Refurbishment of the Association de Jeunes de Tighmarte Centre for Cultural and Community Development Activities in Tighmarte (Morocco).
Project status: ongoing.
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In 2026, we continue working with the community of Tighmarte through the construction of the new school, which is expected to be completed this year, and the refurbishment of the Association de Jeunes de Tighmarte’s multidisciplinary centre, which is expected to become fully operational over the course of this year and the next. The refurbishment of this facility is a key project for the community, as it will strengthen the cultural and social development activities carried out by the AJT. The building, which serves as the local partner’s headquarters and is located on sloping terrain, has a three-storey structure that is well advanced but still requires several finishing works.
The upper floor is an open-plan space accessed via an external staircase from the ground floor. The aim is to build a classroom for activities with children while preserving part of the area as an outdoor terrace. The ground floor is currently the most complete and includes two rooms, a small kitchen and a bathroom. It requires final finishing works so that it can accommodate visitors to the douar. The basement, which benefits from natural light, is currently used as a storage area and requires renovation of the walls, flooring and windows to transform it into a workshop space for the women of Tighmarte. In addition, the building’s electrical installation must be completed so that all floors have electricity to support the planned activities.
At present, the centre hosts educational support activities, cultural and recreational programmes, and health campaigns. The refurbishment aims to maintain and strengthen these existing activities while introducing new vocational training and economic empowerment programmes for women in the douar. This year, as part of the project, we collaborated with the Martin Luther King Scout Group from Sant Just Desvern to promote a cultural and knowledge exchange between the community and the young members of the Truc section. The initiative aims to strengthen ties with the community of Tighmarte while introducing young people from the municipalities where we work to international cooperation through a critical, reflective and human rights-based approach that promotes horizontal relationships and mutual learning.
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