promoting the works of Paul and Jane Bowles in the written, musical and theatre forms and working with caring attitude towards helping people in need in Morocco The definitive unofficial fan site for people who like Paul and Jane Bowles Visited by people who like Paul and Jane Bowles from more than 119 countries This site has been online since May 1st 2000 Orphaned Street Children in Tangier What we are doing here at The International Paul Bowles Society, with respect to helping those in need, is nothing new in itself. People have been helping the needy during their visits and travels overseas for many years. What The International Paul Bowles Society does with regards to this work is done as a direct part of our Memorandum. As an example of this, we don't just buy a bowl of harira (Moroccan soup) for one child on the street. We ask him to go and get all of his friends and fill the restaurant tables outside. There are some sidewalk restaurants that allow us to do this, but not all do, for obvious reasons. In the winter time, we give warm socks to all of these children. It gets really cold in Tangier in the winter. Orphaned street children in Tangier enjoying hot milk In the summer we buy sandals for the orphans that are barefoot, along with other items of need. Some of the kids ask for pens ('Stylos'), and we buy these in bulk. We hug these kids and befriend them. We let them know that we care. We know most of their names: Aziz, Said, Abdelmajid, Mubarek, Sadiyah, Haban, Yassin, Madridy, Abdelrahim, Moura...the list goes on. Most of these children have never had or known a Mother's love, or known any kind of family environment. They are family only in regards to each other; the older ones tend to look out for the smaller ones. Pens and Nuts for the children Dar el Baroud, Medina, Tangier We don't expect or accept any personal compliments for doing things like this. We are humble in our approach. We explain to local people, when we are asked or complimented, who we are and why we do this work (a lot of people in Morocco have already heard about Paul and Jane Bowles) and thus we seek to honor the memory of Paul and Jane Bowles in this way. Back to Morocco Index page Home Dedicated to the life and work of Paul and Jane Bowles ©The International Paul Bowles Society, 2000