Aware of the socioeconomic repercussions of climate change, Association Jiber launched a project to raise awareness among local communities with a focus on rural youth about the consequences of climate change.
In order to improve the local communities’ knowledge about ecological agriculture and organic waste management, the Jiber team members adopted a voluntary, integrated and participatory approach with the implementation of two social projects:
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Transformation of organic waste into cosmetic oils: by setting up a practical case of waste transformation they were offering an alternative to the production of greenhouse gases and thus reducing the impact on global warming
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Transformation of agricultural waste into dried fruit: by setting up a pilot social project of dried fruit they were showing to local communities a solution that, both, reduces food waste and created a new source of income.
The different workshops and the couple projects set up with the local rural community, they began to better understand the repercussions of climate change and perceive it, not just as an irresolvable problem, but rather as an opportunity to do things differently and even an opportunity to generate a sustainable income .
The project, by its nature, created a space for dialogue on climate issues among community members who were involved in the implementation of the social projects and local policy makers.
"The Youth Engagement COP 26 project led by the JIBER association is the best project ever seen in our region, which is why when I heard about this project during the launch workshop, I immediately decided to get involved and to offer my support to the project as a volunteer. This local experience deserves for me to be taken as a model in order to be duplicated nationally or even internationally " testifies Noureddine Eloutassi, Teacher and researcher at Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University (USMBA) Environmental Biotechnology and Chemistry.