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 […]
O A S E S ON THE B R I N K
“Halim Sbai often talks about the importance of nomadic culture, the need to live the constraints of nature and the desert’s tough environment, to share resources as a community, to not waste anything. He says these old ways are key to the restoration and survival of the oasis in the face of climate change”Please read […]
Helping to build a sustainable future
One question that is always on our minds as we travel back to Morocco: “what more can we do to help build a sustainable future” to fulfil the dreams of so many youth that we meet during our activities in the area where we have our projects. Please continue reading our May Newsletter
Program Earthday Activities April 2025
Sahara-Roots will participate in various activities in Morocco, to celebrate international Earth Day 202519 & 20 April 2025 in M’hamid El Ghizlane22 & 23 April 2025 in Ouarzazate Please check our program and come join us during our many activities
3rd Zamane Festival: The trees are also symbolic for different “seeds”!
The trees are also symbolic for different “seeds” that have been sown in the last nine years allowing Joudour Sahara to slowly grow into the Culture Center it is today. The “seeds”: traditional music, local architecture and a sustainable environment have become one within this project, thanks to the hard work of many who have […]
Joudour Sahara Culture Center’s first three buildings!
In April, the Joudour Sahara construction partner Mr. Said, Mr Lahsan Abid of CERKAS & Halim Sbaï of Joudour Sahara met us in M’hamid to discuss the last steps of the building process of this innovative project. These eco-designed buildings are by Aziza of Aziza Chaouni Projects, A big thank you to our “Angel Sponsor” […]
NOS video, vrijdag 15 Maart 2024: Eeuwenoude oases Marokko dreigen te verdwijnen door klimaatverandering
Samira Jadir: Correspondent Marokko In M’Hamed El Ghizlaine is de levendige muziekscene nog een van de weinige redenen voor jong volwassenen om de oase niet te verlaten. Halim Sbaï heeft er een muziekschool geopend waar jonge muzikanten zich bekwamen in het spelen van de zogenaamde ‘woestijn blues’, een muziekgenre dat de regio internationale faam heeft […]
Eeuwenoude oases Marokko dreigen te verdwijnen door klimaatverandering
NOS artikel, vrijdag 15 maart 2024: Eeuwenoude oases Marokko dreigen te verdwijnen door klimaatveranderingSamira Jadir: Correspondent MarokkoIn M’Hamid El Ghizlaine wordt elke vrijdag gebeden om regen. Het oasegebied bestaat naast een centrum nog uit zeven omringende dorpen, die allemaal afhankelijk waren van het water uit de inmiddels compleet drooggevallen rivier de Draa.“Het was hier heel […]
