Moroccan perceptions of environmental volunteering

Laboratory of Human, Societies and Values, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.

^* Corresponding author: asma.abdulwahid@uit.ac.ma

Abstract

This study aimed to discover the perceptions of Moroccans about environmental volunteering; the study is an understudied area of research that would be one of the valuable researches for practitioners in the voluntary sector who wish to create tailored programs. We found that understanding the prevailing views on environmental volunteering is not always straightforward; it is a relationship between humans about their natural environment, which is shaped by local beliefs, and socioeconomic, religious, and cultural factors. Environmental volunteering in Morocco involves conducting environmental education, workshops in schools, and environmental protection, as well as participating in projects carried out by teacher organizations for environmental education and sustainable development.