U.S. Mission to Morocco: Youth Outreach for Bicentennial of U.S. Legation in Tangier

Deadline: 13-Sep-20

The U.S. Mission in Morocco’s Public Affairs Office is pleased to announce a competition to award a cooperative agreement in connection with planned youth outreach in key Moroccan cities celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Legation in Tangier.

The Public Affairs Office invites proposals from Moroccan or American non-profit organizations operating in Morocco to organize a series of innovative activities to engage Moroccan university students and young professionals in target locations around the themes of prosperity, security, and cultural exchange.

Activities should emphasize the shared history, values, and mutual benefits of the U.S.-Moroccan relationship. The awardee will work in close cooperation with the U.S. Embassy to plan and execute this program.

The awardee will develop and implement, in close cooperation with the Embassy, youth-focused bicentennial outreach that is tied to museum exhibit themes and encompasses the following activities:

“Bicentennial Talks”: A series of four speaker programs/lectures/workshops aimed at youth audience that showcase the U.S.-Moroccan economic, security, and cultural partnership in fresh and engaging ways. Each speaker program should take place at the museum exhibit venue in Rabat or Casablanca, as well as at least two additional cities, with a focus on Tangier, Marrakech, and Oujda (the location, respectively, of the U.S. Legation and American Spaces). The awardee should incorporate one visiting U.S. speaker (to be selected and contacted by the Embassy) as the keynote speaker for each program and should consider the participation of additional Moroccan experts on panels and in workshops.
Two youth-focused competitions tied to the theme “200 Years of Friendship.” These could take the form of a debate, essay, photography, short film, or other contest.
Three receptions held at the museum exhibit venues which will connect Embassy personnel and visiting speakers with different groups of emerging Moroccan leaders.
Promotion of the museum exhibit and related bicentennial activities to target youth groups via social media and billboard advertising.

All activities should take place between May 2021 and January 202 and should include contingency plans in case of restrictions due to health conditions. Each proposal should describe how the Bicentennial Youth Outreach Plan meets the following objectives:

Deepen young Moroccans’ knowledge of America’s shared history with Morocco and American-Moroccan cooperation in the economic sphere, security, and cultural exchange.
Strengthen the Embassy’s ties with emerging Moroccan leaders in Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Marrakech, and Oujda.
Use social media and local youth networks to amplify the message “200 Years of Friendship” among Moroccan youth.

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