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Women in Tech, Kiwi Collecte, and GreenWatech Join Forces for Rural Girls' Welfare in Morocco
Rabat – Three Moroccan-led initiatives, Women in Tech Morocco, Kiwi Collecte, and Green Watech, have joined forces to address sanitation, one of the most basic but overlooked barriers to Morocco's girls' education.
Their pilot project targets Dar Talibate Tassoultante, a rural boarding school for girls, where poor wastewater treatment has long undermined hygiene and health.
With no reliable or decent infrastructure in place, students are at greater risk of illness and discomfort, conditions that often lead to absenteeism and, in most cases, dropping out altogether
This 100% female pilot project seeks to change that by installing an ecological wastewater treatment system on the school grounds.
The solution, developed by Green Watech, requires no electricity, works entirely off-grid, and uses local materials and expertise. Once installed, it will provide cleaner, safer conditions for students and staff.
Kiwi Collecte, a Moroccan crowdfunding platform focused on civic action, launched the fundraising campaign to bring the project to life.
The campaign also reaches out to the Moroccan diaspora with a simple message. Distance doesn't limit impact. Even a contribution of $10 can help move the project forward and improve daily life for girls in Tassoultante. From outside the country, the diaspora can still play a role in shaping better conditions for girls' education and health in rural Morocco.
Contributions will go directly toward building the first station in Tassoultante. The team believes the success of this pilot could pave the way for similar interventions in other Dar Taliba schools across the country.
What makes the project stand out is its mission and the fact that it is entirely led by women, for women. The teams behind it see this as a technical solution and a social gesture, rooted in solidarity and shared responsibility.
Each of the three organizations brings something vital: technical innovation from Green Watech, fundraising momentum from Kiwi Collecte, and a strong gender lens from Women in Tech Morocco. Together, they offer a practical answer to a structural problem that continues to affect girls' futures in rural Morocco.
The problem stretches far beyond this single school. Across Morocco, wastewater treatment remains a major public health challenge. Only 45% of domestic wastewater is currently treated safely.
Around 15 million Moroccans in 32,000 villages have no access to proper sanitation, and in rural areas, over half the population lives without adequate wastewater systems. The consequences are direct and measurable: contaminated drinking water, rising health risks, environmental degradation, and widespread school absenteeism.
Dar Talibate Tassoultante was chosen as the site for this pilot due to the significance of its needs. When put into practice, the new system would provide improved sanitation to 100 female students, protect local water supplies, and reduce the school's footprint on the environment.
The benefits go beyond infrastructure. Girls will gain a healthier, safer space to study, local jobs will be created, and the project could serve as a model for similar schools across the country.
If funding allows, the team also hopes to add a final treatment layer that would make the recycled water suitable for irrigation, creating new opportunities for biodiversity and sustainability around the school.
The campaign remains live on Kiwi Collecte's platform. Organizers say even the smallest contribution can help keep more girls in school.
