Project Soar, in partnership with Morocco's Ministry of Education (MOE), is implementing NOUR, a 18 -month initiative and an innovative, co-created sexual harassment (SH) prevention program for public middle and high schools in the Marrakech-Safi region designed to contribute to the creation of safe, inclusive, and protective school environments by preventing sexual harassment and improving students’ well-being in Moroccan public schools. There are currently no existing tools, curricula, or training programs for SH prevention in Moroccan public schools. NOUR addresses this critical gap by uniting school administrators, staff, teachers, and students around a scalable, replicable prevention system. The project responds to research findings showing concerning levels of sexual harassment in schools, limited student awareness regarding consent and boundaries, and the absence of formal prevention and reporting systems within schools. The program will reach an estimated 1,500–1,800 students and 120+ school staff and educators across 5 pilot schools in collaboration with educational authorities, schools, and parents’ associations. The NOUR Toolkit, to be co-created with key stakeholders, will include an animated SH prevention film, a school SH prevention guide, an online training and certification program, a card game, awareness posters, and monitoring & evaluation tools.
Microsoft Office SuiteGoogle WorkspaceArabic/Darijateacher and staff training on sexual harassment prevention in schoolsdeveloping solutions such as referral systemstrauma-informed, age-appropriate approaches to SH prevention for adolescentsnavigating sensitive discussions with adolescents and adults in a respectful, age-appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive mannerMoroccan cultural, educational, and institutional context