In Morocco around 19% of the total population live in poverty, and as elsewhere, the levels of poverty increase for those who live further away from urban areas. To escape this poverty many children flock to the urban areas believing the streets are paved in the proverbial gold.

There are tens of thousands of street children in Morocco with an estimated seven thousand in Casablanca alone. One 13 year old described his life: “I take drugs to forget about my situation and to prevent myself from committing a crime. I've been caught by the police many times for hanging around here. My mom is a dirty p********e. So, I escaped from home not to see men coming and going out of the house”.

You can help when you sponsor a child in Morocco:

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