Forum Connecting Cultures (FCC) is a Moroccan non-profit and Non Governmental Organization, FCC is a Moroccan non-profit and non-Governmental Organization formed in 2011. Founded to facilitate intercultural Exchange and face-to-face cultural activities, FCC was formed by socially active Moroccan youth who have worked with a variety of local civic associations.
FCC’s aim is to provide a rich cultural experience for International volunteers wishing to discover Morocco and its culture first hand. By fostering intercultural dialogue among people with different geographic and socio-economic backgrounds and integration between them.
FCC hopes to both preserve indigenous traditions, and take an active role in shaping modernization.
International and local volunteers have the opportunity to cooperate with each other, and to share cultural practices and values of different societies. In addition, FCC works to foster a public interest in cultural development towards community issues.
FCC is gradually increasing its network of partners on the national and international levels. Branches of the organization are based throughout Morocco, in Rabat, Nador, Sala Al Jadida and Bouarfa.
Why in Morocco ?
Since the times of Phoenicians this part of the world known as Al Maghreb or Al Maghrib (literal meanings “the west” and “the land where the sun sets”) has enjoyed rich academic and scholarly culture. In intellectual center like Fez, a visitor will find the oldest existing, and continually operating educational institution in the world, founded in 859 AD (UNESCO World Heritage Convention 1981).
However, today according to World Bank 2008 Report – The Road Not Traveled – Education Reform in Middle East and Africa Morocco ranks in the 11th place for overall access to education among 14 MENA (Middle East & North Africa) region countries.
This is why FCC and its partners are committed to address educational, environmental and human development aspects in Moroccan society as a part of Millennium Development Goals.
Inorder to reach these goals FCC, as a grass roots organization, realizes the importance of location of Morocco on the crossroads of Africa, Europe and the Mediterranean region.
As a result of thislocation many languages mark their presence in Morocco.
As a traveler, one can encounter not only Arabic and French, which are the most widely spoken languages in Morocco, but also English, Spanish and Berber.