More than a decade of changed lives
Since 2012, the women of Amal have turned hands-on culinary training into real jobs, busy working kitchens and futures of their own making. These are the numbers, and the stories, behind that promise.
Three ways our impact takes shape
From the training kitchen to the city we serve, here is the work behind the numbers, and where it's headed next.
The programTraining Program
A free 10-month path to a craft.
Beyond the kitchenCommunity Projects
When Marrakech needed us, we cooked.
Built to lastToward Sustainability
A mission that pays for itself.
Proof that a meal can change a life
In a country where fewer than one in five women joins the workforce, every figure here is a door that opened.
One thousand women by 2030
More than 400 women have graduated from Amal since 2012, and around nine in 10 go on to work in the culinary sector. Graduates report more than doubling their salary in their first year of work.
Our latest cohort, the 24th, who graduated in July 2025, saw 82% of its 25 women employed within weeks. Now we are reaching further: our goal is 1,000 women trained by 2030with a new Food Micro-Project Incubator & Accelerator launching in late 2026 to turn graduates into entrepreneurs of their own.
Context: only 19.5% of Moroccan women take part in the labour force (World Bank, 2024), and roughly one in three young people is out of work. Each graduate changes that equation, for herself and for the family she carries.
The women behind the numbers
“I was counting the days until you called me for my interview. This training will help bring our lives back to normal.”
GhizlaneTrainee · 25th cohort
“Before Amal I was carefree; this training changed me. I learned discipline, and I am now sure of my decisions, calmer and more focused.”
AïchaTrainee · 25th cohort
“Amal opened my horizons in the field of cuisine, it’s no longer limited or closed for me.”
LatifaGraduate, 19th cohort · head chef, Restaurant Jajjah
“Being part of Amal was one of the best experiences of my life. The people there are my second family.”
Fatima ZahraGraduate, 23rd cohort · Bey961, Marrakech
“I joined Amal at 35 and travelled in from my village every day. I faced many challenges, but I stayed committed and graduated with determination.”
TouriaGraduate, 19th cohort · chef at Riad Shanima
Every gift becomes a graduate.
Your support pays for the training, the wages and the meals behind every figure on this page. Help us reach 1,000 women by 2030.