King Mohammed launches construction girls social compound in al hoceima

Morocco's King Mohammed VI laid in the northeastern city of Al Hoceima the first stone for the construction of a social compound for young girls to increase schooling among girls in rural areas.

The facility, to cost 2.6 million dirhams ($260,000) will extend over a 1,457m2 surface and include 25 rooms for 4 persons each besides administrative and hygiene dependencies.

The ceremony was attended by Zoulikha Nasri, adviser to king Mohammed VI and head of the Mohammed V foundation for solidarity, and other officials and executives of the foundation.