Partners

Academia Arabesca is an institute dedicated to encouraging positive cultural exchange between the West and the Arab World. Since 1989, Academia Arabesca has organized courses and seminars on various elements of Moroccan culture, including music, dance, Sufism, handicrafts, customs, and architecture among others. In addition to offering courses, seminars, and other special events, Academia Arabesca welcomes anyone interested in discovering Moroccan society to become a member and stay at its co-located Riad Arabesca in the Marrakech medina. Global LAB and Academia Arabesca work closely to provide an array of academic and experiential elements in Marrakech.

The dZi Foundation implements, supports, and funds projects to improve the basic quality of the lives of children, women, and men in mountain communities with a focus on education, health, culture, and welfare. Global LAB and The dZi Foundation collaborate on village-based community service programs in the Himalayas.

Global Diversity Foundation promotes cultural and biological diversity and conservation in communities around the world. Global LAB and Global Diversity Foundation collaborate in Morocco on community service projects focusing on indigenous Berber communities in the High Atlas Mountains.

The High Atlas Foundation establishes community-based projects in Morocco that local people design and manage, and that are in partnership with government and non-government agencies. HAF was created by Peace Corps Volunteers and staff who served in Morocco. Global LAB and The High Atlas Foundation collaborate on Berber village-based community service programs in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco.

The Rubin Museum of Art is New York's newest museum and the first museum in the Western World dedicated to the art of the Himalayas and surrounding regions. Global LAB and the Rubin Museum of Art collaborate on multiple education initiatives in the US and throughout the Himalaya.

Subul Assalam Centre for the Arabic Language (SACAL-Fez) is an Arabic language center located in the historic city of Fez, Morocco. In addition to offering instruction in the Moroccan Dialect and Modern Standard Arabic, SACAL-Fez provides cultural lectures, activities (e.g. calligraphy, henna, oud lessons), and home-stays in the inimitable Fez medina (old city). Global LAB and SACAL-Fez collaborate closely on all these experiences with the ultimate goal of delivering a better understanding of Islam and Moroccan culture.

The School for International Training prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens. In so doing, SIT fosters a worldwide network of individuals and organizations committed to responsible global citizenship. Global LAB works closely with SIT professors and graduate students to assist with curricula development, risk management, diversity issues, and program design and delivery.