Germany brings assistance to integration of gender issues in Moroccan policies

The German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ) is bringing a technical assistance worth 1.5 million Euro to the integration of gender issues in Moroccan development policies.

Under an aide-memoir signed here this Friday by the Moroccan secretariat of state for family, solidarity and social action and the GTZ representative in Morocco, the agency will be bringing technical assistance to Moroccan governmental bodies, local councils and non-governmental organizations to develop and implement policies and programs that integrate gender issues.

The technical assistance consists of international experts and equipment while the Moroccan side will be in charge of creating the appropriate legal and administrative conditions and exempt the German equipment from taxes and other duties.

The project, extending over two phases of three years each, is scheduled to contribute in the long term to reduce social and economic gaps between men and women.