We started off our morning by taking the bus to our group project site visit! First we visited ANDD, or L’Association Nationale du Développement Digital, a organization committed to strengthening the digital and entrepreneurial skills of women and young people. I could see the impact that ANDD had made immediately as I entered the building,…
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Day 11: Social Medi(n)a
The day I’ve been waiting for has finally arrived: my site visit!! We visited ANDD, an association that focuses on digital skill development, particularly for women. They have three main programs through which they help stay at home mothers, university graduates, and other young women on how to create and sustain income-generating activities. I was…
Day 11: Chaimaa and her cosmetics
Today was a really interesting day! We did our last site visit, I made a new friend, we had a bathroom lockup, and of course, shopping LOL. We started off today by visiting ANDD, which was so nice to hear from, especially because I can tell how passionate they are about their organization and what…
Level 1000 Mafia kingpin mogs the low life crook
Some similarities are that the groups had in common was that they were all working for the betterment of society. The Technopark does not charge rent for startups and receives funding from the government and partnerships to ensure that as many startups as possible can succeed and profit. Also, UM6P provides a large number of…
Day 11: Finding a voice at ANDD
Today we were able to visit the ANDD center, and it was a very rememberable experience. We were able to hear from women who took classes at the centers and their genuine appreciation for that they had learned made me even more interested in ANDD and the services/classes they offer. We heard from one woman…
Post It, Sell It, Own It
Our group’s morning started off at ANDD. Their mission is to support project leaders, specifically women and youth, by giving them practical tools to create, develop, and digitize their projects. I found it interesting that they offer more than one program, like for example this year they offered 3. They also change the ones they…
Is this “tech”?
Today was finally time for my group and I to lead the site visit at ANDD. Similarly to what we have already seen with entrepreneurship in Morocco, ANDD dedicates themselves as a company to instruct those who are uneducated with technology. In doing so, they help to give an understanding to the internet to locals….
She’s a Rainbow
It’s another day in Rabat! As our days have begun winding down, I’ve noticed myself developing more of a routine in the morning and becoming more comfortable finding may way around the medina to CCCL (although I still keep Apple Maps on just in case!). In the morning we visited the National Association for Digital…
ANDD the bathrooms locked
Today felt like a familiar one compared to other visits on this trip, but ANDD had its own unique spin that made it stand out on its own. We met them in their office, a nonprofit space with a warm, grounded energy to it, and everyone we met throughout the day was so genuinely warm…
Build ladder and Breaking Doors
Today started at 9:30 after having a delicious piece of shortbread, a croissant, and some Moroccan tea. We then got onto the bus and headed to our first event, where we met with ANDD. Their focus was on supporting women entrepreneurs through workshops, training, and community building. In that way, they were similar to a…
The Moroccan Project
ANDD represents another example of Morocco’s strive for innovation, but more specifically, the role women play in it. With all the site visits we have attended, I’ve gotten the idea that Morocco is very centered around keeping tradition while also leveraging things like social media to sustain those industries. This applied especially today, where the…
Sai to the Rescue…Maybe
They decided to save the best for last and put ANDD the final site visit destination on the list. The ride there felt like the Super Bowl, giving me butterflies as I was walking into the building. Overall, I was very proud of our group for the questions we asked, and also our answers to…
Door of Doom and Despair
Today we visited ANDD, which is for helping women’s digital skills. I found it interesting how new of a program ANDD was. ANDD has just started and is looking for any possible sponsors. This is similar to Anou Cooperation in a way because it started in 2018, I believe. To me, this demonstrates progress. Morocco…
Digital Skills for the Win
ANDD, an NGO focused on supporting women and young people’s entrepreneurship, is similar to other organizations we have seen so far because they too provide mentoring, training, and networking opportunities for their participants. What sets them apart, however, is their strong focus on digital inclusion. They do this by offering programs that teach people how…
Sleepy Guys and Locksmiths
Here in Morocco, we’ve already learned a lot about supporting the growth of entrepreneurship, and our site visits today to ANDD and the women center in which they help support expanded upon this theme. ANDD is focused on supporting and expanding women entrepreneurs, specifically targeting unemployed and younger women who may have an idea or…
Rethinking my career path :/
The key difference of the company we visited today was that ANDD is promoting entrepreneurship through technology, rather than promoting technological entrepreneurship (AI, coding, other tech startups), which is what the other sites focused on. Similarly, all of the companies we have visited focus on supporting entrepreneurs, promoting innovation, and guiding them to success. Their…
Day 11: Development in confidence and my lack of in Moroccan locks
Today we visited the Digital Development and Women’s Empowerment NGO, also known as ANDD. This is another nonprofit organization we have visited that focuses on the development of digital skills for women. They fulfill this mission by giving women the opportunity to develop their skills through workshops and programs that they organize. They not only…
Day 10: Ai- Should I be Worried?
Hello! Crazy to think that the program is almost done and we leave in a couple days. Sorry for the late blog. I was not feeling well yesterday and ended up sleeping pretty much from when I got home from Henna to this morning. We had a very interesting and informative lesson today on AI….
Postcards from Morocco: Profit Meets Purpose
It’s Day 10 in Morocco! And another beautiful day in Rabat! We started the day off with a site visit to the Technopark of Rabat, where we met with young Moroccans from the Moroccan Center for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship (MCISE). Social Entrepreneurship is a term that we haven’t heard so far in Morocco, but…
Day 10: I Train AI and it’s Coming for My Career
I chose to reflect on AI today and honestly it was not a hard choice because this is a topic that has been following me way before this trip even started. As a university student it feels like every other conversation about majors and career paths eventually circles back to AI and which jobs it…