2004 holidays for all will benefit 150,000 children

Morocco's secretary of state for youth, Mohamed El Gahs, said next year's "holidays for all" program will benefit 150,000 children, up by 50% compared to the first campaign held in 2003.

El Gahs, who was chairing a meeting to assess the 2003 holiday camps programs, said increasing the number of recipients is another challenge requiring important preparations in order to avoid errors and loopholes of last year's program, in addition to a strong involvement of all those involved.

The official went on that in addition to the holiday camps, his department has also earmarked 1 million DH (US$ 100,000) to 2,400 projects of equipment refurbishment and the construction of 1,000 sports grounds.

He also insisted that youth training and teaching to teenagers the principles of citizenship and human rights are the best guarantees to deepening the modernist democratic project.