Morocco Strengthens Infrastructure for Youth
1 November 2012
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The Moroccan government is promising to improve the situation for young people, both in terms of infrastructure and employment.
Morocco is developing a new strategy to help young people achieve their hopes and aspirations.
A new participatory approach is being implemented for the very first time, with regional forums held to identify the aspirations of young people, explained the Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Ouzzine to the deputies on Monday, October 29.
He stressed the need to accelerate the implementation of measures for young people in all areas. Future actions will be based on the proposals of young Moroccans, added the minister. This strategy will be formulated by the end of the year.
Youth is at the heart of the government's concerns, he added.
Last year, the government made great strides in implementing its 2010-2016 National Integrated Youth Strategy. This support network was strengthened by the creation of 120 youth associations, 19 child protection centers, 100 youth centers, 125 women's shelters and four new holiday camp centers.
The coming year will see the continuation of this strategy, in particular the expansion of the network of holiday camps. Their capacity will be strengthened to allow them to accommodate more than 300,000 young people, and youth associations will benefit from greater financial support.
A youth and volunteer sector advisory committee will also be set up, responsible for monitoring and evaluating issues relating to youth protection and increased volunteer activities.
Job creation for young people is one of the priorities of government action. The aim is to reduce unemployment to 8 percent by 2016.
The Minister of Economy and Finance Nizar Baraka explained that the government wanted to create wealth by facilitating economic growth in terms of employment through better selectivity in the choice of investments creating wealth and employment, the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, the encouragement of self-employment and the development of the social economy.
The Moukawalati self-employment program financed or self-financed some 2,960 projects between 2009 and the end of June 2012. But this is still below expectations. In 2013, aid is planned for all those benefiting from this program to help them achieve their goal.
The government intends to maintain its investment efforts to create even more jobs, said Baraka, stressing the need to broaden perspectives by introducing measures designed to allow young people to more easily enter the labor market, targeting long-term unemployed and opening up new employment sectors in private education and civil society through voluntary organizations.
Based on these objectives, new tools will be put in place to launch the "Moubadara" (Initiative) program, aimed at offering more socially valuable jobs in the voluntary sector.
Another program, called "Taatir" (Training), aims to help people without professional experience or those who need technical training in very specific areas.
Siham Ali.
Magharebia.com
Published November 1, 2012.
Posted online November 1, 2012.
Morocco is developing a new strategy to help young people achieve their hopes and aspirations.
A new participatory approach is being implemented for the very first time, with regional forums held to identify the aspirations of young people, explained the Minister of Youth and Sports Mohamed Ouzzine to the deputies on Monday, October 29.
He stressed the need to accelerate the implementation of measures for young people in all areas. Future actions will be based on the proposals of young Moroccans, added the minister. This strategy will be formulated by the end of the year.
Youth is at the heart of the government's concerns, he added.
Last year, the government made great strides in implementing its 2010-2016 National Integrated Youth Strategy. This support network was strengthened by the creation of 120 youth associations, 19 child protection centers, 100 youth centers, 125 women's shelters and four new holiday camp centers.
The coming year will see the continuation of this strategy, in particular the expansion of the network of holiday camps. Their capacity will be strengthened to allow them to accommodate more than 300,000 young people, and youth associations will benefit from greater financial support.
A youth and volunteer sector advisory committee will also be set up, responsible for monitoring and evaluating issues relating to youth protection and increased volunteer activities.
Job creation for young people is one of the priorities of government action. The aim is to reduce unemployment to 8 percent by 2016.
The Minister of Economy and Finance Nizar Baraka explained that the government wanted to create wealth by facilitating economic growth in terms of employment through better selectivity in the choice of investments creating wealth and employment, the promotion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, the encouragement of self-employment and the development of the social economy.
The Moukawalati self-employment program financed or self-financed some 2,960 projects between 2009 and the end of June 2012. But this is still below expectations. In 2013, aid is planned for all those benefiting from this program to help them achieve their goal.
The government intends to maintain its investment efforts to create even more jobs, said Baraka, stressing the need to broaden perspectives by introducing measures designed to allow young people to more easily enter the labor market, targeting long-term unemployed and opening up new employment sectors in private education and civil society through voluntary organizations.
Based on these objectives, new tools will be put in place to launch the "Moubadara" (Initiative) program, aimed at offering more socially valuable jobs in the voluntary sector.
Another program, called "Taatir" (Training), aims to help people without professional experience or those who need technical training in very specific areas.
Siham Ali.
Magharebia.com
Published November 1, 2012.
Posted online November 1, 2012.
