Horizons for Women and Children Association

Morocco

Morocco declared a state of emergency that took effect on March 20, 2020. It was originally slated to remain in effect until April 20. That has been extended multiple times, the latest to last until June 10.

Due to the curfew, the High Planning for Commission found at least one-third of Moroccans had lost their incomes.

Challenges and Emergency Fund

The members of the Horizons for Women and Children Association are amongst those that make up the 33% statistic stated above. Before the lockdown, the Horizons for Women and Children Association took out a loan to invest in a location where the women would be able to work on their argan oil production process. Unfortunately, as a result of the strict lockdown policies that have been implemented in Morocco, the women have been unable to gather to continue to work and the revenue they were planning to collect from argan oil production has not been generated.

Rockflower’s Emergency Fund donation to the association will help to pay off the loan and ease the stress associated with finding financing for the loan as incomes are restricted for the women during this pandemic.