VZW Genesis was founded at the initiative of Mustafa Harraq. The official founding took place on Thursday, September 3, 2015, with all members officially signing the statutes to establish the non-profit organization.
The mission of the association VZW Genesis is:
- To make vulnerable people, those in poverty, welfare recipients, and homeless individuals more self-reliant and strengthen them on an inner level.
- To work towards greater tolerance in society and foster understanding between different communities.
- To make people and communities worldwide, who have a social disadvantage, more self-reliant and empowered.
VZW Genesis realizes its mission through a wide range of sports and employment projects, as well as cultural, educational, and social projects, activities, and trips both domestically and abroad. Everything is tailored to the people and communities the non-profit organization focuses on. Specifically, we focus on projects where we dig wells, plant trees, and set up agricultural and educational projects worldwide.
Planting Trees; How It Works Our goal is to plant 1 million trees in the Sahara Desert and its surroundings. This includes schools, retreat centers, and orphanages. When deciding which trees would be best, we carefully considered which would survive in South-East Morocco and which would bear the best fruit. We ultimately chose four different trees: date palms, olive trees, fig trees, and pomegranate trees. These amazing trees yield excellent fruit that can be sold by the schools, retreat centers, and orphanages. With the money they raise, they can purchase school supplies, clothes, etc. Another positive aspect of the trees is that they provide shade, which is ideal for people to cool down. Additionally, the trees help combat desertification. This means that the trees create a sort of shield, preventing the desert sand from claiming more land.
How Can I Help? Would you like to help as well? You can do so by making a purchase at Leoniya. There is no minimum requirement; every purchase counts! This means that the purchase you made has helped the children, the small towns, and the people of South-East Morocco take one step further. Be assured they are immensely grateful for every seed that is planted. 😉
Would you like your name to be written on the tree you helped plant? If so, send us an email at leoniyashop@gmail.com! If you request this option, we will personally send you a photo of YOUR tree.
For all questions about VZW Genesis, you can contact:
mustafa.harraq@telenet.be
You might also find answers to your questions at:
https://www.desertandsoul.be/
http://vzw-genesis.be/