About Chnondir

Chnondir is a Moroccan association, based in Salé. Two years in, a network of more than thirty volunteer mentors carries the work into public schools — classroom by classroom, hackathon by hackathon.

Why we exist

What's missing isn't talent. It's the encounter — early enough to become a calling. In Morocco, most students meet AI long after school. By then, the choices are already made.

Equal access, from the start

Ages 8 to 18, in Moroccan public schools. Priority to girls and to under-served regions.

Five steps, five doors

No prerequisites. No personal equipment. One laptop per team is enough.

  • Discover — The moment a student thinks: this is for me, and I can do it.
  • Experiment — Hands on the technology instead of hearing about it.
  • Build — A real project, made in a team, from idea to something that runs.
  • Present — Standing up and defending the work in front of a jury.
  • Go further — A path, a field of study, and a community to carry on with.

See why we exist