Cisco VP, Amy Christine, and a Bunch of Cisco Officials in Casablanca, Morocco 

 

On March 2, 2OO8, Omar Ibn Al Khatab socio-cultural center in Casablanca hosted the official launch of the Mediterranean Youth Technology Club – MYTecC – in Morocco.

 

Casablanca, Morocco/ March 2, 2008

Within the framework of the project’s rollout, the Mediterranean Youth Technology Club – MYTecC – is having a host of local partners in every participating country. In Morocco, UNDP/ICTDAR, represented by its Regional Coordinator, Ms. Najat Rochdi, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with several regional partners.

The MOU official signature ceremony has been held at Omar Ibn Al Khattab socio-cultural center in Casablanca in presence of the Moroccan media and a number of VIP guests.

Attending the ceremony were Cisco VP, Ms. Amy Christine, Cisco Networking Academy Strategic Implementation Senior Manager, Ms. Tara Collison, Cisco's information technology (IT) director of Global e-Learning Technologies, Mr. Bill Souders, Cisco Public Benefit Investment Manager in Europe and Emerging Markets, Ms. Zika Abzuk, Cisco Corporate Citizenship Project Manager in Europe and Emerging Markets, Mr. Orgad Lootski, ICTDAR Regional Coordinator, Ms. Najat Rochdi, Governor of Casablanca El Fida-Mers Sultan, Mr. Khalid Safir, President of Hassan II University, Ms. Rahma Bourqia, Education and Training Regional Academy Director of Grand Casablanca, Mr. Nasreddine El Hafi, and a number of other distinguished guests.

Throughout the ceremony proceedings, the Moroccan partners praised the staunch efforts exerted to bring MYTecC into being to empower youth of the Mediterranean region and the Arab World with the basic IT tools and a multifarious array of life and business skills to become successful global citizens. They further commended the MYTecC unwavering endeavors to disseminate the values of human rights, dialogue, respect for the Other, tolerance and coexistence by means of technology, particularly at such a critical juncture in the world.

Sunday 2 March 2008 transcended the mundane partnership signature ceremony atmosphere to a truly marvellous gathering of all the MYTecC students representing different cities of Morocco to get to know one another in a one-on-one, human environment.

They also had the opportunity to virtually meet their Portuguese peers, with whom they have already established good friendships, via a video conference, in presence of our VIP guests and the Media.

Under the shrewd supervision of the MYTecC instructors, these amazing pupils prepared and performed great songs, carried out thrilling activities and did a fabulous presentation on Morocco in order to give the audience a broad, comprehensive idea about this country.

Our guests were exceptionally impressed to see these kids, who have met over a period of less than a couple months, zealously coming together to reflect the values and spirit that MYTecC is all about.

On seeing such a living proof of the human aspect of technology, our honorable guests expressed their steadfast conviction that MYTecC will unquestionably skyrocket and attain its deliverables.