Simo Elalj, based in Paris, wanted to help educate girls in his home country of Morocco. He found a way to have fun and impact at once, selling plastic toy goats to raise money for the nonprofit Education for All Morocco.
Khadija Id Ahmed Ouali, one of the girls educated, in part, by the proceeds from Simo’s program, joined us from Morocco for a conversation about the impact of the program on her life.
Be sure to watch the full interview in the video player at the top of this article.
Khadija Id Ahmed Ouali
Interview with Simo Elalj, the Founder of YouGoatMe.
The following is the pre-interview with Simo Elalj. Be sure to watch the recorded interview above.
For-profit/Nonprofit: Pending incorporation, using a for-profit entity to operate at the moment.
Revenue model: YouGoatMe raise funds for the charity Education for All Morocco by selling goat related merchandises and toys (mainly Gabi the Goat). Each purchase on the website empowers a girl in Morocco and provides her with 3 days of housing…