New Year in Sahara

Name: New Year in Sahara
Start: 2016-12-26
End: 2019-01-02
Location: Zagora, Morocco

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About the project

New Year in Sahara

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The aim of this cultural project is to offer the participants the opportunity to get to know the Moroccan culture, specially the one from the south of Morocco, the Desert of Sahara, which fascinates everyone who comes to visit it. The participants will have the opportunity not only to visit the Desert as turist, but only to enjoy our culture from our hands an to get immersed into it, participating in the several activities proposed. The main aim of the project is to promote interculturality. They will make a voluntary work and Pottery courses (Painting and gardening work in school + Learn how to cook some delicious Moroccan food+pottery courses). The volunteers do not have any obligatory task, as it's not a normal workcamp. The activities planned are to be organized exclusively for them to enjoy the Moroccan culture and way of living. They are expecte to participate actively in all of them: painting, cooking and making pottery. DAY MORNING EVENING 26 December Arrival in Zagora//local visit of zagora town 27 December Training (Painting work in local school) Visit to the local museum 28 December Training (Painting work in local school) Excursion in Zagora's mountain / Intercultural Evening. 29 December Training (Pottery workshops) Visit of old Kasbah/ and historical library / Excursion to the desert / Night in Bivoac 30 December Back in Zagora Moroccan kitchen courses 31 December Training (Pottery workshops) Excursion to the oasis of Zagora using bike + New Year Party!! 1 January Free time! Hammam (moroccan sona), shopping in the Souk etc. Games and animation with 400 children from zagora. 2 January End of the journey

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteers will be hosted in a Youth center or in a family house, depending on availability. They will be informed about this two weeks before their arrival.

🍲 Food

If they are staying in the youth center, we will cook 3 meals per day and we will make shifts to prepare them. Some days some volunteers will cook and others clean and the other way around. We will all help each other with the different tasks.

📍 About the location

The town of Zagora sits at the foot of Anti-Atlas Mountains and on the shore of the Draa Valley in South Eastern Morocco. Zagora’s allure is mainly attributed to the great Draa Valley, which is still a home for several of Morocco’s tribes. The name Zagora is derived from “Tazagort,” a mountain by the shore of Draa Valley overlooking the city. Zagora gathers a number of minority groups, including numerous Amazigh tribes from Ait Atta clan, and black African groups who emigrated from Sub-Saharan Africa, along with the Caravans. Arabs have also settled in Zagora, coming from Marrakech since the medieval times. Zagora’s historical monuments and natural features are what enchant foreign guests most. Tourists from major European countries, such as France, Germany and Switzerland, travel to Morocco to explore Zagora. The region still preserves numerous Kasbahs and old fortresses that mark bygone era. In addition, the Sahara desert landscapes of sand dunes and “Hamadas”* is also worth discovering. The artistic characteristics of Zagora lay in crafts, as well as folklore. Zagora is home of old pottery factories. Clay dishes are exclusively made in Tamegroute, featuring green colored productions and displayed in local and national exhibitions. Reed is also used to make crafts. Folklore in Zagora reflects the cultural identity of the joint communities. Both Amazighs and Arabs of the area, perform different artistic shows, varying from Ahidous to Regba and Hassani rhythms.

⚠️ Requirements

The volunteers are not required to have any previous experience. We are looking for enthusiastic, positive and respectful people, who are willing to work close with people from other nationalities to learn new skills and develop new relationships in ways that they choose and at a pace they feel comfortable with.

🤝 Meeting point

Zagora bus station

ℹ️ Additional information

Project from : 26/12/2016 to 02/01/2017

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📅 Available sessions

CSM13

26/12/2018 → 02/01/2019

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CSM13

26/12/2016 → 02/01/2017

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

220.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Zagora, Morocco

Morocco

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Moroccan Dirham (MAD / د.م.)

Exchange rate

1 MAD = 0.091795 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

GMT+01:00

Local time: 22:18 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

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📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Arabic