Beach Library Aims to Increase Literacy Among Youth in Morocco
Rabat – Associations in Morocco are finding creative ways to encourage reading among youth and increase literacy rates. They are taking the library to the beach. This week, the Moroccan Youth Forum...
View ArticleSurvey: Arab Youth Consider Migration and Protests Amid Debt, Corruption
Rabat – A survey of youth in the Arab world shows many are increasingly considering moving abroad and support protesting their government as many are fed up with debt and corruption. The Dubai-Based...
View ArticleVivo Energy Maroc Grants ‘E-Assurance’ Eco-Citizenship Prize
Rabat – Petroleum distribution company Vivo Energy Maroc granted its “eco-citizenship” prize to junior company “E-Assurance” for its project on recovering hydrocarbon vapors. The prize is part of the...
View ArticleProject HYA: Promoting Gender Equality in Morocco’s Schools
Until today, being born a girl has not been easy. It remains a reason for discrimination in many ways and in a variety of fields: Education, employment, politics, and economics. In addition, even...
View ArticleMinister Outlines Strategy for Morocco’s Youth as Pandemic Continues
Meknes – Minister of Youth, Sports, and Culture Othman El Ferdaous revealed on Monday his vision for an inter-ministerial commission to support Morocco’s youth strategy. During a session at the House...
View ArticleUNICEF Morocco Appoints Meriam Amjoun, Chef Omar ‘Child Rights Defenders’
Rabat – UNICEF Morocco announced on Monday the selection of Moroccan students Meriam Amjoun and Omar Archane as “young child rights defenders.” The appointment comes to honor World Children’s Day on...
View Article‘Aji Souwet’: The Movement Encouraging Moroccan Youth to Vote
Morocco’s next general elections will take place in September 2021. Like many of the country’s organizations and campaigns, “Aji Souwet” is an independent movement that seeks to spread awareness about...
View ArticleINDH Carried Out 183 Youth Empowerment Projects in Beni Mellal Province
Morocco’s National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) carried out some 183 projects in the province of Beni Mellal between 2019-2020. The projects were approved by the Beni Mellal provincial INDH...
View ArticleMoroccan Nidal Benali to Represent the UN Youth Engagement Group
The United Nations has appointed Al Akhawayn University Graduate Nidal Benali to represent the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY.) Benali will serve as one of its Global Focal Points for...
View ArticleTIBU Maroc Launches New Education Center in Laayoune
As part of activities that marked Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker’s visit to Laayoune on Saturday, the Moroccan NGO TIBU Maroc launched an education center set to...
View ArticleMorocco’s UM6P, MIT Launch Joint Program for Youth Entrepreneurship
Rabat – Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has announced a joint partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to launch the UM6P Explorer program to promote youth...
View ArticleONDH: 28.5% of Young People Are Not in Education, Employment, Training
Agadir – Morocco’s National Observatory for Human Development (ONDH) released results of a study showing that 28.5% of people aged 15 to 24 are unemployed, not in education, nor receiving vocational...
View ArticleMorocco Invests in Sports, Culture Development in Fez-Meknes Region
Rabat – On 16 April, Morocco’s Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports, Othman El Ferdaous hosted a signing ceremony in Fez to commemorate new investments in the Fez-Meknes region. The minister...
View ArticleAmzazi, Future of Morocco’s Social Development Model is Human Capital
Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Education Saaid Amzazi reiterated the importance of human capital and higher education in Morocco’s new social development model during a webinar hosted by Fez’s Sidi...
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