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Morocco’s Lamia Bazir has been named to the prestigious list of “Global Humanitarian Awards” for the year 2020-2021, in the category of “Most distinguished Women Change Makers in Africa”. This award is given in recognition of eminent African women of different generations, driven by humanitarian causes, excelling in their fields of intervention and working concretely …
Back in 2011, Lamia Bazir and the local women of Adghagh: Khadija, Yamna, Drissia, Naima, Hayat, Achoura, Rabha and Aicha had a dream of building a community center that would improve the health, sanitation, economic, social and cultural conditions of the village of Adghagh in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. This dream has transformed …
Al Jazeera Channel featured on its news channel, special reports, and Al Jazeera English, Empowering Women in the Atlas as an innovative educational initiative aimed at empowering rural women through education. Indeed, EWA was conceived and launched by Lamia Bazir in order to provide illiterate rural women with the right to access knowledge and tools …
Lamia Bazir had the honor and pleasure of meeting Mrs. Regina DeDominicis the UNICEF Representative in Morocco. She learned about UNICEF’s programs in the country and also presented her vision and projects related to Empowering Women in the Atlas. This meeting was also an opportunity to discuss priorities and explore venues for collaboration regarding rural girls and children in …
On November 27, 2016, 104 women from margianlized villages in the Middle Atlas mountains were gathered for the launch of “Empowering Women in the Atlas”. This launching ceremony was the occasion to present this one-year program providing women with trainings, Equipment, connections, and funding. This event was also an exceptional occasion to break the barriers of islation …
The Association des femmes rurales pour le développement was created by Empowering Women in the Atlas and acts as the legal branch for projects in the Middle Atlas region. Empowering Women in the Atlas is a humanitarian and social initiative that was founded by Lamia Bazir in 2011 while she was an undergraduate student. It …
Lamia Bazir was selected among the young leaders of the MENA region by the American Middle East Network of Stanford university to speak about her social venture: “Empowering Women in the Atlas”. She seized this opportunity to highlight the challenges faced by rural women in Morocco and emphasized their incredible potential for change. Listen to her full …
Lamia Bazir was invited on Moroccan Radio to speak of the significance of the Woman’s day in Morocco. She explained that it is an opportunity to celebrate an esssential dimension of her identity, to highlight successful women role models, and above all not to forget the women who work hard and are not enough recognized: …
“Women’s Arab Spring”: that is the aspiration of many women around North Africa and the Middle East. As a young female Moroccan student, I am also involved in women’s empowerment in my country. However, since a very early age, I have misunderstood and rejected the opposition between so-called progressive and Islamic feminists. I have decided …
Together with her colleague Aura Martinez, Lamia Bazir visited six rural zones in Niger and participated in sensitization campaigns targeting women’s groups, youth, and local producers. In this picture, Lamia Bazir interviews a local woman in Torodo to understand the specific challenges women face and which traditional and new channels are most effective for women to …