Street children, working and abandonned children, juvenile deliquents, sexuallly exploited children... Bayti, Najat M'jid, Morocco

Bayti :
work and mission

Chilhood is known or supposed to be the best period in our lives. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. There are thousands of children left to deal with their pain and sorrow. Shattered dreams, abuse of all kinds, lack of affection are the only reality they know. These are children of divorce, domestic violence, poverty and many other sort of abuses. They are the forgotten ones. The new generation of homeless children.

No need to remind you of all the devastating consequences of the mistreatments that they endure every day. As many, you must have asked yourself what you could do to help them, to prevent this from happening again. For some years now, Bayti had worked with these children offering them assistance, education. To keep helping them BAYTI needs your support. Your contribution as small as it may seem to you will certainly make a difference in their lives.

BAYTI, is non-profit association recognized as a public utility institution decree Nº 2.99.38 of 21-1-99.  It targets children in difficult circumstances: Street children, working children, abandonned children, juvenile delinquent and sexually exploited children.

With a multidisciplinary team including educators, social workers, psychologists, teachers, artists and students, BAYTI set up original and specific programs for social reintegration : parental education, individualized pedagogy workshop and adapted professional training.

Participatory approach based on a real partnership, with a child, centred partnership is essential for a successful reinsertion program BAYTI's others partners are : the family, the school, the state, international and national NGO, private sector. Motivation and ability to listen are key traits of the team along with continuous ingenues evalutation and training as a prerequisite

BAYTI, has two branches in Essaouira and  Meknes. Another is expected to open soon  in Tétouan. These centers accounts for a total capacity of 100 beds. To date, more than 4970 children have Benefited  from the association various workshops and/or services . As of today, 250 of these children have been reunited with their families; 43 are currently attending school. 40 are involved in personalized workshops; 50 are taking a formal or professional training; 15 are currently employed in the private sector.

BAYTI is also active in the area of illegal immigration and has initiated a partnership with French and Spanish Justice to curve this kind of immigration and to prepare for the return of illegal immigrants. BAYTI is also working closely with Moroccan correctional services to provide help to under aged inmates and  to facilitate their integration into society after they purge their sentences.