Asdae Association for Solidarity and Social Development

Located in Ouarzazate at the crossroads of pre-Saharan river valleys, Asdae Association for Solidarity and Social Development tackles challenges stemming from geographical isolation, recurring drought, and changing household dynamics across Draa-Tafilalet. Across desert oases and ksar settlements, access to supportive social and listening services is often severely limited.

Asdae is noted for its mobile psychosocial caravans traveling to remote rural douars, providing women and households with confidential listening, conflict conciliation, and emotional support. By blending family mediation, maternal casework, and material relief, the association strengthens community resilience across southern oasis valleys.

Mobile psychosocial caravans providing listening desks, emotional support, and mediation in remote oasis villages.
Family mediation sessions at Ouarzazate headquarters resolving marital, custody, and inheritance disputes amicably.
Intake desk and individual psychosocial casework assisting vulnerable, isolated, or abandoned mothers.
Administrative and legal navigation securing civil registration, survivor pension claims, and statutory social aid.
Remedial academic tutoring and cultural enrichment activities for children in isolated rural valleys.
Humanitarian distribution of blankets, thermal winter clothing, and emergency food hampers during severe mountain cold spells.
Community educational workshops on family well-being, water conservation, balanced parenting, and conflict resolution.

All listening, mediation, and mobile caravan services are completely free. Intake at the Ouarzazate center is open Monday through Friday. Emergency humanitarian supplies are distributed based on caseworker assessments in coordination with local village committees.

The staff brings together rural community facilitators, bilingual social mediators (Arabic and Tachelhit Amazigh), social caseworkers, and committed caravan volunteers.

Partnering with Entraide Nationale (Ouarzazate delegation), INDH Provincial Committee, Ouarzazate Court of First Instance, and local oasis community associations.