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Les projets que nous soutenons
Travail des Sages-Femmes à Ouarzazate
Des sages-femmes européennes ont travaillé à Ouarzazate, petite ville au Sud du Maroc, depuis plus de 60 ans. Leur rôle a beaucoup évolué au fil des années, mais les deux sages-femmes actuellement en activité sont toujours très actives. L'année passée, elles ont pu servir un bon millier de femmes et bébés dans la ville et ses alentours. Plus d'infos
Écoles mobiles pour les Nomades
Active auprès des populations nomades de la région du Saghro (Sud du Maroc) depuis les années 1990, l'association Chems pour le Développement a lancé un projet d'écoles mobiles pour les Nomades en 2009. Aujourd'hui, plus de 150 élèves sont scolarisés dans cinq classes différentes qui suivent les Nomades dans leurs transhumances. Plus d'infos
Midwives in Ouarzazate
How it started
European midwives have been working for more than 60 years in the area of Ouarzazate. At the busiest times, as medical care wasn't easily accessible in the South of Morocco, up to 5 midwives were working together in a 120 miles radius around the town. Therefore, many families have seen a few generations of babies being born under the care of these devoted women. Nowadays, two midwives are still working mainly in the city of Ouarzazate and also in a few neighbouring villages. Given the progress of medical care in the country over the last decades, they are now focusing on antinatal, postnatal and neonatal care, domains in which there are still some great needs.
Main activities
The midwives and Crocus-Tifaout are partnering with a local association called "Association Tichka for Development and Cooperation." This partnership allows them to offer free consultations to about 100 women and babies every week. In some cases, as some of these women live in very precarious conditions, Crocus-Tifaout provides some funds so that emergency material help could be given out (food, school material, clothes, etc...). As the needs and opportunities to help are ever increasing, we hope that we will be able to extend this practical help in years to come.
Short report for the year 2014 CE
In 2014, the midwives served vulnerable children and mothers in the region of Ouarzazate through the following:
- More than 6'000 prenatal consultations
- Postnatal visits for more than 300 at risk babies and mothers
- Care for 5 premature babies (from 1.3 kg) and 13 pairs of twins
- More than 80 sessions to teach/inform about breastfeeding, labour,
hygiene, etc, attended by more than 800 women.
- Advice and care for multiple other medical issues such as burns, ear
infections, urinary infections, mumps, etc...
The midwives need your help!
Through Crocus-Tifaout, you have the opportunity to contribute to the amazing work of these midwives. Doing this, you will be certain that your money will be invested entirely and directly for vulnerable women and children in the town of Ouarzazate. If you are interested, please contact us so that we could give you the necessary details in order to support this project. Thank you!
