Morocco: Volunteer on Human Rights Internships and Work Experience

Morocco: Volunteer on Human Rights Internships and Work Experience

The experience that you will gain while volunteering on the Human Rights Project in Morocco will undoubtedly improve your CV. This applies whether you are a law student on a summer placement, or a graduate looking to gain some practical work experience in human rights prior to a masters in human rights or law.

Volunteers must have completed at least one year of a law undergraduate degree and have a keen interest in human rights issues. Post-graduate volunteers with related degrees and relevant work experience are also encouraged to apply.

Your precise role will be determined by your knowledge of law and human rights issues and your level of interest in specific areas of human rights. International law experience is certainly something that all law firms will be pleased to see when recruiting trainees and new partners. International Human Rights NGO posts necessitate experience in the field.

This year, Morocco celebrates King Mohammed VI’s eleventh year on the throne. Over the past decade many national and international organisations have been working with the Moroccan authorities, to improve the situation of the poor and vulnerable within the country, and Projects Abroad volunteers are assisting them in a variety of hands-on initiatives, policy building research, and fact-finding missions.

The Human Rights Project’s main language of communication is Arabic or French. Volunteers should have at least a high intermediate level of French or Arabic and should be confident in both writing and speaking in one or both of these languages. Volunteers are encouraged to join the Human Rights project for at least two months, which will give you time to adapt to the new environment, learn about the work and truly contribute to the project.

Volunteering on a Human Rights Internship in Morocco

Depending on your studies and areas of interest, you have different opportunities in Morocco for Human Rights. Grass roots organisations need assistance with many things such as fact finding missions, educational campaigns, refugee work, and general support of vulnerable people.

Most human rights organisations are located in the cosmopolitan capital of Rabat or the commercial capital of Casablanca. A placement on this project offers a unique opportunity for legal work and a special cultural experience for anyone interested in the field of human rights.

Our main projects involve the rights of women, children and refugees.

Your role might involve various activities such as:

• Raising awareness in communities
• Preparing leaflets, posters or educational tools
• Running training programmes
• Planning promotional campaigns
• Monitoring elections

The human rights organisations we partner with, are serious professional bodies. You may sometimes have deadlines or you may be asked to represent the organisation at meetings and other events. Your work will be important for the growth of human rights in North Africa.