By Mouhssine Tadlaoui Cherki | Director of Programs, Mohammedia
The purpose of this project (beginning in November of 2014, ending in January of 2016) was to respond to and lead advocacy efforts on at least five priority issues with the CSOs (Action of the Moroccan Coalition for climate justice & Moroccan alliance for the climate and sustainable development) and university students working collaboratively. The project team applied an experimental design where baseline and end surveys of beneficiaries and financial groups measured the achievement of each project objective. Participants focused on gathering information related to: 1) changes in human development and legal statuses (through interviews and questionnaires); 2) tangible impact of initiatives and projects implemented by beneficiaries; and 3) effectiveness of technical training components. Thirteen CSOs targeted by this NED-HAF Legal Aid Program (LAP) coordinated and organized 6 round table discussions on the topic. They also collected citizens’ feedback and recommendations, and channeled them to the Ministry of Environment.
Training workshops took place at the Faculty of Juridical, Economics and Social Sciences of Mohammedia, in addition of two Youth Centers in Mohammedia. In Boujdour, most training workshops took place at a training facility for CSOs run by the Boujdour Municipality “Espace Associatif”. Local capacity was strengthened, and management capacity was consolidated to permit the replication of the community projects model on a larger scale. Participation of youth university students and CSO activists in the training workshops and implemented community and CSO initiatives reached 144, exceeding the target numbers. Approximately 85 percent of participating CSOs received direct services, training and/or coaching and support. The remaining 15 percent had less intensive participation, through weekly capacity building workshops.
This visit catalyzed a productive discussion among activists about Morocco’s commitment to the promotion and protection of economic and social rights and the steps taken to ratify a number of important international human rights treaties and conventions, and to improve their implementation at the domestic level, including the country’s recent engagement with the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. As part of this debate, CSO activists initiated an evaluation of the adopted revised Constitution and the recognition of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council; the National Council for Human Rights; the Office of the Ombudsman; and the Competition Council.
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