Tamaas

We at Tamaas have had a close relationship with the girls boarding house in Marrakech since 2004. Founded by a group of women gathered around Touria Binebine and Laila Binebine through Soroptimist Marrakech, the boarding house allows girls from rural areas in the Atlas Mountains to attend high school in the city of Marrakech. It provides lodging, meals, educational support, college counseling, mentorship, and continued support for post-graduation job placement and pursuing further education for 238 girls and women at a time, year-round, at no cost to their families.

On September 8, 2023, in the wake of the earthquake that destroyed or severely damaged at least 2,000 homes in the region, claiming the lives of more than 2,900 people and devastating many remote villages and settlements in the Atlas Mountains, Tamaas announced an urgent call for support—raising $20,000 to 1) provide blankets, tents, medical care, and other necessary equipment to the affected villages the resident girls belonged to, and 2) to take in an additional 40 girls who were displaced as a return of the earthquake.

We are eternally grateful for your support, which helped to rebuild and stabilize many of the remote villages and communities most affected by the earthquake, and allowed many girls and young women in the earthquake zone to continue on with their education uninterrupted by this catastrophic event.

In 2025, we at Tamaas are fundraising for continued operating costs for the program, which provides comprehensive support to 238 young women in the boarding house, and to support the building of a new auditorium for the girls (pictured below!)

Please consider donating to the house and board of these 200 girls, in order to ensure them education in the Marrakech public school system and other services, through a tax-deductible donation facilitated by Tamaas' 501(3)c status. 100% of donations support the girls in their dormitory.

PayPal Donations can be sent here: paypal.com/paypalme/TamaasEarthquakeAid

Venmo Donations can be sent here: account.venmo.com/u/tamaasorg

Donations can also be made via electronic transfer (stock gifts accepted) at tamaas.contact@gmail.com.

Sarah Riggs & Omar Berrada, 2025