HRH Prince Bandar Ben Sultan Ben Abdelaziz
An exceptional donation of USD 400,000 to launch the construction works.
Since 2005
History
From a conviction held by the Club Soroptimist fondateur – Marrakech, a boarding house unlike any other was born — twenty-one years later, hundreds of life paths have changed course.
Our mission
Ending school dropout for rural girls
The Club Soroptimist fondateur – Marrakech project was built around one clear goal: eliminating school dropout among girls from remote rural areas, far from any secondary school. A concrete answer to the difficulties of accessing education in rural areas — and a first step towards equal opportunities.
The origins
A conviction that became an institution
The project was born within the Club Soroptimist fondateur – Marrakech, around a simple conviction: school dropout among girls from the rural world is not inevitable. In September 2005, the boarding house opened its doors to thirteen boarders.
Carried by its results, the initiative grew and took shape: the association was formally established in 2018 and recognised by the State — authorisation from the Ministry of Solidarity, Social Inclusion and Family No. 1052/16.
The site
Our territorial roots
The State Domains in Marrakech granted us a 6,000 m² plot of land, on a lease renewable every ten years since 2003 — the very foundation of our boarding school project.
They made it possible
The First Donors
This adventure owes so much to its first builders — without them, the boarding school would not exist.
Mr Nafiz El Jundi
Architect of the project, it was Mr Nafiz El Jundi who drew the plans of the boarding house — the place that today welcomes hundreds of girls from rural areas.
El Baraka Association
Under the chairmanship of Mr Serge Van Gorkum, it covered all finishing works at a cost of 3 million dirhams.
Building a place for the future
April 2003: the beginning — we believed in it
In April 2003, work began. We believed in it. Step by step, a true educational home was built to welcome girls from the rural world in dignified and safe conditions.
2005 → 2026
From 13 boarders to 265 girls
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2003
A plot of land to build on
The State Property Administration makes 6,000 m² available in Marrakech. The dream takes shape.
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2005
The boarding house opens its doors
In September, thirteen girls from the rural world become the first boarders.
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2010
Past the hundred mark
More than one hundred boarders are welcomed and supported towards the baccalaureate.
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2015
Expansion
The boarding house's reach grows: structured academic support, activities coming into their own.
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2018
The association is established
A.S.J.F.R becomes a State-recognised association (authorisation No. 1052/16).
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2020
Resilience
Faced with the Covid crisis, the association holds firm: no girl is left behind along the way.
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2026
265 girls enrolled
At enrolment for the 2025-2026 school year: 213 in secondary school and 52 at the Université Privée de Marrakech — the largest cohort in the association's history.
At a glance
Twenty-one years of growth
Get involved
Every girl we welcome means a family transformed and a future reinvented.
The boarding house is 100% free for the girls and their families: everything rests on the generosity of sponsors and donors. Join those who move an entire family forward when a young girl succeeds.