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27 Nov 2024
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Description
we're a nonprofit association aims to help local people to learn languages, such as English, French and german. And know more about the world we live in through some programs of cultural exchange.
In order to realize the goal of our programs we host volunteers from all over the world and welcome them among us so that they can share their experiences and at the same time get to know some special things about our culture and traditions. Especially the Moroccan traditional food "Tajin, Couscous, Harira .... Etc.
For me, My name is Mehdi. I live in Rabat-Sale, Morocco. I'm a post graduate of cultural studies from Mohamed 5 university.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Teaching
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Through the daily interaction with Moroccans for a period of time, you will benefit and learn so much amazing and special things in the Moroccan traditions and customs. In addition, you will discover so many beautiful historical places like Shallah, Oudaya, the ancient medina in Sale and Rabat .... Etc
Help
We need volunteers who are open minded, have joyful mood, clean mind and appearance. Volunteers will teach English, french or German to young people who can't afford the expensive language centers . There are also m some one on one or groups discussions to improve conversational skills.
Languages
Languages spoken
Arabic: Fluent
English: Fluent
French: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
Accommodation
For the accommodation workawayers or volunteers will be staying with a local host family or in my place, where i can provide 2 beds . I can guarantee that volunteers are going to stay in decent places with very nice people and families by which they will interact with many people so they can know more about Moroccans and the way they live in this beautiful country.
What else ...
We are located exactly in Sale . It is a historical city, 5 min away from the highway, we have an amazing neighbor which is the biggest forest in Morocco, and we are just 20min away from the capital of Morocco "Rabat" by taxi . transportation is available at any time .
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
This host charges a fee
read moreThe host family may ask for 3 or 4 Euros a day as a help for the food cost.
Host ref number: 241977182754
Feedback (18)
20 Aug 2024
Left by Workawayer (Ashlyn) for host
I participated in this work exchange during the summer of 2021, and it was an incredibly unique and rewarding experience. My host family was exceptionally generous and kind, making me feel right at home even though the environment was very unfamiliar to me. I had the opportunity to gain firsthand experience teaching a diverse group of students,… read more
17 Aug 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexandra & Abdallah)
On behalf of all the members of the association, I wanna thank you very much for what you've done during the period you stayed with us and the positive vibs you spread around. you were polite, respectful and nice with everyone here. Actually, you're a great example of a good volunteer that i personally have learnt a lot from you.
Take care Alex.… read more
Take care Alex.… read more
(Excellent
)
26 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Alexandra & Abdallah) for host
I highly recommend this experience! It is a fantastic cultural immersion, and the organisers (Mehdi and Abdallah) as well as the host family were all incredibly welcoming, kind, and giving. Plus the people in town are only too happy to receive you. In class I taught people aged 8 to 25 and all students were very well behaved and engaged. Outside… read more
9 Jul 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Laila)
Ooooohh thank you so much Laila for your nice and priceless expressions towards me personally and towards the association and the host family. It really was such a great experience with you as a volunteer in our organization. You were nice to everyone, helpful and always ready to share positive vibs. yeah, as you've mentioned in your feedback we… read more
(Excellent
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8 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Laila) for host
This was my first workaway - My time with Medhi's organisation was the most amazing experience. Medhi and I had many intersting discussions, and I learnt alot from him and his outlook on different topics. Medhi is a great leader and his views on topics are really interesting. He made sure I could go to him if I needed anything during my time. Due… read more
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20 Aug 2024
Left by Workawayer (Ashlyn) for host
I participated in this work exchange during the summer of 2021, and it was an incredibly unique and rewarding experience. My host family was exceptionally generous and kind, making me feel right at home even though the environment was very unfamiliar to me. I had the opportunity to gain firsthand experience teaching a diverse group of students,… read more
17 Aug 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Alexandra & Abdallah)
On behalf of all the members of the association, I wanna thank you very much for what you've done during the period you stayed with us and the positive vibs you spread around. you were polite, respectful and nice with everyone here. Actually, you're a great example of a good volunteer that i personally have learnt a lot from you.
Take care Alex.… read more
Take care Alex.… read more
(Excellent)
26 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Alexandra & Abdallah) for host
I highly recommend this experience! It is a fantastic cultural immersion, and the organisers (Mehdi and Abdallah) as well as the host family were all incredibly welcoming, kind, and giving. Plus the people in town are only too happy to receive you. In class I taught people aged 8 to 25 and all students were very well behaved and engaged. Outside… read more
9 Jul 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Laila)
Ooooohh thank you so much Laila for your nice and priceless expressions towards me personally and towards the association and the host family. It really was such a great experience with you as a volunteer in our organization. You were nice to everyone, helpful and always ready to share positive vibs. yeah, as you've mentioned in your feedback we… read more
(Excellent)
8 Jul 2019
Left by Workawayer (Laila) for host
This was my first workaway - My time with Medhi's organisation was the most amazing experience. Medhi and I had many intersting discussions, and I learnt alot from him and his outlook on different topics. Medhi is a great leader and his views on topics are really interesting. He made sure I could go to him if I needed anything during my time. Due… read more
15 Feb 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Edward)
Thank you bro for the nice Feedback. Actually, your participation in the project was a good addition, and the guys had learnt a lot from you experience in volunteering and teaching as well. as for the the host fees, it is clearly fixed on our profile under the eyes of all the volunteers. For badr's case, that was something that he did away from… read more
(Very good)
5 Feb 2019
Left by Workawayer (Edward) for host
This was my first workaway experience and I must say it was brilliant working for their association. The students are very eager to learn and to share ideas and their culture. I took a more traditional teaching approach than most that volunteer there which the students seemed to really enjoy but there is still a lot of flexibility on how you… read more
3 Jan 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Giulia)
You're so welcome Giulia. we were very happy to host a nice and polite girl like you. And thank you to for being patient and doing such great effort to help and share with us you experiences which enrich the cultural exchange between locals and foreign volunteers.
Good luck Giulia. wish to meet you for another time.
Good luck Giulia. wish to meet you for another time.
(Excellent)
3 Jan 2019
Left by Workawayer (Giulia) for host
My week there was beautiful, an experience that really enriched my stay in Morocco. I found a group of students that really impressed me, such smart, interesting, open and welcoming people, sharing my time and my ideas with you guys was something very profound that I didn't expect. Living with a Moroccan family was also a highlight of this… read more
1 Jan 2019
Left by host for Workawayer (Sara & Giulia)
Thank you so so so so much Giulia for you nice and encouraging words. and thanks also for the efforts that you've made during two months of participation in the association's projects and sharing with us you your precious knowledge, experiences and the way you look at various social, politica, and cultural affairs in the whole globe.
Actually,… read more
Actually,… read more
(Excellent)
1 Jan 2019
Left by Workawayer (Sara & Giulia) for host
I've been living with these guys for the past two months of my life and it was a great experience of sharing and mutual learning. The website's description does not fully correspond to the task I was assigned: the reality was much funnier and more interesting than expected! The association I found in Karia (a borrough of Sale') is made by a… read more
5 Nov 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Meike)
We really appreciate your honest words Meike. And thank you so much for coming to the organisation and help through all the week. As all the participants acknowledge, you were so nice and friendly with all the people in the association and with the host family as well.
Thanks again and you're welcome any other time you wanna come over.
Thanks again and you're welcome any other time you wanna come over.
(Excellent)
30 Oct 2018
Left by Workawayer (Meike) for host
Finally I manage to write a feedback! The NGO in Salé was one of my stations while travelling through Morocco. I really enjoyed the stay; I had great, hospitable and open hosts, met a lot of incredibly nice and interesting people through the organisation and discovered Salé and Rabat with them. I joined the informal language classes with… read more
17 Sep 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Chrissy)
Thanks a lot Chrissy for the nice feedback. As a response, no one denay the great effort that you've made to help the participants in the discussion sessions to talk freely about different topics. you were such a usefull addition to the organization with your kindness and the great sense of volunteering.
Thanks again Chrissy and good luck for the… read more
Thanks again Chrissy and good luck for the… read more
(Excellent)
17 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Chrissy) for host
This is a a great workaway to experience local Moroccan’s lifestyle. Mehdi and Abdelhak are very helpful and hospitable hosts to Morocco. I stayed with Azzedine and his family—they were a fantastic host family and the living conditions were very comfortable. Every meal in the homestay was delicious.
I helped facilitate English conversation… read more
I helped facilitate English conversation… read more
17 Sep 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Arnold)
Thank you so much bro for your nice and pricious words. And you're welcome any other time in the future. Cause you too made great efforts to help the discussions in the class being rich and going farther. you're polite, respectful and a good example of how a volunteer should be. Thanks again for all what you're shared.
Good luck.
Good luck.
(Excellent)
16 Sep 2018
Left by Workawayer (Arnold) for host
Had a great experience staying with the organization in Salé. I had no prior teaching experience so this was a chance for me to try out something new. The students are of high school and college age and we always had a lot of fun in class. Usually classes take place once a day for about 2/3 hours in the afternoon. The classes themselves are very… read more
9 May 2018
Left by host for Workawayer (Valentina)
Thank you so much Valentina for the effort that you made to help the students to talk and practice their English language during the classes and the topic discussion sessions as well. you were very nice, cool , and respectful so the give that good image of a volunteer and the voluntary work. we already miss you valentina. so you're welcome anytime… read more
(Excellent)
9 May 2018
Left by Workawayer (Valentina) for host
That was my first workaway ever and i couldn't ask for more!! My experience there was amazing; i've loved the place, i've loved Rabat and my host family was really great! Great hospitality and really open about explaining me everything about morrocan culture.
About the volunteering : the classes take place everyday and they take 2/3h per day, but… read more
About the volunteering : the classes take place everyday and they take 2/3h per day, but… read more
30 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Miao)
Actually all I can say about a girl like you is that you are a very nice persone, polite and respectful; The people in the association like you so much and the family as well. you're very welcome any other time.
(Excellent)
29 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Miao) for host
Thank you so much for helping us find a host family in Sale！I have to say that this is the best host family I have ever met！They are very nice，friendly and generous to us. Their house is very clean and the food they prepared was wonderful because every day was different！Each family member is so funny and we got along well with them. The project… read more
29 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Zhongli ) for host
Its a great experience for me and thoes young people they are very brilliant, have their own ideas on national and international events, and they respect each others' ideas. I learned a lot from them and become more positive about next year.
24 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Svetlana)
Thank you so much Lana for your great feedback .I really appreciate that . you are a veru nice respectful person who like to help others and share with them some useful experiences. you showed us many things about the russian culture that we din't know about it so much before . actually it is a good experience to host people like you and work… read more
(Excellent)
24 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Svetlana) for host
I had a great experience, staying here. I had some discussion sessions at the English school. We exchanged our cultures. I liked staying with a Moroccan family, because I have seen the life of people. Mehdi is a really nice person. He introduced me to many people, I made also new friends. He always cared about many things and made my life… read more
4 Dec 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Karoline)
We are here to welcome all the people who have a great intention to help the citizens all over the world. Even though i didn't get to know you well but abdellah told me that you were nice and respectful. so you're welcome any other time Karoline.
Goodluck.
Goodluck.
(Good)
4 Dec 2017
Left by Workawayer (Karoline) for host
I stayed only a weekend with Abdellah, who's part of Mehdi's organization, so I didn't get to take part of their projects - but I did get to take part of Abdellahs family's great hospitality and beautiful Rabat. Really recommend Rabat, it feels modern and has a welcomed to calm to the rest of Morocco :) Thanks a lot Abdellah!
8 Nov 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Mike)
You're welcome Bro. it is a pleasure to help people who wanna give help to sociaties all over the world. even though Mike doesn't stay with me but I connected him with my friend association so he stayed and work with them. all they can say about him is that he is very friendly and he does his best to help people in learning English. Keep it up bro.
(Excellent)
7 Nov 2017
Left by Workawayer (Mike) for host
Thanks, Mehdi!
I e-mailed Mehdi about participating in his workaway project and although he had all the volunteers he needed, he passed on my info to an acquaintance in Sale and I got involved in their project. Everybody was super friendly and welcoming and worked hard to make me feel at home. I was introduced to many people locally and became… read more
I e-mailed Mehdi about participating in his workaway project and although he had all the volunteers he needed, he passed on my info to an acquaintance in Sale and I got involved in their project. Everybody was super friendly and welcoming and worked hard to make me feel at home. I was introduced to many people locally and became… read more
24 Sep 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Mengxi (Isabelle ))
Thank you so much Mengxi for you're nice words about me and my friends. you too were very nice to us ; I've really liked talking and discussing topics with you , and i feel like you still have so many experiences to share. as you said we hope there will a be a future chance to meet and work on a project together. you're very welcome.
Much love .
Much love .
(Excellent)
24 Sep 2017
Left by Workawayer (Mengxi (Isabelle )) for host
I was not able to participate in the language teaching program because of bad timing.But I still had a wonderful time attending the initiation event of local children's football club.It was a rare opportunity for me to truly experience Morrocan culture and life. Mehdi and his friend are really welcoming and kind.They are also surprisingly open and… read more
8 May 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Angélica)
you're very welcome Angé even for an other time here in Morocco. i'm so happy to know that you are delighted for you being here in Morocco with us, and we are here always to help people who need our help and the people who wanna give a hand and change their experiences with us .
thanks Angélica.
thanks Angélica.
(Excellent)
6 May 2017
Left by Workawayer (Angélica) for host
Mehdi was incredible helpful in my days in Morocco. He was always trying to make things easier and nicer to make me feel comfortable. I worked as an english teacher and I had a beautiful time with the students. I was working with Amal and Abdo, 2 amazing moroccan teachers who inspired me a lot because of their passion and their desire to help the… read more
12 Apr 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Helena Cristina)
although the short time we spent together, i really get to know how nice you are, and very open to others. Helena is a very kind person and really like to help and exchange all the experiences that she's had. simply I wish we could spent more time together and i'll be happy to welcome you any other time you wanna come to Morocco.
Good luck.
Good luck.
(Excellent)
26 Feb 2017
Left by host for Workawayer (Nicholas)
Thank you so much my bro Nicholas for sharing your good feelings and great knowledge with us. I think this is the only way to live a better life bro , which is helping the other and exchange our experiences . "Good people bring good feelings".
(Excellent)
25 Feb 2017
Left by Workawayer (Nicholas) for host
Mehdi is concentrated and interested in learning an in-depth understanding of English and the English cultures and takes a philosophical approach. He expressed high hopes to travel and plans to do so very soon so we discussed a lot about travel.
I was mostly involved with the English teaching association and helped with a class each night. I… read more
I was mostly involved with the English teaching association and helped with a class each night. I… read more
