Friday 8 september, south Morocco was hit by a severe earthquake. Two farms of the Moroccan sister company Quality Citrus Morocco are located in Taroudant, south of the affected Area.
The employees who work at these two crop farms live in the Taroudant region and are directly affected by the impact of this earthquake. Unfortunately, the earthquake has claimed many victims and there is great sadness.
As you might have seen on the news, there is a lot of material damage, thousands of homes and buildings are severely damaged. Many victims are homeless, more than 500 schools have been damaged and proper care cannot be provided.
Quality Citrus Morocco started with assistance immediately, both financially and materially. In addition, Fresh2You, in collaboration with Quality Citrus Morocco, has started actions that offer both short- and long-term financial support.
The Van Oers family, active in Morocco for 20 years, has built up a local network that can quickly ensure that help reaches the right place. We therefore consciously choose to keep the expenditure of donations locally in our own hands, so that we can provide very specific help.
In the short term, the donations will be used to purchase basic needs for the victims. You can think of purchasing tents and sleeping bags. The cold winter period is about to arrive so the first full truck with sleeping bags will leave Fresh2You this week. Where possible we buy the relief supplies locally in Morocco.
In the medium term, the donations will be used for the reconstruction of the affected region. We obviously want to raise as much money as possible to use for this purpose. Would you, as a Fresh2You partner, like to make a financial contribution as well? That’s possible!
Click the button below to make a donation.
You can also contact Fresh2You if you would like to contribute in another way. We will keep you informed of how the donations will be spent in the coming period.
On behalf of the employees of Quality Citrus Morocco and Fresh2You, we would like to thank you for your financial support.
The Board of Management of Quality Citrus Morocco & Fresh2You, Restaurant Pure Passion and the van Oers family
