Youth exchanges
Fully funded weeks abroad with young people from other countries. Most recently Roots of Rhythms in Tunisia, 9–17 October 2025.
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Larache · Morocco
Art, education and mobility for young people in Larache.
LaraCultura is a Moroccan non-profit. We run Erasmus+ youth exchanges, European Solidarity Corps volunteering, a cinema festival, open mics, public debates and free creative workshops — for anyone aged 15 to 30. And we host international volunteers here in Larache.
European Solidarity Corps Quality Label — Hosting & Supporting, to 2027
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Erasmus+ & ESC organisation OID E10267057
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Based in Larache, Morocco
If you are 15–30 and live near Larache
Join a programme
Workshops, debates, English and philosophy clubs, open mics, and the chance to be selected for a fully funded exchange in Europe. Everything we run is free to take part in.
See what’s open →If you want to volunteer
Spend months, not days
We hold an ESC Quality Label for hosting and supporting, so we can welcome European volunteers to Larache and send Moroccan young people abroad — travel, accommodation and insurance covered.
How volunteering works →If you are a coordinator or funder
Work with us
We have hosted and partnered on Erasmus+ youth exchanges, training courses and ESC placements with organisations across Europe and the Mediterranean. Our OID, label and partner history are all on one page.
Partnership details →40+volunteers supportedYoung people we have sent, hosted or accompanied on European placements.
7programmes runningFrom weekly clubs to a five-day city film festival.
2021first public programmesDebates, clubs and open mics in Larache, every year since.
2027ESC Quality Label valid toAccredited for Hosting and Supporting under OID E10267057.
Watch
Roots of Rhythms — Tunisia, October 2025
Nine days, seven partner organisations and a group of young people from across the Mediterranean and Europe. This is what an Erasmus+ youth exchange actually looks like from the inside — and the fastest way to understand what we do.
Roots of Rhythms — Erasmus+ youth exchange, Tunisia, 9–17 October 2025
Roots Of Rythms — Youth Exchange — Tunisia 2025 · Watch on YouTube ↗ · More videos on our channel
What we run
Seven programmes, one idea
Non-formal education, made by young people for young people — and a door out to Europe for those who want it.
Long-term volunteering
More than 40 volunteers supported so far — hosted in Larache or accompanied on placements across Europe, from a few months to a year.
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Discovery Workshop
A run of practical episodes: European opportunities, graphic design in Illustrator, eco-friendly lifehacks, and studio art.
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Shumis Cinema Festival
Larache’s own film festival — screenings, talks and workshops across five days in the city.
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Ach Banlek ?!
A public debate series where young people argue difficult questions in the open — difference, gender, politics.
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Tlila
Long conversations with the people making culture in northern Morocco — directors, artists, organisers.
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Clubs & open mics
English Club, Philo Club and the OpenMicultura evenings — low-key, regular, and open to anyone who turns up.
Read more →From Instagram
What we are doing this week
Instagram is where we post first. This grid gets replaced by our live feed once the plugin is connected — after that it updates itself, with nothing for anyone to maintain.
Recent work
What we have actually done
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9–17 October 2025
Roots of Rhythms — Erasmus+ youth exchange in Tunisia
Nine days in Tunisia with young people and partner organisations from across the Mediterranean and Europe, co-funded by Erasmus+. Watch the film ↗
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15 April 2024 – 14 March 2025
Volunteering in Sweden — European Solidarity Corps
An eleven-month ESC placement in Örebro, Sweden, on technology and AI for the future. Project 2023-2-IT03-ESC51-VTJ-000169793.
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22–26 August 2023
Shumis Cinema Festival of Larache — first edition
Five days of screenings and encounters, run with partners across the city.
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25 April – 3 May 2023
Unpop That Populism — Erasmus+ youth exchange, Marrakech
A youth exchange on populism and democratic participation, hosted here in Morocco and co-funded by Erasmus+.
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28 June – 7 July 2023
Erasmus IT — international training course
A training course abroad for youth workers and young leaders, with participants from several partner countries.
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2021–2022
Ach Banlek ?!, Philo Club and OpenMicultura
The debate series launched with The Right to be Different (April 2021), Being a Woman in Morocco (June 2021) and an election-day special on youth and politics (July 2021), alongside the first Philo Club session and the open mic evenings.
Why we exist
“Through art, education, and volunteerism, we inspire young Moroccans to think critically and act creatively.”
LaraCultura is a Moroccan NGO dedicated to empowering young people and fostering cultural exchange through non-formal educational and artistic programmes. We work with anyone aged 15 to 30, and with the youth workers who support them.
Funders, institutions & partner organisations
Project partners also include Eramena, WeYouth, Human Supporters Association, Bakra Sawa, Crooked House and the Municipality of Örebro.
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