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After the success of the Online edition in 2020 due to COVID-19, the Vegfest Morocco will take place from next September 2021 in FEZ.
The association VEG’MOROCCO (non-profit) will organize the third edition of the vegan Festival in Morocco to remind the public of the three main reasons for becoming Vegan - namely, animals, health and environment - through conferences, cooking demonstrations, workshops and exhibitions. VEG’FEST therefore aims to promote veganism to support and connect individuals and organizations that practice, promote or endorse responsible living.
This project will highlight North Africa and the Middle East and bring together the most prominent vegan associations. It aims to clarify veganism and make societies in these regions aware of the importance of responsible living, its impact on the environment and animal welfare.
For the participants, Vegfest MOROCCO is also an opportunity to share their experiences and to approach the different angles of veganism according to the cultures of the Arab countries.
ABOUT SIMO
Simohamed Bouhakkaoui has been a Vegan-Climate Activist and Speaker for more than five years.
He is considered the first creator of vegan web-content in Morocco, as his YouTube channel is not only the first channel interested in explaining and interpreting vegan thought and the problems of climate change, but it is also one of the first Moroccan platforms helping in shedding light on veganism and spreading the vegan culture.
Simohamed is also the president of the first national association for vegans in the Moroccan Kingdom, the same association that has organized in 2017, for the first time in North Africa, the first edition of the international VegFest festival, which is held annually in various parts of the world in order to celebrate vegans and veganism as a lifestyle.
Additionally, Simohamed is a researcher in the field of climate change, and a lecturer in many Moroccan and Arab universities. He also supervises a range of training courses on climate change for the benefit of national organizations and NGOs. Simohamed has also established the first professional vegan website that is in both English and Arabic. It includes all his interviews, You- Tube videos and podcasts.
VEGFEST MOROCCO
https://vegfest.ma
MOROCCAN VEGAN
https://www.moroccanvegan.org
www.facebook.com/vegfestmorocco
