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HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, launched, on Monday in the province of Kenitra, three solidarity-based projects meant to improve the economic and social conditions of poor women and youth.

The sovereign launched the building works of a house for families of fishermen in the Mehdia commune, a centre for vocational training and job integration in the Sidi Taibi commune and a centre for vocational training in agricultural logistics jobs in the commune of Souk El Arbaa.
Worth 26 million dirhams, the said projects mirror the special interest HM the King takes in women and youth as crucial stakeholders to maintain social balances and revive socio-economic dynamic for local and national development, as well as his unwavering will to offer them a decent and prosperous lifestyle.

The house for families of fishermen in the Mehdia (6 mln MAD) will provide fishermen's spouses - nearly 250 women yearly- with trainings in local, income-generating trades and will ensure for them supervision and support necessary for the creation of cooperatives related to income-generating activities. This project, to span 12 months, will also offer for the beneficiary women areas for literacy, guidance and socio-educational support, in addition to a daycare that offers preschool education for their kids.
Built over a surface area of 1,500 square meters, the future facility will house workshops for culinary arts, sewing, embroidery, knitting and handicrafts, in addition to classrooms for literacy, computer, tutoring, counselling and sales of House's products, a nursery and a playground.

The second project is the centre for vocational training and job integration of Sidi Taibi. The centre will open new prospects for young people in the said commune who could, thanks to trainings, integrate the job market and improve their living conditions.
This solidarity-based project (8 mln MAD) seeks to increase the access of the beneficiaries -nearly 400 trainees per year- to the different tools and means of social and vocational integration, and contribute to their blossoming and socialization through the different cultural and social activities which give a sense of responsibility, and encourage citizenship and voluntary work.
This future centre, which will span 12 months and be built over 1,200 square metres, will include workshops for sewing, painting, decoration, electrical building, aluminium carpentry, classrooms, meeting rooms, computer rooms and a library.

As for the centre for vocational training in agricultural logistics jobs of Souk El Arbaa, it is the result of the will of Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity to ensure for youth, mainly dropouts, trainings in sectors that are adapted to the socio-economic nature of the region and to job providers.
Totalling 12 mln dirhams, this centre will be constructed within 18 months and will guarantee socio-vocational integration for young people, and support the agricultural sector's development by providing technical skilled and competitive labour.
Built over 5,000 square metres, the facility, which will benefit 600 trainee per year, will comprise workshops for technical training (agricultural machinery repair, packaging, industrial refrigeration, industrial maintenance), training rooms (office automation, business management), classrooms, computer and language rooms, and a library.
The centre is the fruit of a partnership between the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity and the Office of Vocational Training and Labour Promotion (OFPPT).