Join us for Earth Day Activities 2023!
Joudour Sahara Association, of which Sahara-Roots is a partner, will organize the celebration of the International Earth Day on the 28th & 29th of April, 2023 in M’hamid El Ghizlane. We will organize a series of activities to help reduce desertification and to remind us that our planet is fragile. We must respect and defend […]
Closing 2022 and new challenges for 2023!
We are pleased to inform you that our financials for 2022 are now available.Please visit About us: Financials Sahara-Roots Foundation 2022 A thank you to all for the wonderful trust & support that we have received. We look forward to the new challanges that 2023 will bring!!
Tree planting and construction: a continuing challenge!
September 2022: activities during the Zamane Festival in M’hamidOrganised by Joudour Sahara Together with our loyal Sahara-Roots team members Ilham Bakal & Anouk Schaedtler, we participated in the first Zamane Festival which was held between September 23 – 25th. On arrival in M’hamid, we met directors of our US partner “Playing for Change Foundation” (PFC), […]
Hip, hip hurray, we were finally on our way!!
After 2 ½ years absence in Morocco due to Covid, our Sahara-Roots team (Ilham Bakal, Adriaan and me) was once again on the way to M’hamid to see the developments of our projects there. Grateful that Halim Sbaï & our tree caretaker Habib were able to watch over the trees and shrubs during this period, […]
Wishing you a Greener 2022!
We are pleased to inform you that our financials for 2021 are now available. Please visit About us: Financials of the Sahara-Roots Foundation 2021
Holcim Awards 2021
“GREAT NEWS” from Sahara-Roots!! During the bi-annual Holcim Awards ceremony for Sustainable Construction at the International Architecture Biennale in Venice, Italy, last weekend, the Bronze Global 2021 award & the Acknowledgement 2020 award for Middle East & Africa, was presented to our partner Aziza Chaouni architects and the other members of the Joudour Sahara project […]
JOUDOUR SAHARA’S WATER RESERVOIR!
In the beginning there was a piece of land close to the small village of Zaouia, M’hamid El Ghizlane. Due to desertification, sand was slowly taking over this beautiful site with its majestic palm trees. This land lay dormant, waiting. In October 2016 Sahara-Roots agreed with our local partner Halim Sbai, (https://mhamid.guide/en/) to start planting […]
Sad anouncement
We are so sorry to hear that Pieter Hoff, the Dutch inventor of the Groasis Waterboxx®, Growboxx® en Waterfilter Boxx® plant cocoons, passed away on 13 april 2021. We believe that Pieters invention inspired us to plant trees and shrubs in a much more efficient way in our fight against desertification in the dry and […]
8 March 2021: Celebrating International Women’s Day
Combining music and tree planting in honour of International Women’s Day together with the students of the Joudour Sahara Music School. International Women’s Day (8 March) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. We were very happy to learn that Halim Sbaï of the Joudour Sahara Music School in M’hamid […]
31 Dec 20: “Seeds of Hope for the Future”!
We are truly grateful for the wonderful support that we have received from all our sponsors. This support helps us to continue the work of Sahara-Roots that will help to make a difference in the lives of others who are less fortunate than us. Together we can make a difference and bring hope for a […]
