"When you see the street children in Morocco begging in the narrow little streets or cleaning windscreens for a few dirhams, you very quickly realize how lucky our own children are. AMESIP is particularly keen to restore the dignity of these young people who have had a tough start in life. It helps them discover another way of living and encourages them to move back into society. This project appealed to me straight away, partly because the idea of training young people in the circus arts is a novel idea that doesn't exist anywhere else in Africa, and partly because it harks back to the old Moroccan traditions of jugglers and acrobats. It's a wonderful way of reintegrating these children because it lets them learn a trade while also having fun, in a way giving them the childhood that they never had. Thanks to this project, some of the young people have even attended the Annie Fratellini school.