Tasraft: On Material Sovereignty and Reparative Futurities

About this project

Tasraft is a research initiative that examines both traditional and contemporary material heritage in Morocco and the Netherlands. It seeks to integrate ancestral Amazigh knowledge with innovative approaches to develop locally sustainable bio-materials. The project advocates for a new ecological approach focused on repair and regeneration, moving away from extractive practices. It aims to bring back and rethink old material knowledge to help build a future without plastic and fossil fuels The project includes two main events, one in Marrakech and one in the Netherlands, with talks, visits to local workshops, and exhibitions. Meetings and workshops are organised in both countries for experts and local communities to share knowledge and work together. Tasraft wants to facilitate collaborative research and interdisciplinary gatherings in this way to establish a site for experimentation. They want to create a “living archive”, a collection of sustainable materials people can learn from an

Published by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands · Government

Countries

Morocco

Sectors

Culture and cultural diversity

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusTrade development · Main focusClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Funded by

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Implemented by

The Dar Bellarj Foundation

Accountable

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Passes funds through

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

Published by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-7-PPR-250001749.

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