Sahara Roots Foundation
A grassroots approach to reduce desertification in the Moroccan Sahara
Our Main Goals
To help preserve the Moroccan Sahara and help provide a better environment for the people living there.
Fighting Desertification
Combating Desertification: a combination of Nettoyage, Education and Tree-planting During my first trips to Morocco since 2002 I was enchanted by the beauty of nature, the friendliness of the people and the purity of the culture, especially in the area at the edge of the Sahara Desert south of Ouarzazate around the village of M’hamid […]
Tree Planting
Tree planting in combination with the Permaculture system and Groasis Waterboxx’s. Why plant trees? Trees help combat climate change and desertification. They absorb excess and harmful CO2. Trees help us breathe clean air and absorb odours and pollutant gases (nitrogen oxides, ammonia, sulphur dioxide and ozone. Trees help communities achieve long-term economic and environmental sustainability […]
Desert Cleanup
Nettoyage: The Sahara is sadly becoming polluted. This puts the fragile balance of the ecosystem of the Sahara in danger and as well as the oasis villages around the edge of the Sahara. During one of my first hiking trips in the desert area around M’hamid I saw a strange bird flying through the air. […]
Journal Posts
Celebrating 10 years of Joudour Sahara
Have fun watching this video about the enironmental impact at our Joudour Sahara Culture Center
Spring Newsletter
This year we traveled in March to Morocco to visit our different projects as well as drive into the High Atlas Mountains to see a project which is supported by the Perma-Atlas Foundation founded by Latifa Oumlil, a Dutch Moroccan lady that we met in the Netherlands in 2025.Rains came as we drove from Zagora […]
Pluses & minuses in our continuing work in Morocco
Life is full of pluses & minuses, and we are continuously trying to find a balance so that we can live life to the fullest, learning to deal with disappointments and appreciating all the positives that we experience. As we travel to Morocco twice a year, we rely on others to continue working on our […]
How can you help?
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“Help us continue our work by letting us plant a tree in the Sahara for you“!
- Donate a tree for the Sahara
In this way you contribute in:
– helping to keep our planet green!
– helping to stop desertification!
– helping to educate children in the ways of sustainability
– helping to end migration to the already full cities -
Buy our booklet ” Me and my Sahara” for 10 EURO!!
- It’s about meaningful communication
These booklets are used by the Sahara-Roots Foundation as a tool to help educate young children in the Sahara area of Southern Morocco. The proceeds from the sale of the booklet will help to provide funds for the different educational projects of the Sahara-Roots Foundation. Available in the following languages: Dutch/Arabic, English/Arabic & French /Arabic. -
We love to give presentations about our work. Whether it be in the local schools or during festivals in Morocco or spreading the word in The Netherlands during meetings with different clubs such as the Rotary. This creates the possibility of fundraising by then receiving donations, selling “trees” or by selling our booklet “Me and my Sahara”.
Please feel free to contact us for more information on our presentations!
- Spreading the word about our work
