Tiznit

Un Vélo pour Elles

This project aims to support young girls from disadvantaged families in rural areas of southern Morocco, enabling them to attend high school, continue their studies and prepare for the world of work.

A bike to change a woman's life

In Morocco's rural Tiznit region, it takes between 2 and 5 hours a day to walk to school.

For this reason, 70% of girls drop out of school.

The aim of the "Un vélo pour elles" project was to provide 200 young girls with bicycles to enable them to get to school more easily. Thanks to the project, these girls achieved a baccalaureate pass rate 3 times higher than the national average. What's more, more than 50% of them were able to study.

Following this pilot project, over 1,500,000 bicycles have been distributed throughout the Kingdom of Morocco, for both girls and boys, by NGOs and the Moroccan government.

Brahim Moslih, Decathlon teammate

« Depuis mon enfance, le fait que l’école n’était pas proche empêchait mes sœurs de finir leurs études et elles ont toutes dû aller travailler, alors qu’elles étaient encore jeunes. Cela m’avait tellement marqué que ce fut mon projet de decathlonien dans la région de Tiznit où je revenais plus tard. Il y avait toujours ce grand problème de la déperdition scolaire surtout dans le rang des filles, élèves et collégiennes.

I wanted to take action in my native country by helping to get young girls into school. This project even received government support a few years after it was set up.

One day, I met the humanitarian association "Juste pour eux", which helps children in rural areas of Morocco. Together, we decided to build the "Un vélo pour Elles" project. With 80% of girls dropping out of school, it was high time we took action in the region.

The Decathlon Foundation distributed 330 bicycles to these 11-year-old girls to help them find their way back to school. Eight years later, 70% of these girls had passed their baccalaureate and gone on to further education. Some had even become executives or managers in various sectors, while others joined the Decathlon teams.

La déperdition a chuté de 10% en moins de 10 ans dans la région. C’est un véritable succès qui a inspiré l’état marocain. Celui-ci a, à son tour, distribué 1 500 000 vélos aux écoliers à travers tout le pays. »