King Mohammed visits construction site of visually-impaired center

Morocco's King Mohammed VI visited Friday the construction site of a socio-educational center for the visually-impaired.

Launched in June 2002, the project is carried out by Mohammed V solidarity Foundation in partnership with the Alawite organization for the protection of the visually-impaired.

Construction works will end next December in the center that comprises 19 classrooms, two dormitories, a library with an audio-system for the blind, a sports room and other facilities.

The 7.24 million (US $724.000) center was built on 3,000 m2 area. It will benefit to the youth of Meknes and will host 120 boarding school students.

The sovereign was welcomed at the construction site by Princess Lamia Solh, chairwoman of the Alawite organization for the protection of the visually-impaired, members of the Mohammed V solidarity foundation and government officials.