The restoration and rehabilitation programs for historical monuments and interventions in buildings threatening to collapse in the Medina of Fez are advancing at a steady pace, indicated the director of the Agency for the Development and Rehabilitation of the City of Fez (ADER-Fès), Fouad Serghini. During a field visit recently initiated by ADER for various national press outlets as part of the execution of these two ambitious programs, he emphasized that the restoration work launched in the various projects is on the right track thanks to the collaboration of all stakeholders, particularly local authorities, elected officials, civil society, and the beneficiaries.

The progress of the restoration program for historical monuments, which covers a total of 27 buildings, records a progression of 34%, he added, specifying that work has been launched in 26 monuments of the city. He also highlighted the importance of this program, to which a budget of 285.5 million dirhams has been allocated, noting that this project aims to upgrade historical monuments and integrate them into the socio-economic life of the city. The projects launched within the framework of this program have allowed for the creation of 1,200 permanent jobs and 220,000 workdays, 78% of which are within the old Medina. Regarding the intervention program for buildings threatening to collapse in the Medina, the Director General of ADER emphasized that the number of operations carried out since the launch of this program, endowed with a budget of 330 million dirhams, amounted to 787 operations. The intervention operations in buildings threatening to collapse involve the granting of aid, the rehabilitation of 582 homes, emergency interventions on 156 units, and the demolition of 49 other homes.