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From our Beneficiaries
Hatim
Hatim’s father died when he was only one years old. He
and his six siblings were raised by his mother. He dropped
out of Primary school because of poor academic perfor-
mance and a desire to work to help his mother financially.
He worked as an apprentice mechanic for three years,
until he learned about the ENF program, and decided to
enroll. Hatim passed his primary school exam and went
on to obtain a Professional School Diploma. Hatim can
now aspire to a better future. After completing the ENF
program, we have continued to support his studies and
school supplies, and provided moral support and encour-
agement to continue his path to become a successful
and active member of society.
My name is HATIM. I studied at IMAM ALI primary school
for 4 years before dropping out of school. Fortunately, our
neighbor is a teacher at the Azrou Center and she told me
about the center, so I joined the center in 2010. I studied
for 2 years before taking the primary school exam and I
succeeded. With this I was able to enroll in the vocational
training school for Wood Carpentry, where I studied for one
year and earned a Certificate of Specialization in 2014.
I registered for a second year and also succeeded in
2015, obtaining a Certificate of Qualification in Aluminum
& Wood Carpentry. I am happy with this Diploma because
it has given me a lot of opportunities, I will be able to
either work or register for additional classes in Meknes to
become a specialized technician.
I thank the PISTORIO Foundation and the Azrou Center for
Community Development for giving children who have
dropped out of school a second chance.
From our Teachers
Mohamed Hajji
“My name is Mohamed HAJJI, from
Azrou, and I’ve been a professor
for the Non Formal Education
program since 2011. I teach
Arabic and Science for the 40
children divided into three levels.
Non Formal Education represents
a second chance for the children
who have left or who have never
been to school to be inserted in
the school system or vocational
training school to acquire skills
that allow them to have a job in
future. Other subjects that students study here include
mathematics, French, and IT. In parallel, many extracur-
ricular and professional activities are offered to children
to encourage them to attend class and prevent dropping
out from the program. This year, almost all students of
the three levels passed their tests. The beneficiaries have
demonstrated seriousness and excellence…I would like
to present, on behalf of my colleagues, children, and
Azrou center administration, my sincere thanks to the
Pistorio Foundation for its significant social support for
this program.”
Scholarship Program Results
• Retention rate: 80%
• Pass rate: 100%
• Student teacher ratio: 20 vs 35 national
average
• Absentee rate of teachers: less than 5 days
a year
Outcomes
• Students readmitted to the public school
system in 2015: 12
• Students having completed professional
school in 2015: 7
• Students reintegrated in public school system
since 2011: 36
• Students having completed professional
school since 2011: 24
Mohamed HAJJI, from Azrou
HATIM