The Ministry of National Education, Early Childhood Education and Sports has allocated 370 million euros to help rebuild schools damaged by the earthquake. The temperature of 6.8 degrees on the Richter scale devastated the North African country on September 8, greatly affecting enclaves such as Al Haouz, Taroudant, Chichaoua, Ouarzazate, Marrakesh, Casablanca or the High Atlas region in general.
The Minister of National Education, Early Childhood Education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa, who appeared during a parliamentary session in the Moroccan House of Representatives, announced this aid amounting to 4 billion dirhams (about 370 million euros). To rehabilitate educational centers damaged by the earthquake, she also indicated that the necessary technical studies are being conducted to carry out this rehabilitation of school centers.
The minister stressed this The Ministry of Education will assign the High Atlas Development Agency to implement the reconstruction programme, As seen on social network X.
Minister Chakib Benmoussa stated before Parliament that the rehabilitation program for educational centers will be implemented taking into account the architectural conditions of each affected area. And respecting anti-seismic regulations for infrastructure construction.
These rehabilitated schools will be available at the beginning of the next academic year, and thanks to the rehabilitation program that has been implemented, educational conditions in these areas can be improved. It is also planned to improve school transportation networks, while taking advantage of the opportunity to rehabilitate school infrastructure. The political initiative also hopes to increase the number of collegiate schools with accommodation and transportation options for students and accommodation for professors, Morocco World News reported.
This initiative falls within the general plan of the Moroccan government aimed at restoring the areas most affected by the earthquake, which follows the guiding principles of instructions issued by King Mohammed VI. Who, after the terrible seismic movement, took charge of the inter-ministerial meetings that initially helped to deploy the first emergency and aid apparatus on the ground, and then requested assistance from four countries in particular for the rescue work (Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates) . United Kingdom) and to develop a program for subsequent reconstruction.
The executive authority, led by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, issued a decree to provide various direct economic aid to citizens who saw their homes completely or partially demolished, and also developed a financing plan to rebuild various types of infrastructure in the affected areas. For example, emergency aid worth 2,500 dirhams (about 230 euros) per month for a year was granted to families whose homes completely or partially collapsed as a result of the earthquake that occurred on September 8.
Just over 59,600 homes were destroyedOf these, 32% collapsed completely, and 68% collapsed only partially. Meanwhile, the ministerial ministries have reached agreement on a five-year plan through which about 11 billion euros will be spent within the general reconstruction programme.
All this while activating parametric mutual insurance policies, These are those related to natural disasters or disasters, which expected the entry of up to more than 250 million euros into the Moroccan state treasury.
All this is also in addition to the financial contribution of international entities Such as the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank, which recently held their annual meetings in Marrakesh, which demonstrated Morocco’s rapid recovery from the tragedy it suffered, or the assistance also available from allied countries, as is the case in Spain.
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