Under the theme: "Primary school in Morocco, current findings and actions towards change", the integration of social accountability in education at the centre of a conference in Tahanaout

The delegation of National Education of the Al Haouz province in Tahanaout will organise, on Thursday, a regional seminar under the theme: "Primary school in Morocco, current findings and actions towards change".

This meeting, which is part of the implementation of the (LEAD) project financed by the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), under the World Bank (WB), aims to present the results of a pre-diagnosis related to the quality of primary education in public schools in the project's intervention areas in the Marrakech-Safi region (Tahanaoute, Asni), established in consultation with the various stakeholders.

The LEAD project aims to develop a social accountability tool at the local, regional and national levels and to strengthen the capacities of parents' and pupils' guardians' associations in terms of monitoring the quality of services, while also participating in strengthening exchange and dialogue between the various actors in the field of education.

Taking part in this meeting will be school principals and teachers, executives of the regional directorate of Education, Associations of parents and guardians of pupils (APTE), Civil Society Organisations (OSC), representatives of the local and national press, as well as other experts in the field of education.

This seminar is organised by CARE International Morocco (CIM), and the Near East Foundation (NEF), in partnership with the National Federation of Parents' Associations of Morocco (FNAPEM) and in collaboration with the Regional Directorates of the Ministry of Education of Al Haouz in the Marrakech-Safi region.

A similar seminar will be organised at the municipal library of the Sidi Bernoussi province in Casablanca in the Casablanca-Settat regions (Sidi Moumen, Sidi Bernoussi). The project targets 50 schools in the two aforementioned regions.

CARE International Morocco is a development aid NGO, under Moroccan law, non-denominational and apolitical, forming part of the CARE International network. It has been operating in Morocco since 2007 to help the most vulnerable people, in the sectors of water, education, strengthening civil society and the economic empowerment of women.

Founded in 1915, the Near East Foundation (NEF) has been present in Morocco since 1987. It contributes to building more sustainable, prosperous and inclusive communities in the Middle East and Africa, through: Education, community organisation and economic development.