The establishment of the Muslim Charity Association has been a space for reception and social protection for many vulnerable people. Mohammedia, through the INDH (National Initiative for Human Development), has tackled the social deficit from which some poor neighbourhoods suffer. Despite these efforts, it is difficult to understand the current situation of the premises of the Muslim Charity Association, which remain closed and in continuous degradation. Inaugurated in 1983, the association's premises welcomed hundreds of destitute residents. At the time, equipped with the required infrastructure, the establishment included a wing equipped for medical monitoring, a school, and a pavilion for elderly people without support. This "golden" era when the association assisted needy people did not last, as management problems undermined the smooth running of the institution. In 2004, the situation seriously deteriorated, which led, in 2005, to the closure of this social establishment, in total indifference. The young school-age residents were housed in a centre without major reception structures in Errachidia, which deprives them of educational and recreational spaces. However, about forty former adult residents, who no longer benefit from the services of this establishment according to Law 14-05 relating to the conditions of opening and management of social protection enterprises, still occupy the premises. They wish for a global solution through a social and humanitarian approach that guarantees them integration into active life. The social charity complex of Mohammedia has, moreover, been shaken by a series of problems, notably a legal conflict inherent to land ownership. On 29 June 2009, the Prefectural Council had decided during an extraordinary session to expropriate the contested land. At the same time, it had adopted a partnership agreement with the social complex for the regularisation of the pending legal situation.

The expropriation procedure is underway. Any settlement of this thorny situation remains dependent on the finalisation of the expropriation procedure. This step is necessary for the release of the premises in order to be able to refurbish them and make them available to young, destitute, school-age residents. According to an official who preferred to remain anonymous, the draft expropriation decree was published in the Official Bulletin (BO) no. 5077 dated 17 February 2010. Subsequently, an administrative investigation was carried out. The final expropriation file for the contested land was transmitted to the Ministry of the Interior in May 2010. The same file was entrusted to the General Secretariat of the Government in November 2010 for publication.

However, the final expropriation decree is still pending signature at the Prime Minister's office. This decree is a key piece necessary to initiate the legal procedure before the Administrative Court of Casablanca. A long way to go... Charity structures, spaces of survival and social protection for the most vulnerable, crystallise authentic traditions and great hopes for eradicating social dysfunctions (exclusion and poverty) and ensuring a decent life for those whom destiny has not favoured. In this sense, social establishments have been created in Mohammedia, including the social protection centre for the elderly and destitute. This dynamic has certainly had beneficial repercussions, but it cannot solve all the dysfunctions and problems. Much remains to be done in the associative field.