{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"All our thoughts are with the people of Morocco, following the devastating earthquake on Friday evening, 8 September at 11.11pm local time. ","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EWe know many of you would like to help those affected, including our fellow Scouts from F\u00E9d\u00E9ration Nationale Du Scoutisme Marocain, the National Scout Organisation in Morocco.\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake was 70km south of Marrakesh, in the High Atlas Mountains. An aftershock, measuring 4.9 on the Richter Scale, caused further damage.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EThe earthquake is the worst to have struck the country in 60 years. Over 2,100 people are reported to have died, with many more injured or left without shelter.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EWe send our sympathies to the families of the victims and share a message of solidarity to all those involved in the rescue and recovery efforts, including our fellow Scouts.\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-spacerun: yes;\u0022\u003E\u00A0 \u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-spacerun: yes;\u0022\u003EMoroccan Scouts supporting relief efforts\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EScouts from F\u00E9d\u00E9ration Nationale Du Scoutisme Marocain are playing a key role in the relief efforts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAt a national level, they\u2019ve formed an emergency team to coordinate the work. Locally, Scout volunteers are collecting medicine, clothes, food, and blankets for those affected.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EMany Scouts have also given blood, helped get the injured to safety, and provided shelter to families that have lost their homes.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/dj2p4dlk/moroccan-scouts-image-2.jpg","width":1024,"height":577,"altText":"Scouts in Morocco are in uniform and neckers and are carrying bags of groceries out of a car boot to help those affected by the earthquake.","caption":"","link":null},{"type":"Promo","cta":"","body":"\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EIf you would like to donate to support people in Morocco, the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) and the World Scout Foundation (WSF) have launched a \u003Ca href=\u0022https://donate.scout.org/o/scouts-for-morocco\u0022\u003Eglobal appeal\u003C/a\u003E for funds to support relief efforts by Scouts in Morocco and Libya.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EHere are donation links to our programme partners, who are members of \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.dec.org.uk/who-we-are\u0022 title=\u0022Disasters emergency committee\u0022\u003EDisasters Emergency Committee (DEC)\u003C/a\u003E:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.redcross.org.uk/?_gl=1*1xsvx53*_ga*MTMxMDg0MjY3NC4xNjk0NDQxMDEz*_ga_KQQ35Y6WPZ*MTY5NDQ0MTAxMi4xLjEuMTY5NDQ0MTEzMi4wLjAuMA..\u0022\u003EThe British Red Cross | Worldwide Humanitarian Charity\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/support-our-emergency-fund\u0022\u003EEmergency Fund | Donate | Save the Children UK\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe DEC bring together 15 leading UK aid charities to raise funds quickly and efficiently at times of crisis oversees. They\u0027ll distribute your donation locally in the most effective way to the people who need it.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","link":null,"colour":"#f1f1f1","title":"Donate","image":null,"imageFocus":"","imageId":0,"imageKey":"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000","imageCrop":"","gridType":"card","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3 class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003ESupport for volunteers and young people in Scouts\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp class=\u0022MsoNormal\u0022\u003EAdvice and programme ideas are also available for UK Scouts volunteers \u003Ca style=\u0022mso-comment-reference: CJ_2; mso-comment-date: 20230911T1633; mso-comment-parent: 1;\u0022\u003E\u003C/a\u003E\u003Ca style=\u0022mso-comment-reference: CK_1; mso-comment-date: 20230911T1626;\u0022\u003Ewishing to \u003C/a\u003E\u003Cspan style=\u0022mso-comment-continuation: 2;\u0022\u003E\u003C!-- [if !supportAnnotations]--\u003E\u003C/span\u003Eexplore \u003Ca href=\u0022https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/programme-guidance/international-crises/\u0022\u003Einternational crises\u003C/a\u003E, like the Morocco Earthquake with their young people.\u003Cstrong\u003E \u003C/strong\u003EThis\u2019ll also be useful for those volunteers supporting young people in UK Scouts from Morocco.\u00A0\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":null,"pageType":null,"location":null,"versionDate":"11 September 2023","reviewDate":null,"furtherReading":[{"caption":"","title":"Scouts for Morocco and Libya: Scout Donation Platform","url":"https://donate.scout.org/o/scouts-for-morocco","newWindow":true},{"caption":"","title":"British Red Cross \u2013\u00A0Morocco Earthquake Appeal","url":"https://www.redcross.org.uk/?_gl=1*1xsvx53*_ga*MTMxMDg0MjY3NC4xNjk0NDQxMDEz*_ga_KQQ35Y6WPZ*MTY5NDQ0MTAxMi4xLjEuMTY5NDQ0MTEzMi4wLjAuMA..","newWindow":true},{"caption":"","title":"Donate to Save The Children\u0027s Emergency Fund","url":"https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/emergencies/support-our-emergency-fund","newWindow":true}],"relatedLinks":[],"id":77060,"nodeName":"The Morocco Earthquake \u2013 How Scouts can help","title":"The Morocco Earthquake \u2013 How Scouts can help ","type":"newsItem","image":{"url":"/media/dj2p4dlk/moroccan-scouts-image-2.jpg?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1d9e4ca9b3c7e60","caption":"Moroccan Scouts Image 2","type":"jpg","size":132030,"width":1024,"height":577,"altText":""},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"The Morocco Earthquake \u2013 How Scouts can help ","headerSubTitle":null,"headerCta":null,"headerCtaText":null,"headerCtaLink":null,"headerBackgroundColour":null,"showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":null},"subHeader":"All our thoughts are with the people of Morocco, following the devastating earthquake on Friday evening. 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