University/Organization
Department of Journalism & Media Production
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Department of Journalism & Media Production
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Title
Weaving Futures, Cultivating Change: Women’s Cooperatives and Ecological Empowerment in Rural Morocco
Synopsis
This study examines Moroccan women’s cooperatives as grassroots institutions that blend economic work with cultural and ecological resilience. Through case studies and fieldwork, it highlights how rural women use cooperative models to navigate gender norms, assert leadership, increase literacy rates, and sustain traditional knowledge within Amazigh and Islamic frameworks.