In this regard, the Vocational Training Centre in Taroudant, established with the support of the National Initiative for Human Development, constitutes a prominent model of care for girls in vulnerable situations, through the design of programmes aimed at training them and enhancing their employability with a view to their integration into the labour market.
This centre, managed by the "Ahli" association, works to provide them with social support, in addition to offering vocational training in the fields of sewing, cooking and pastry, beauty and hairdressing, as well as facilitating their integration into formal education paths.
In a statement to the Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP), Naima Driaa, an official in the Social Action Division of the Taroudant Province, said that this centre was built and equipped within the framework of the second phase of the National Initiative for Human Development, as part of the programme to fight vulnerability.
She added that the centre benefited from a set of equipment for vocational training for the benefit of girls and boys who are out of school or have dropped out of school and who come from various regions of the Taroudant province, at a financial cost estimated at 1.3 million dirhams.
For her part, Fatima Abou Wakil, President of the "Ahli" association in Taroudant, highlighted that the centre provides training in multiple specialisations, including modern sewing, hairdressing and beauty, and cooking and pastry, for the benefit of girls who have dropped out of school.
She confirmed that the centre aims to provide various training courses to enable women to access the labour market, improve their economic conditions, and enhance their contribution to the development dynamism in the province.
For her part, the supervisor of the Vocational Training Centre, Kalthouma Labas, explained that the centre receives many girls in vulnerable situations to benefit from the services it provides, especially training in various fields.
She pointed out that the number of beneficiaries reached 135, including 62 girls, divided into 27 beneficiaries of the cooking and pastry workshop, 18 beneficiaries of the sewing and tailoring workshop, in addition to 14 beneficiaries of the hairdressing and beauty workshop, noting that the centre provides other services including educational rehabilitation, teaching languages and computer science, and a group of parallel activities.
In similar statements, a number of beneficiaries praised the diversity and quality of the training provided by the centre, highlighting that these training courses will enable them to develop their skills with a view to accessing the labour market to improve their economic conditions.
Thanks to these projects, the National Initiative for Human Development has contributed to strengthening the economic empowerment of women and girls in vulnerable situations and helping them improve their economic and social status to access the labour market.
