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A national network for scientific, technical and civic culture — making science accessible to everyone for more than twenty-five years.

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Who we are

A national network for scientific, technical and civic culture.

The Moroccan Association of Petits Débrouillards (AMPD) is a national network for scientific, technical and civic culture that has worked for more than twenty-five years to make science accessible to everyone.

Inspired by the international Petits Débrouillards movement, AMPD develops educational projects based on experimentation, inquiry and learning by doing. Its pedagogy encourages young people to observe, handle, question and understand the world around them — building critical thinking, creativity and the capacity to act.

Present in several regions of the Kingdom, AMPD runs science clubs, organises exhibitions and science-culture events, produces pedagogical resources and supports the training of teachers and facilitators.

The association is part of an international network of partners committed to spreading scientific culture and popular education. Through national and international cooperation, it contributes to sharing good practices, pedagogical innovation and projects for education, citizenship and sustainable development.

Status and objectives

Our statutory objectives

AMPD’s mission is to promote scientific, technical and environmental culture as a lever for education, citizenship and sustainable development.

  • improve young people’s education
  • encourage civic engagement
  • strengthen the place of science and technology in culture
  • foster innovative initiatives
  • strengthen actors who spread scientific culture
  • contribute to educational advocacy
Our pillars

The four pillars

The action areas that structure our mission day to day.

  • Science education

    Help improve teaching and young people’s education through experimentation and inquiry-based learning.

  • Active citizenship

    Encourage engagement, critical thinking and young people’s participation in community life.

  • Scientific culture

    Strengthen the place of science, technology and the environment in culture and society.

  • Sustainable development

    Make scientific culture a tool for human, social, economic and environmental development.

Our identity

Charter and values

International charter (2007)

Four founding principles shared across the international network:

  1. Do science while having fun
  2. Cultivate the joy of understanding and debating
  3. Encourage curiosity, doubt and initiative
  4. Foster sharing, solidarity and respect

Our values

Values identified in 2016

  • Pedagogy / learning

    Learn through experimentation and play.

  • Youth engagement

    Act for a civic-minded, responsible generation.

  • Sharing / solidarity

    Pass on knowledge and skills.

  • Parity / inclusion

    Promote equality and inclusion.

  • Discovery / critical thinking

    Question, doubt and debate.

  • Innovation / popularisation

    Create innovative tools and methods.

OUR HISTORY

Timeline

Key moments that have shaped the association since it was founded.

1 / 21
1989
2026
  1. 1989Event 1 / 21

    Petits Débrouillards introduced in Morocco

    • The Petits Débrouillards movement arrives in Morocco thanks to Association Bouregreg and Association Ribat Al Fath.
    • Launch of the first science-culture activities for children and young people.
  2. 1989Event 2 / 21

    Building the movement (1989 – 2003)

    • Growth of science activities in schools, associations and youth centres.
    • First school science exhibitions with the Ministry of National Education.
    • Participation in the “La Main à la Pâte” project.
    • Membership of MILSET and the International Federation of Petits Débrouillards.
    • First international youth exchanges.
  3. 2001Event 3 / 21

    COP7 Marrakech

    • Participation in COP7 activities.
    • First youth awareness actions on climate change.
  4. 2002Event 4 / 21

    Partnership with the Youth Department

    • Science activities developed in youth houses.
    • Scientific culture introduced in holiday camps.
  5. 2003Event 5 / 21

    Scaling up nationwide

    • Creation of ADAL Educ.
    • Autonomy of the Petits Débrouillards movement in Morocco.
    • A permanent national team is structured.
  6. 2005Event 6 / 21

    Youth science publishing

    • Agreement with Albin Michel Jeunesse.
    • Distribution of Petits Débrouillards educational books in Morocco.
  7. 2006Event 7 / 21

    Creation of the Moroccan Association of Petits Débrouillards

    • Official creation of AMPD.
    • Activities rolled out across the Kingdom’s 12 regions with support from the Ministry of Solidarity.
  8. 2008Event 8 / 21

    Science festivals and the environment

    • Agreement with Fondation ONA (now Fondation Al Mada).
    • Science Festivals created at Villa des Arts in Rabat and Casablanca.
    • Partnerships begin with REDAL and Fitness Land.
    • Clean Beaches programmes and science leisure centres develop.
  9. 2009Event 9 / 21

    Science, culture and astronomy

    • National coordination of the International Year of Astronomy.
    • Partnership with the Ministry of Culture begins.
    • Participation in the International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL).
    • Participation in the International Children’s and Youth Book Fair (SILEJ).
  10. 2010Event 10 / 21

    Partnership with ONCF

    • Raising young people’s awareness of rail safety.
    • Promoting sustainable mobility.
    • Discovering Morocco’s rail system and the high-speed train.
  11. 2011Event 11 / 21

    Living together and interculturality

    • Partnership begins with GIZ and the International Organization for Migration.
    • Programmes on citizenship, living together and interculturality.
  12. 2013Event 12 / 21

    On the road to the climate

    • Participation in the OFAJ “On the road to the climate” programme.
    • Mobilising Moroccan, French and German youth around climate issues.
  13. 2014Event 13 / 21

    Crédit Agricole du Maroc

    Agreement to facilitate activities at Sidi Kankouch beach under the Clean Beaches programme.

  14. 2015Event 14 / 21

    COP21 Paris

    • Participation in COP21 activities.
    • Mobilising Moroccan youth around global climate issues.
  15. 2016Event 15 / 21

    COP22 Marrakech and Youth, Science and Citizenship

    • Active participation in COP22.
    • Activities with the United States Embassy in Morocco.
    • Programmes with universities in Rabat, Marrakech and Tangier.
    • Youth, Science and Citizenship Forums in Bouznika and Rabat.
  16. 2017Event 16 / 21

    Social innovation and citizenship (2017 – 2020)

    • Projects on citizenship, gender equality and social innovation.
    • Stronger digital tools and gamification.
  17. 2021Event 17 / 21

    Science, innovation and living together (2021 – 2023)

    • “Science in Rural Areas” with the Drosos Foundation in 21 schools in the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region.
    • Digital living-together platform with support from the Anna Lindh Foundation.
    • REDAL Innovation Trophies (2021 and 2022).
    • Sustainable Coastline Hackathon.
    • Sexual and Reproductive Health Hackathon with UNFPA.
  18. 2024Event 18 / 21

    A new national chapter

    • Facilitator training on living together with Assanabil and support from the French Embassy.
    • Agreement signed with the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports.
    • Launch of the national Pioneer Middle School Science Clubs programme.
  19. 2025Event 19 / 21

    Equality and science

    • Agreement with IRD for the “Questions of Equality” programme.
    • Educational clubs on equality issues with Assanabil.
    • Nationwide expansion of the Science Clubs programme.
  20. 2026Event 20 / 21

    Consolidation and international reach

    • Second National Science Exhibition.
    • Educational mission in Belgium with Belgian Petits Débrouillards.
    • Over 500 middle schools in the national Science Clubs programme.
    • Over 15,000 pupil beneficiaries.
  21. 2026Event 21 / 21

    Standing international openness (1989 – 2026)

    • Participation in Erasmus+, CES and OFAJ programmes.
    • Cooperation with EJN, CEMEA, Petits Débrouillards France, TJFBG Germany and the MILSET network.
    • International mobility for hundreds of Moroccan youth, facilitators and educators.

Vertical timeline: each milestone marks a key year for the association, from the first Petits Débrouillards movement in Morocco to today. Static display without animation.

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