One Casablanca-based startup is putting your old computers to good use in the battle to bridge Africa's digital divide.
It all started as a volunteering opportunity at the Enactus Club in Morocco. Mohammed Bendaanane and his colleagues at the time were working on social projects, one of which included quinoa.
Cantal Bakker was visiting Marrakech for the first time when she realized that its beautiful, small streets are part of a labyrinth.
“As a child, I used what was presented to me to make toys and everyday objects. So I started using the tyres that were available to me. The first object I made was a laundry basket for my mother.”
North Africa is renowned for craftsmanship and baskets are some of the products they excel at. One country is known for selling them down its old medinas.
Waste management startup Valenvi manufactures sorting bins and arranges waste collections to keep small-scale recycling in Morocco on track.
STEPMOBILE has identified the lucrative, eco-friendly business opportunity of helping small and medium sized companies in Morocco handle their wastewater with a mobile treatment plant.
Faiza Hajji has helped confront Morocco's littering problem by founding Ifassen, a non-profit organization that converts plastic waste into reuseable shopping bags and fashion accessories,
Epicerie Verte provides a marketplace for artisan businesses, and making it easy for eco-conscious customers to find the goods they need.
Dr. Lahbib Latrach was pursuing his Ph.D. in environment and water treatment technologies at Cadi Ayyad University in Morocco and Shimane University in Matsue, Japan when he first developed a technology called a “multi-soil layering system”, which is meant...
From an aerial view, the agricultural landscapes of Morocco are no longer covered in green for which its lands are known. In the Souss-Massa region, further south of the snow-capped Atlas peaks, the color white is also creeping into...
A dense black smoke rises in the sky, expands heavily and emits the most unpleasant rubbery smell. It was this apocalyptic vision that triggered Naoual Elomari to do something about it.
