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Morocco: Sustainable Community Developement
Country: Morocco
Language: English & Arabic
Level(s): Graduate and Undergraduate
Subjects: Architecture
Prerequisites: 2.5 GPA
Courses: Arch 471 or Arch 525
(6 credits total)
Cost: $4,900 (excludes airfare)
Official Project Website: www.igherm.wordpress.com
Approximate Dates: Five weeks, May 13 - June 18, 2010
Application Deadline: Rolling admissions until January 30, 2010. Get your applications in ASAP, as space is limited in this year's program.
Tentative Timeline--click here for most recent update for itinerary
- January 30, 2010- application, non-refundable $200 deposit and Signed Student Participation Agreement Form due.
- February, 2010: Applicant interviews; notification of acceptance
- February 26, 2010 : First group meeting, 1 pm (OIP conference room)
- TBA: Second group meeting
- April 2, 2010: Airline ticket information due
- TBA: Third group meeting
- TBA: Pre-departure classes
Important Application Materials
To participate in this program you must download, complete and submit the following forms:
You must also submit:
- 1 passport-sized photo (e-mailing a digital photo is fine; write name on back if turning in actual photo)
- Copy of university ID (One Card for MSU students)
- Copy of passport (photo page)
- Copy of airline ticket showing dates of departure and return
Academic Program
Rural Morocco is unique in its architecture, history, landscape and way of life. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from and work with locals on sustainable development projects including women’s cooperatives, microfinance projects and the Igherm Restoration and Library Project in the remote and geographically stunning region of Zawiya Ahansal. Working side by side with locals, documenting the people and culture and experiencing a subsistence way of life are only a few of the unmatched experiences of this study abroad - a true resume building experience.
Program highlights include:
- A four-day intensive tour of existing cooperatives with the Foundation Si Hmed Derhem in Sidi Ifni. Topics will include the cooperative’s history, their role in the contemporary globalized economy and current issues relating to microfinance and gender.
- Living with the sheikh of Zawiya Ahansal.
- Working on the Igherm Restoration and Library Project. Learning about ancient building techniques and being a part of the initial stages of a sustainable development project.
- Trekking the Atlas Mountains with donkeys during the annual migration of the Saharan Nomads.
- Touring the ancient city of Marrakech.
Tentative Itinerary (subject to change)
See link for more specific information on itinerary
- Day 1 Depart for Marrakech, Morocco
- Day 2 Arrive in Marrakech
- Day 3 Tour Marrakech’s architectural landmarks and medieval marketplace
- Day 4 Travel to Sidi Ifni
- Day 5 – Day 8 Sidi Ifni: Visit locally owned and operated cooperatives and micro-finance projects
- Day 9 Travel to Zawiya Ahansal
- Day 24-26 Trek in Atlas Mountains
- Day 35 Free Day and farewell party
- Day 36 Depart Zawiya Ahansal for Marrakech
- Day 37 Depart Marrakech or travel on your own
Financial Aid
The full cost, including airfare, may be used in calculating
financial aid. Students considering financial aid should
contact the Financial Aid Office immediately. You can
download and print the Summer
Programs Financial Aid Information Sheet (14KB)
in Acrobat (PDF) format. Visit the MSU Financial Aid
Office website at: www.montana.edu/wwwfa
Application
Applications for this program are available in the Office
of International Programs at 400 Culbertson Hall. You may also download and print the Application
for Summer Programs (11 KB) in PDF format.
Packing Recommendations
Advice about what to pack for your time abroad.
Additional Information
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