Capacity Building

We host expert-led training sessions in a variety of fields to support skills transfer and accessible knowledge for communities in their pursuit of sustainable development.

Strengthening Skills

In our development framework, a crucial aspect of ensuring sustainability involves equipping people with the skills and knowledge they need to pursue their goals. Capacity building allows us to directly support leadership from within the communities we serve.

Capacity building is inherently self-perpetuating. Communities and individuals who are trained in specific skills are then able to train others, creating a life cycle of skills and knowledge transfer that is truly transformative.

Tangible Community Impact

The results of this program are truly expansive. The value of capacity-building can be difficult to measure – many individuals go on to train others in their network, producing exponentially greater impact.

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farmers achieved organic certification for walnut and almond crops in 23 villages in Toubkal municipality, allowing them to expand their sales to international markets.

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capacity building workshops took place on farm management practices, business plan development, and food security from 2021-23 through the Family Literacy program, the Office of Cooperative Development, Farmer-to-Farmer volunteers with presidents of cooperatives and students from the Legal Clinic program.

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community leaders, mostly women, took part in training sessions in Boujdour on writing and submitting project proposals in alignment with the National Initiative for Human Development.

Success Stories

Learn about the benefits that our capacity building projects have produced.

Empowering Women Through Cooperatives and Psychosocial Support: A Path to Sustainable Development

Some may assume that after a year of psychosocial empowerment training, the need for such workshops diminishes. However, our experience as facilitators working in a rural part of Morocco tells a different story.

Intercultural Solidarity Achieving Agricultural Opportunity in Morocco

A talk by Yossef Ben-Meir, President of the High Atlas Foundation in Morocco, at the Integrated Management of Cultural Tourism Conference on 11 June 2024 hosted by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiques and the United States Agency for International Development.

Looking Forward… Remembering the September 8 Earthquake in Morocco

As the one-year anniversary of the September 8th earthquake nears, the High Atlas Foundation (HAF) alongside community partners will come together to honor the painful losses, the healing, and the collective rebuilding with one and all here in Morocco, and around the world.

Resources

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Bringing Clearer Vision to Morocco’s Atlas Mountains

On November 8, 2025, 250 local people attended a vision clinic held in the mountain town of Taddart Moulay Brahim, Asni, Morocco.

More Than Infrastructure: Why Toilets Matter for Students

The availability of sanitation facilities in primary schools in Morocco is a critical challenge.

AI, Smart Agriculture, & the Future of Moroccan Olive Production

As Morocco celebrates World Olive Day, it becomes clear that the future of the country’s olive sector lies not only in centuries of accumulated knowledge, but also in the responsible integration of emerging technologies.