21eme édition - du 17 au 31 mars 2012
Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles
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For the past 5 years, Heart of Gazelles has been assessing and responding to the real needs of the Moroccan people.
In 2010, the Medical Caravan's "donations cell" distributed close to 4 metric tons of donations.
Thanks to all of our Gazelles, for helping us to get close to the local Moroccan populations!
If you want to support Heart of Gazelles:
- 2011 Gazelles:
During the 2011 Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles, we will be distributing donations to the populations of the villages visited by the Medical Caravan.
The 2011 "Gazelles" are invited to take part... Help us by collecting donations that will be distributed along the Caravan's route throughout the Rallye.
We ask you to bring your donations with you to Morocco, where we will collect and sort them and prepare them for distribution.
Important information:
His Majesty King Mohammed VI launched the "1 million schoolbags" campaign 3 years ago.
All primary and public secondary school students, in both urban and rural areas, were given a schoolbag containing all of the school supplies and books they needed.
Heart of Gazelles asks questions about donating do you?
"Too often, traditional charity is the first response that comes to mind, which inevitable leads to a flood of material being sent in a chaotic manner with no coherent project."
The Heart of Gazelles donations unit is part of a concrete and carefully planned project. In fact, each family that receives a donation must first have a complete medical examination with the doctors of the TOTAL / Heart of Gazelles Medical Caravan... This is a good way to encourage all family members to be screened for serious medical problems (vision testing, diabetes, control visits for those at risk for cancer...)
"Inappropriateness: donated items rarely meet the real needs of the people"
Why should we not bring school supplies? 3 years ago, His Majesty the King Mohammed VI launched the operation "1 million schoolbags". All students attending a public primary or secondary school, in both urban and rural areas, receive a schoolbag containing all of the school supplies and books they need for their studies.
"A different way to give: moving from donations to partnership - building a real relationship through educational and cultural exchange... Doing away with the cliché of the European who arrives in the village with a bag of school supplies."
Heart of Gazelles, registered charity organization, knows Morocco well, and works in collaboration with the Moroccan Ministry of Health, the Moroccan Ministry for Family, Solidarity and Social Development, and the National Mutual Aid Office. The population's needs are carefully calculated and evaluated, and Heart of Gazelles responds to these needs.
"Finding alternatives: working directly with the local people to help them initiate a process of economic development"
Heart of Gazelles helps those in need through job creation and training programs, providing them with their own source of income.
"I am not giving directly to the people. My donations are made through an organization."
You are taking part in a sports event. We would ask everyone participating in the Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles not to encourage begging. While giving something directly to a child may make you feel good, it will have a harmful effect on the child's vision of the world. He or she will continue to beg, and will engage in dangerous behaviour by trying to stop other passing vehicles…
Heart of Gazelles would like to thank you all for your valuable help and support.
You will find a list of the donations to bring: Click here
2011 Gazelles Calendar
This allowed the "Picala" project to become a reality: 100 bicycles were given to young women who had to walk 14 km every day to get to school.
For 2011, a new Gazelles Calendar is released all across France, this time with a new esteemed partner: Les Éditions du Chêne – Hachette Livres (publishers).
- 28 Gazelles posed for the "glamour" shots,
- Renowned photographer Thierry CRON dedicated his talent to our cause,
- Coordinator Nathalie BELIN managed the team,
- A 30-member team (makeup artists, hairdressers, stylists, assistant photographer) worked on the project...
By buying the 2011 Gazelles Calendar, you are directly supporting the actions of Heart of Gazelles.
Photographs: Thierry CRON
30.5 X 42.7 cm, 48 pages, 25 photos
Price in France: 19.90 Euros (taxes included)
If you would like to order more than 30 copies, contact us: m.vrillacq@maienga.com
You will be contacted directly by Editions du Chêne - Hachette Livre to manage your order.
Marina Vrillacq would lke to thank:
- André Manoukian, Patron of Heart of Gazelles,
- Les Editions du Chêne, and in particular, Fabienne Kriegel and Nathalie Bailleux for trusting in our project,
- Thierry Cron, photographer, for dedicating his talent to our cause,
- Nathalie Belin, set coordinator, for her patience and her remarkable organizational skills,
- The Gazelles for "playing the game",...
"Making of" - the 2011 Gazelles Calendar
MODERN'OPTIQUE glasses in support of Heart of Gazelles!
400 pairs of "Limited Edition" sunglasses are now on sale in the Rallye's On-line Boutique!
Sale price: 25 Euros (all of which goes to Heart of Gazelles) in an attractive "Rallye Aicha des Gazelles 20 ans" case.
Quality unisex sunglasses (Level 3 protection).
Treat yourself to a new pair of attractive quality sunglasses and support Heart of Gazelles!
MODERN' OPTIQUE: Designer, Manufacturer and Distributor of acetate and metal optical frames and sunglasses.
The company is managed by Jean-Charles de Lemps and Jean-Louis Comte...
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