Casablanca students in solidarity with Taliouine

The Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) in Casablanca introduced a new module entitled "Solidarity Development Project" (PDS) into its training programme during the 2013-2014 academic year. This project, "conducted independently by the students, is a unique opportunity for future engineers to step into the daily life of an association or a social organisation with the aim of carrying out a concrete project," assures the statement from the establishment, which was created in 1971 under the supervision of the Ministry of Transport. The choice of Taliouine was motivated by the presence of two students from the region, the socioeconomic difficulties caused by the isolation faced by the population, and the infrastructure deficit, according to the same source. Thus, one of the projects that this group of students intends to carry out consists of fitting out the Taliouine high school librar…