King Mohammed launches 6th nationwide solidarity week
Morocco, Local, 11/1/2003

Morocco's King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, on Friday gave the green light to the 6th nationwide annual solidarity week.

At the opening of the ceremony, two recipients of schooling and anti-illiteracy programs organized by the Mohammed V solidarity foundation made presentations on programs carried out by the Foundation that enabled thousands of children, including handicapped children to receive education and social assistance.

The sovereign awarded medals to several figures active in social work.

During the same ceremony, the king handed out donations by the Mohammed V solidarity foundation to four associations active in supporting handicapped persons, community development, helping abandoned children and people suffering from kidney diseases.

The sovereign then distributed certificates to ten recipients of the foundation-financed literacy programs.

Mohamed El Azami, member of the foundation administrative board, read out a presentation about the broad lines of the foundation's 2003-2007 action plan. He said the action plan that grants priority to education, training and consolidating a policy of proximity towards women and young people as well as sustainable development will reinforce the institution's role as a major social actor by involving in its activities local councils, associations, companies and foreign partners.

In a bid to reinforce its participation and mutual assistance policy, the foundation is projecting to encourage initiatives geared to encouraging the spirit of citizenship among young people through the creation of networks to spearhead voluntary activities and deepening citizenship values.

The sovereign also presided over the signing of seven conventions for sustainable development, education, humanitarian action, medical caravans, citizenship and voluntary activities networks between the foundation and Moroccan and foreign partners.

The first convention signed with the French institute (cultural center) provides for projects to supply drinking water to rural areas while the second convention linking the foundation to the Moroccan education and youth ministry means to support the program of building girls' dormitories in rural areas.

Another convention concluded with the French Foundation "Hopitaux de France," chaired by the French first lady, provides for the carrying out of joint humanitarian projects. Another convention sealed with the Moroccan health ministry associates the civil rescue, three physicians associations and private gynecologists of Casablanca.

Three other conventions were signed with higher education institutions to promote the values of citizenship and volunteering. (MAP)SH

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