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Education For All


Case study

Education offers children globally a brighter future and an opportunity to step out of the cycle of poverty. Through our Africa team, the Lloyd’s Asia-Pacific Middle East and Africa (APMEA) region supports Education For All (EFA), a charity set up in 2007 which provides secondary school education for girls living in the most remote villages in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. 

This transformative project offers girls an alternative to early marriage and the prospect of futures beyond the mountains, which see high illiteracy rates for women – up to 70% in some areas – due to lack of access to, or awareness of, the value of education for girls. Lloyd’s partnership with EFA and funding of £20,000 sponsors the entire year of education for 21 girls who are in their final year of their Baccalaureate (A Level equivalent). This sets them up to continue onto university and give them broader options for employment. 

The grant goes towards safe boarding houses next to schools, each one managed by a house mother, with spaces to study and relax, cosy dorms, three nutritious meals a day, access to books, computers and essential sanitary items and toiletries and transport home at weekends. A team of supportive staff and international volunteers give academic and skills-based support. EFA’s programme, which Lloyd’s and many others help fund, has seen great success, showing the life-changing impact of EFA’s work and the achievements of these rural young women. 

Over 600 girls have passed through EFA’s doors, with over 200 of them going on to university. Kabira, an alumnus of the programme, received her Master’s degree in the summer of 2022 and has now been accepted to begin her PhD, with many other students embarking on global internships and finding full-time employment in those companies.

“We are delighted to have supported Education for All in Morocco for many years, particularly after the devastating earthquake in 2023. Our funding secured further education for 25 determined young women this year in communities that are often hard to reach and delivers life-changing impact. The young women we supported are often the first in their families to go to school. This meant they could access essential support to set them up for academic and career success. A key partnership which was aligned with our interests in North Africa, we are really excited to connect with the community in an impactful way.”
Amit Khilosia, Lloyd’s Regional Head, Africa

Earthquake response

Following a devastating earthquake in the Atlas Mountains region in September 2023, EFA tragically lost one of its students and her family, as well as five of its six boarding houses. Many of its students also lost their homes and were transferred out to schools and Dar Taliba’s (local boarding houses) in and around Marrakech by the government. Lloyd’s donated £20,000 to support the rebuilding of the boarding houses, and to provide emergency support for the girls, their families, and the local communities. This, combined with the other donations they received, means they have enough funding to rebuild the houses – but due to how recently the earthquake happened and the severe damage to the entire Al Haouz region, the timescales for this are unclear. In the meantime they’ve rented two houses that will help support the students while new homes are rebuilt and the girls are enjoying being back with their house mothers and friends again.