About Marocaroundtheclock
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Marocaroundtheclock is a UK-based charity founded in 2007.
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We are registered as a charity with the UK Charity Commission.
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We initiate and co-ordinate charitable projects in Africa, focusing on health, education and community aid.
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Our efforts are focused mainly on Morocco, but we also aim to assist communities in the neighbouring regions. Recent projects have been carried out in Morocco and Senegal.
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What do we do?
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We strive to improve the living standards of people living in some of the poorest regions of these countries, by providing and improving
the basics required for daily living, such as education, food, water, sanitation, and shelter.
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We provide experienced and professional leadership to support our aid projects.
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We build expedition teams to carry out our projects, comprising of specialists in fields necessary to the project, fee paying
participants, and in-country professionals. Each team member will be assigned his or her role within the team, according to
his or her individual strengths and skills.
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We look to ensure that all projects leave behind a lasting legacy of benefit to the local community.
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Who are we?
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Mike lives in Surrey and works on aid projects and expeditions. He has travelled extensively, is an accomplished photographer and diver, and lectures on remote travel. Mike is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, a Trustee of the Scientific Exploration Society, an Honorary Member of the Anglo Bolivian Society and a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. |
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Gary provides technical support on aid projects and expeditions. With more than twenty years experience of working in corporate IT and running his own property company in London, Gary brings both construction and technology expertise to our project planning team. |
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A director of a successful design and marketing communications company in Surrey, David began his media career in the music press as a photographer and writer, and moved on to consumer and business press, becoming an award-winning editor at Emap before forming his current company in 1994. He brings creative design and marketing skills to the charity. |
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Sukey was born in the Falkland Islands but now lives in London where she is the full time Representative of the Falkland Islands Government. She has travelled worldwide and, apart from the Falkland Islands, has a particular interest in Africa, which she has visited on a number of occasions. She was awarded an MBE for Public Service to the Falkland Islands in 2003. |
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Simon has led infrastructural projects in Mongolia, Ethiopia, Kashmir & Boliviafor the Scientific Exploration Society. Simon was formerly CEO of Right to Sight, an international NGO tackling preventable blindness. He worked with them on projects in Congo, Rwanda, Cameroon, Kenya and South Africa. Simon is currently a Mentor. |
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With his background as a Chartered Surveyor, Steve has infrastructure and construction project experience in India, Philippines, Turkey, Cyprus, Mauritius, Granada, Egypt, France, Spain and the UK. Steve is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). |
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Jose works for a major logistics business and has considerable operational and project management experience gained both in the UK and abroad. He also brings practical field based mechanical skills. Jose is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (MCILT). |
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| David Barham | Technical Adviser |
David is a project manager working within the construction industry. Through both his current and previous career as an army officer in the Royal Engineers, he has experience of a variety of overseas projects in diverse locations including the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Bolivia and Libya. |
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| Gilles Velcin | Communications |
Gilles was born in France and has lived in England for the past 13 years. He works in the City of London as an Independent Financial Adviser for an Anglo-French firm. Gilles is responsible for translation and communications. |
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