Behind the scenes at the "Oum Keltoum" centre

Aware of this problem, a benefactress by the name of "Oum Keltoum", with the help of the Berrada family, decided to open a social centre to help this destitute population. A population whose young people leave school prematurely, have no training to integrate into a rewarding job, whose women cannot read or write and whose adolescents are victims of drugs or delinquency. "The inhabitants here have lost all confidence in themselves and feel rejected by society," explains a volunteer at the centre."We try to give them self-confidence by equipping them with the same means as any Moroccan citizen to live decently," continues the same source. Indeed, in this centre, means are put in place so that they can regain their citizenship. Two classes where volunteer teachers teach women to read and write, a first step towards independence and parity. Courses in mechanics or other formative trades ar…