CŒUR DE GAZELLESRegistered non-profit organization since 2001

EDITORIAL

Wherever you may be in the world, let us join forces to helpthose in need.

For more than 17 years, Cœur de Gazelles non-profitassociation has been bringing together a team of men andwomen dedicated to providing services and support in theareas of health, the environment, job training andeducation.

We are committed to helping, but not just anyhow.Our actions are on a human scale: Cœur de Gazelles workswith local population to address the source of theirproblems and encourages them to become agents of theirown development.

We are committed to helping, but not just on a one-timebasis. We work on the long term in a spirit of partnership:we do not create alternative structures; we strengthen anddevelop existing local ones.Each project is recognized and approved by the Moroccangovernment, giving legitimacy to our actions.

Our cross-border efforts must remain strong and continueto uphold our values.

Marina VrillacqAssociation President

COMMITTED TOHELPING

Since its creation in 1990, the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles has beendeveloping a new vision for motor sport: no speed, no GPS, just old-school navigation, entirely off road: a return to the roots ofAdventure. To win, teams must drive the shortest possible distance.

Cœur de Gazelles is supported by the logistics andinfrastructure of all Maïenga events: Rallye Aïcha desGazelles, Cap Femina Aventure, Bab El Raid and Gazellesand Men Rally.

œur de Gazelles was created in 2001, during the RallyeAïcha des Gazelles du Maroc.The Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles is a one of a kind event.Each year it brings together more than 300 women, ofall ages, nationalities and backgrounds, in the Moroccandesert.

WE WORK IN SEVERAL KEY AREAS

HealthSustainable development

Job creation & trainingEducationDonations

COMMITTED TO HEALINGThe Medical Caravan

through the logistics of the RallyeAïcha des Gazelles, Cœur deorGazelles has organized the largest traveling medical caravan in

southern Morocco, providing access to medical care for thecountry’s most remote communities.

In partnership with the Moroccan Ministry for Health, 50 volunteers offer theirtime and expertise each year in a range of medical specialties: general medicine;paediatrics; gynaecology; dentistry; optics; ophthalmology; pharmacy; andscreening for diabetes, trachoma and cataracts.

80,860 people have received free medical care from the Medical Caravan

since the Caravan’s creation

With the logistics support of

▪ 2,908 people received medical care▪ 3,795 medical prescriptions▪ 8,400 medical acts, including 3,646

consultations and 8 surgeries▪ 1,675 general medical consultations▪ 642 paediatric consultations▪ 218 gynaecological consultations

including 77 ultrasounds▪ 498 diabetes tests

▪ 355 dental consultations▪ 608 optical consultations, 258

ophthalmological examinations and401 pairs of glasses distributed (226pairs of corrective glasses and 175pairs of sunglasses)

COMMITTED TO HEALINGThe Medical Caravan

415 wheelchairs distributed since the Caravan’s creation, including40 in 2018.

121 patients will receive follow-up care throughout the year,including 73 cataract patients, who will receive cataract surgery in2018, and 48 who require further testing.

Support for local infrastructure: funding for the renovation of apaediatric room at the Essaouira hospital (2012) and purchase ofmedical supplies and equipment for the Ouarzazate hospital(2013).

Cœur de Gazelles has been partners withthe Alpes Maritimes League against Cancer(France) since 2012, and pays for cancerpatients to attend more than 170 sessionseach year at the League’s welcome centre,which offers a variety of workshops such asyoga, theatre, gymnastics, modelling...).

CBA Informatique, a companyspecializing in softwaredevelopment for freelance nurses,brought its skills and know-howinto the field to help optimizepatient follow-up.

In partnership with Les Eaux Minéralesd’Oulmès, we collected the 25,000plastic water bottles consumed by theparticipants of the Rallye Aïcha desGazelles.Instead of incinerating these bottles,they were recycled in an innovative way:they were used to construct buildings,car

COMMITTED TOSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Every year, we visit schools and villages in southern Morocco to raiseawareness about the environment and to change local attitudestowards the use of the Mika Khala, a black plastic bag that is a heavysource of environmental pollution, banned in Morocco since 2011.

because they are more solid, better insulators and more ecologicalthan many other building materials.

Recycled bottles were used to build a craft centre for the women ofTisserdimine and a day-care centre for 17 children in Taghourt

With the support of

16,298 people have attended our workshops, leaving with a 100% biodegradable organic cotton bag.

Cœur de Gazelles joins forces with another sports event, the Bab elRaid, to hold a special community action each year: Green Day.

The Green Day project consists of planting date palms in the regionof Merzouga, in order to create the largest community palm grove

Cœur de Gazelles builds wells close to the homes of Nomadfamilies, who have to travel several kilometres to reach the nearestwater source.The wells are dug by hand by local workers, and made safe forchildren.

24 wells have been built in Morocco.

10,056 date palms have been planted since theevent’s creation in 2007, including 1,500 in 2018.

in Morocco. Agriculture is the primary source ofincome for the families in the villages, and is thebackbone of the oasis ecosystem.

The date palms are paid for and planted every year by theparticipants of the Bab el Raid during the event, in collaborationwith local farmers.At the same time, an irrigation canal is currently being renovated.This canal, which is also funded by the participants, will provide aneffective means of transporting water to the palm grove.

COMMITTED TOSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

COMMITTED TO JOB TRAINING

The importance of gaining their autonomy led the women ofthe village of Tamsguidat to ask for French and Arabic classes.

24 women are currently

taking classes at the school

14 women are currently in

training at the agency

The Tamsguidat school was built in 2010 to educate thevillage children, but it also benefits their mothers. Adultliteracy classes began in 2012, for 18 hours per week.

The teacher’s salary is paid by our project sponsor, theDiana Holding Foundation.

into society, became our partner.

Together we created, in Essaouira, a multi-service co-opof temporary women workers who are qualified,available, and able to offer quality services.

The temporary employment agency provides womenwith job training in cooking, child care andhousekeeping, which has allowed many of them to findemployment.

With the help of our project sponsor, Le Printemps – Paris, acuisine

In 2013, women’s association AFBK, which helps women reintegrate

training kitchen was inaugurated on April 2, 2016, and a rooftoptraining restaurant seating 60 people was opened in Essaouira. With the support of

COMMITTED TO TEACHING

A community child care centre, called the Crèche des Petits Marins,opened its doors right on the premises of the temporaryemployment agency.The centre provides day care for children, ensuring that they receivea basic education and a balanced meal created by a dietician, andthat their medical services and prescriptions are paid for.The centre is in high demand but only 2 workers have been hired todate.

The centre offers several types of activities: basic child development activities, preschool activities, organized outings, workshops to strengthen the parent-child bond, nap support...

30 children currently attend the day-care centre,free of charge.

Coeur de Gazelles built a school in Tamsguidat, Morocco inFebruary 2010. As a way to raise awareness about the environment,a green space was created inside the school, and students aretaught about ecological and environmental issues.

15 children attend the Tamsguidat school, and 6have started high school in Taouz.

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COMMITTED TO EDUCATION

Cœur de Gazelles works with another rally raid, the Cap FéminaAventure, which is also very “hands-on” when it comes tocommunity projects.

Every year, the event’s participants roll up their sleeves andrenovate a village school.This initiative improves the learning conditions for the children, whoget to choose the paint colours themselves!

6 schools have been renovated:

The students compete each year to see who has themostqui

2013: Hassilabiab school, 280 students

2012: Merzouga school, 300 students

2014: El Begga school, 50 students

2015: Koudit Draoua school, 250 students

2016: Mezrane school, 116 students

For the 2017 edition of the Cap Fémina Aventure, which tookplace in October, the Cap Fées renovated the school in thevillage of El Fidah.

most beautiful school!

COMMITTED TO GIVING

Cœur de Gazelles visits Moroccan communities with its Medical Caravan, butits actions don’t stop there.

A truck filled with donations, collected each year by the participants of theRallye Aïcha des Gazelles, accompanies the caravan to meet the needs oflocal families.

73,460 peoplehave receiveddonations inMorocco

1,937 babieshave receiveddonations inFrance

Because we are always looking for more ways to help,in 2012 Cœur de Gazelles joined forces with Restos BBdu Cœur, which helps 30,000 children in France eachyear.

We use an “intelligent donation” approach to provide donations tailored to meet each individual’s needs.

More and more families are having trouble affording baby supplies andequipment: that is why the participants of the Cap Fémina Aventure arecoming together to help them.

Donations are collected at the start of the event, and are then distributed byRestos BB du Cœur to families in need across the department of Gard insouthern France.

With the support of

Our partner Maghreb Solutions collectedand sorted these donations at the RallyeStart Village and transported them toMorocco, where the volunteers of Cœur deGazelles took over.

Hundreds of kilograms of children’s and adults’ clothing and shoes, toys,school supplies, medical supplies and more... The donations are many andvaried and meet specific needs.

THANKS TO OUR PARTNERS

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Association Caritative Cœur de Gazelles

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