Cultural tips
Relationships
with members of the community
The
population of douar Timidarte is open and welcoming. Here are some tips
to be more easily in harmony with this environment:
- Respond to greetings (in response to "Salam oulaikoum" one
says "alikoum Salam).
- Make the step of communicating with people encountered in
the village.
- In order to not offend people, it is recommended to adapt
to a proper dress code (legs and arms covered)
Do
not encourage begging by giving to children
A
child who makes a few dirham with the tourists can earn more than his
father. By giving money to a child you encourage begging instead of
school. And it is also a kind of destruction of the family hierarchy.
- That child will develop the habit of asking strangers for
money.
- For the child the traveller becomes a sort of
“walking purse.â€
- To profit more from tourism, he will probably drop out of
school and he will have no future other than as a
“false guide.â€
When and how to give
Give
preference to accredited associations because they know what the
people's needs are and know how to distribute the donations. Apart from
an association, one can donate to a responsible person in a village.