One Stop Domestic Violence Shelters: Morocco and South Africa

Members of Amnesty International at a rally in Morocco. This is just one example of activism that makes connections between social issues. Learn more at http://respectmyrights.org/page/about

At the Centre Chaml, or Centre d’Accueil et d’Habilitation des Femmes, in Kenitra, Morocco, the director of the organization took the afternoon to show me around the center and let me sit in on her meetings with new clients. The building is located approximately forty minutes outside of the capital city—Rabat—and is therefore relatively accessible to a very large population of women. Unfortunately, knowledge about the center is relatively low and passed along almost exclusively through word-of-mouth. The building is a large, four-storied building that houses many services in addition to the abuse documentation, legal and psychological counseling. One section of the organization houses a literacy program where women from the community can come to learn the Arabic alphabet. Because the Moroccan dialect of Arabic is entirely verbal, learning to read and write is essentially like learning another language, since the written Modern Standard Arabic is so different from the dialect. For many women, this is an extremely arduous task; education for girls remains very low for women, especially in rural areas like those surrounding Kenitra. The center also offers many opportunities for women to create an income for themselves and their families. In Morocco, it is extremely uncommon for most women—especially those coming from rural areas—to be part of the workforce.

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