Rifāq رِفَاق
Become a companion

Summer 2027 · Al Hoceima

Companions who grow together.

We're building the first Rifāq summer in Al Hoceima — bringing together young people who live here and those who return from abroad, through friendship, challenge, service and faith.

The first summer is being built now. Dates, format and capacity are still being shaped.

Where it began

Why we’re building Rifāq.

Six minutes, told in drawings: how a dream about Al Hoceima became a plan for its children.

In English, with subtitles.

What is Rifāq?

A place to grow together.

Rifāq is a youth initiative we’re building in Al Hoceima.

We want to bring together young people who grow up here and those who return each summer — to make friends, try new things, grow in faith and do good for others.

We’re starting with Rifāq Summer 2027. Over time, we hope to establish a waqf that can sustain this work for future generations.

Rifāq Summer · 2027

Good company. New experiences. Real memories.

We want young people to make real friends, discover what they’re capable of and experience the joy of doing good together.

Find your people

Meet children who call Al Hoceima home, whether they live here all year or return every summer.

Try something new

Sport, adventure and challenges that are better when you experience them together.

Bring something good home

Grow in character, strengthen family ties and do something meaningful for others.

These are experiences we’re exploring for Summer 2027. Families and young people will help shape the final programme. Rifāq has not run yet.

The people beside them

Every child deserves someone in their corner.

Rifāq is being built around small groups with the same trusted adults, from the first day to the last — people who will learn every child's name, encourage them, notice when someone is left out, and lead by example.

We call them companions.

Read the full safety plan

Before anyone stands beside a child

Good intentions aren't enough.

What every companion will go through
  • An interview with two of us.
  • Two references, and we telephone both of them ourselves.
  • Training before they meet a single child.
  • Never alone with a child.

Help build the first summer

This is where you come in.

We’re shaping the first Rifāq summer with the families and people who want to be part of it. Your answers can help decide who it’s for, when it takes place and what children get to experience.

For families

Tell us what would make it worth their summer.

Tell us what your children would love, and what would make you feel confident sending them. About five minutes.

Help shape Summer 2027

For future companions

Help us build the team of trusted adults.

The adults come long before the children. Interviews, references and training take months, and the first summer depends on having the right people in place well before it begins.

Become a companion

This is an invitation to help shape Rifāq, not registration for a confirmed programme.

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