PROJECT SOAR MARRAKECH

PROJECT SOAR OPERATES IN MOROCCO'S MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS WHERE TEEN GIRLS FACE NUMEROUS BARRIERS TO EMPOWERMENT, PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AND SEMI-RURAL AREAS. TEEN GIRLS IN THESE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES REMAIN VULNERABLE TO ABUSE AND AT RISK OF DROPPING OUT OF SCHOOL AND EARLY MARRIAGE. TEEN GIRLS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CHILD LABOR, CHILD MARRIAGE, EARLY MOTHERHOOD, AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE THAT PREVENTS THEM FROM FULL PARTICIPATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SOAR SOLUTION'S SINGLE FOCUS IS TO EMPOWER TEEN GIRLS FROM THE MOST MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES.THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF PROJECT SOAR IN A BOX CORE PROGRAM EMPOWERS TEEN GIRLS TO STAY IN SCHOOL, AVOID CHILD MARRIAGE, AND GAIN SKILLS USEFUL FOR FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.OUR MISSION IS TO EMPOWER MARGINALIZED TEEN GIRLS TO BE LEADERS. OUR SIGNATURE 25 WORKSHOP CURRICULUM IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH HELPS GIRLS LAUNCH THEIR OWN GIRL LEADER CLUBS AND UNDERSTAND THEIR VALUE, VOICE, BODY, RIGHTS AND PATH. OUR DATA-PROVEN PROJECT IMPROVES SCHOOL AND LIFE OUTCOMES FOR MARGINALIZED GIRLS.30,200 SOAR GIRLS BENEFICIARIES TO DATE: GIRLS AGED 12 TO 18 ATTENDING PUBLIC MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS, WHO TYPICALLY LIVE ON LESS THAN $1 PER DAY. THEY COME FROM UNDER SERVED RURAL OR SEMI-RURAL AREAS WHERE THEY ARE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO CHILD MARRIAGE AND GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE.7,000+ HOURS OF EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOPS DELIVERED: OUR AWARD-WINNING EMPOWERMENT CURRICULUM, TAUGHT IN ARABIC AND ENGLISH, IS BASED ON PROJECT SOAR'S 5 PRINCIPLES OF EMPOWERMENT AND HELP UNDER SERVED, MARGINALIZED GIRLS UNDERSTAND THEIR VALUE, VOICE, BODY, RIGHTS & PATH.193 SOAR LOCATIONS: OUR REPLICABLE, SCALABLE MODEL HAS ALLOWED US TO SCALE TO 188 LOCATIONS IN MOROCCO, OUGANDA, IVORY COAST AND GUINEE.