Why eat here
- Amal Center in Marrakech is one of the city's most meaningful dining experiences: a non-profit social restaurant in Guéliz where every meal directly funds the professional training of disadvantaged Moroccan women.
- Founded in 2012 by Nora Belahcen Fitzgerald, Amal ('hope' in Arabic) trains divorced mothers, widows, and former child domestic workers aged 18–35 in culinary arts, French, and life skills over four to six months.
- The open courtyard setting in the Quartier de l'Hôpital Ibn Tofail neighbourhood is peaceful and unpretentious — a genuine community table, not a tourist trap.
- Over 300 women have graduated since 2013; more than 80% have found paid employment in Moroccan hotels and restaurants.