) in Morocco, was the fifth of its kind since 2018. 

The group arrived in Morocco’s capital city, Rabat, on May 17. In Rabat, they visited the Moroccan Association of Family Planning, the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, and the Moroccan Association for Ecotourism and Nature Protection. The group also spent three days in Marrakech, where they visited Amal and Al Nour, two organizations that support women from disadvantaged backgrounds, and Project SOAR, which empowers young girls through extracurricular leadership workshops. In addition to learning about Moroccan history and contemporary society, Morningsiders got to meet Moroccan university and high school students, learning from their experiences and sharing their own.