Malika Jbari

A dynamic and dedicated Project Management Professional with over 3 years of experience in youth development, community outreach, and international program coordination. Proven expertise in managing cross-cultural teams, securing funding for social projects, and implementing educational programs that directly impact underprivileged communities. A skilled communicator fluent in English, Arabic, and Berber, adept at building strong relationships with local authorities, NGOs, and international partners.

The reconstruction of the kindergarten in Fourti Village is my primary project that my community and I identified at the beginning of my service, just after one month of my arrival. My village was the only village in Imanan Valley that contains 12 villages, that did not have a kindergarten. Kids of my village were taking their lessons in an old place that used to be a cow's stable in the past 5 years. Most of the Kids did not attend their classes because the place did not encourage them to do so. Here the idea of reconstructing the cow's stable into a kindergarten burnt-out. As a result, my community and I made a meeting where we discussed the idea and design it. Immediately after, I start my work by contacting several associations, organizations to collaborate with us. Hopefully, an association called Amis Des Ecoles accepted the invitation and financed the project entirely.

This project encouraged 20 kids to attend their classes regularly. As I mentioned earlier only 9 kids were attending their classes time to time. Because the place wasn't safe for them especially during rainy days. And our goal at first was to encourage 20 kids to attend their classes. However, after the implementation of the project, 20 kids are encouraged, loved to attend their sessions regularly. Moreover, the kindergarten gave a suitable space for women who wanted to benefit from illiteracy classes.

The proudest moment I had during my CorpsAfrica service was when we launched the first project about the Kindergarten renovation. Everyone in my village was happy with the final results we had achieved together. Children, parents, and elders thanked me as they believe that without my existence in the village, their kids would still attend their classes in the cow's stable. Many mothers especially came to me and exclaimed "Thank you! My child never went to Kindergarten, but Now they love to." I will never forget a woman named Latifa, who has a daughter named Farah. She told me: "I always struggled with Farah to take her to kindergarten. But now I beg her to come home to eat." And she continued "my daughter's answer is no I want to stay here (in kindergarten)."