The aim of "Friends of Migrants and Refugees" is to increase the engagement and acceptance of migrants, and refugees within Morocco with local Moroccan citizens. My specific target demographic is university students, as these are the next leaders in Morocco whom can demand and create change to policies that hinder a migrant or refugees successful integration into Morocco. Essentially, my project aims to help create or increase social capital for migrants and refugees which could be an incentive and deterrent from the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea.

On my weekends I taught English to migrant youth. The English program, mainly had foreigners volunteering to teach, but through my project, I have encouraged Moroccan university students to assist as well. The project also recruits and encourages students to start an Arabic learning program for migrants and refugees, or be a part of an already existing program. The migrant minors I have worked with have voiced that the language barrier keeps them from creating essential networks. Encouraging university students to start an Arabic program brings the engagement between migrants and locals that can create change.

My project was part of three panel discussions on the topic of migrants and refugees in Morocco. The first discussion was a Student Brown Bag talk. Student Brown Bag talks are an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to present ideas, projects, thesis, and also listen to them as well. This was my initial platform of pitching my project and the reason why individuals should support it. The second was a collaborated event with a student organization, AUI amnesty international. This panel also focused on migrant and refugee issues in Morocco. The third event was in collaboration with another student organization which invited a German organization to participate in the panel discussion. At each event there were more than thirty participants.