This project is part of the inclusive civic education program (ICE) to which the USAID allocated 2 million dollars. It is aimed at encouraging youth, women, and people with disabilities to play a larger role in civic life, helping shape the development of their communities and the regions of Fez-Meknes, Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Khénifra-Béni Mellal and Casablanca-Settat.
"This societal project aims to enable young people, women and people with disabilities to better shoulder their roles, responsibilities and obligations in civic, economic and social life within their territory, in order to actively contribute to the expected change at the local level,'' ALCI President Ahmed Dahmani told MAP.
This initiative aims to strengthen civic participation in decision-making at the local and regional levels, to develop public policies and to consolidate the channels and mechanisms of societal communication, so as to set up a fruitful and effective dialogue, he added.
The chargé d'affaires of the United States Embassy in Morocco, David Greene, stressed for his part that the USAID has developed this program to help improve the understanding of the democratic operation and the promotion of an adequate political climate at local and national levels.
This program is part of USAID's new 2021-2023 strategy, which tends to support Morocco's development efforts and the implementation of advanced regionalization, he said.
The ICE program will be implemented by three civil society organizations, namely ALCI (Fez), the Tamdoult youth association for culture and development (Tata) and the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA/Rabat).
The program encourages the participation and engagement of citizens in civic life and improves the capacity of Moroccan political institutions to meet the aspirations of the population.