Abdessamad and El Mahjoub, 23-year old twins, are single students. They live in Ouarzazate, a small town in the southeast of Morocco.They heard about MEDA's 100 Hours to Success training program through outreach sessions led by trainers from MEDA partner AESD.
Before the training program, Abdessamad, left, lacked self confidence. He preferred solitude to avoid the mocking eyes of his classmates, and he could not handle his emotions. El Mahjoub was also pessimistic and aggressive.
The two brothers work as photographers for wedding parties each summer to help finance their education, but they couldn't keep customers as they didn’t know how to behave with them.
Now after the training program, Abdessamad is more self confident and easily makes friends in class; he also is less obstinate than before. El Mahjoub also has changed: He can manage his money, and has opened a savings account because he knows the benefits of having savings.
Both are now satisfied about themselves. Their parents are proud of them, and their teachers say they have noticed an increase in their self confidence and an improvement in their grades.
El Mahjoub and Abdessamad plan to start a small business – a photography lab, and they are producing a video on early marriage of girls in their town.
