Heba Press: Oujda
As part of the education and awareness-raising of civil society actors, in particular women members and members of the Commission for Equality and Equal Opportunities and the gender approach among certain local authorities in the region of Oujda Angad, the Ain El Ghazal 2000 Association organized, for two consecutive days (October 1 and 2), a scientific workshop on participatory analysis and diagnosis mechanisms in The first inaugural meeting of the “Parity” project.
The moderator of this interactive meeting, Khadija Al-Rabah, expert in participatory democracy, focused on providing project beneficiaries with the necessary knowledge on gender analysis and social inclusion tools for the groups’ work program , based on an analysis of the local situation. context and its relationship with the social environment that guarantees equality and develop the exercise of participatory democracy, as well as how to possess participatory diagnostic tools, in order to qualify organizations to play an active role in contributing effectively to social development and economical in expressing oneself. advisory opinions and the formulation and making of development decisions within the framework of relations and integration with elected officials.
According to the association’s correspondence, this meeting is part of a Takafa project to support local organizations to advance and defend women’s rights in the five local authorities: Oujda, Naima, Mostafirki, Sidi Boulounouar and the population of Angad, implemented in partnership with the Movement for Peace, which aims to promote a culture of justice and equality in Morocco, in particular by strengthening and enhancing the capacities of equality and equal opportunities and the gender approach, based on the human rights approach and fighting against gender inequalities. violence.
In his opening speech, the representative of the Ain El Ghazal Association, incubator and responsible for the implementation and implementation of the project, and the representative of the Peace Movement, confirmed that it is expected positive results by empowering the Equality Authority, Equal Opportunities and Gender Approach in Territorial Communities with an action strategy, to prepare a participatory diagnosis in order to provide an Institutionalization of equality.
This meeting was attended by representatives of the equality, equal opportunities and gender approach authorities of the local authorities targeted by the project, civil society organizations and the consultation and discussion space. dialogue of Oujda, as well as elected officials and administrative executives of the five territorial councils expressed their appreciation of the project which will allow them to understand the concepts, foundations and mechanisms of analysis and participatory diagnosis linked to the gender approach .
