The Mohammed VI Foundation for the Reintegration of Inmates, in partnership with the General Delegation for Prison Administration, organised in Oujda, from 29 to 31 May, awareness days on the reintegration of inmates under the banner "Their reintegration depends on us" in the presence of Hafid Benhachem, General Delegate for Prison Administration and Reintegration. Days in the form of an exhibition of products for sale made by inmates, round tables led by sociologists, economists, and ulema, as well as media campaigns. A new approach that will be generalised to all Moroccan cities with the aim of sensitising society and businesses to adhere to the culture of solidarity and support for socio-professional reintegration advocated by the Mohammed VI Foundation. "We are convinced, at the Foundation, of the need to make the company a full partner to succeed in the implementation of the policy of reintegration of inmates after their release," declared to ALM Belmahi Azeddine, coordinator and member of the board of directors of the Foundation. The highlight of these days organised in Oujda was the exhibition and sale of products made by inmates, which was held at the 18 March square. An action that proves that prison is not only a place of detention and deprivation of liberty but also a place of production and creation. Spaces where one learns know-how and interpersonal skills. And it is not the sale that is important in itself but the fact of giving examples of success achieved within our penal establishments. "The products exhibited are the fruit of common work and are in accordance with royal guidelines which insist on the fact that these inmates are not only serving their sentences of deprivation of liberty but that they are learning a trade," explained Hafid Benhachem, in an exclusive statement to ALM. He added: "We have created modern training and education centres in collaboration with the Foundation, which operates in partnership with the OFPPT and the Ministry of National Education to support inmates in their professional qualification". And to conclude that "the exhibition-sale of items produced by inmates is an example of success that must be generalised and encouraged". In parallel with these awareness-raising actions, and within the framework of improving the conditions of stay in these establishments, the Mohammed VI Foundation is organising a medical campaign with several specialties to ensure better medical care, particularly for specialties that do not exist on a daily basis in penal establishments. Similarly, micro-projects will be implemented, financed by the Foundation, for the benefit of former inmates for self-employment. This is the case for seventeen projects initiated by the Foundation with the distribution of equipment and working capital. In fact, the programme developed by the Mohammed VI Foundation is intended to be integrated and is articulated around vocational training, cultural and sporting activities, the strengthening of relations with the family, the resolution of administrative and judicial problems, as well as medical care and professional support. Concerning the products made within prisons, it should be recalled that this is a programme that is already operational in 44 prisons and that it will be generalised to all penal establishments before the end of 2013.