Zid Zid Kids Attends Obama Summit

GDA Staff -- Gifts and Dec, 6/10/2010 5:07:49 PM

"We are trying to show aspects of Morocco in our work while also integrating our Western and American sense of design," Zid Zid Kids co-founder Moulay Essakalli told America.gov.

"We basically looked at what we can do that is true to us while building bridges in constructive ways between Morocco and the United States, as well as with the rest of the world," Essakalli said.

A portion of Zid Zid Kid's profits go to Education for All, which builds dorms for Moroccan girls in rural areas so they can access education, and the Darna Center, which shelters and educates young men and women from the street.

 

"I effectively was brought up in a Muslim country, and doing charity is one of the Five Pillars of the religion," Essakalli said. "On the other hand, I learned a great deal in America about supporting not-for-profit organizations. When you put the two together, it makes all the sense in the world to want to give back and be involved with your community."

 

"I am very happy to support President Obama's initiative to start working on enhancing the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world," he continued. "To the extent that I can be an actor in supporting this initiative, it would be an honor."