This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Fikri Ould Ali
The governor of Al Hoceima province, Hassan Zitouni, supervised, this morning Monday, November 18, 2024, on the occasion of the celebration of the sixty-ninth anniversary of Independence Day, the distribution of a certain number of school transport buses acquired as part of the National Human Development Initiative for the year 2024, for a total amount of 3.8 million dirhams.
This initiative, which should benefit around six thousand students spread across several territorial groups in the region, aims to support and promote the efforts made to encourage schooling and combat the phenomenon of dropping out of school, particularly in rural, and support equal opportunities in terms of access to education for students from remote regions.
This operation is part of the support for the region’s school transport fleet, since the National Human Development Initiative, since the launch of its third phase in 2019, and until this year, has worked on acquisition of a total of 51 school transports. bus as part of the “Promotion of human capital for rising generations” and “Reduction of spatial and social disparities in rural areas” program, for a total cost of 18.88 million dirhams.
It should be noted that the Regional Human Development Committee of Al Hoceima has approved, by 2024, a project to support the management of school transport in the region, in partnership with the Regional Council, where the National Initiative for Human Development has made a financial contribution of 3 million dirhams allocated to cover expenses linked to the management of school transport in the region, from which a total of 25,200 students benefit.
This process is part of the implementation of royal directives which aim to strengthen good governance in the education and training sector, to give it a strong boost by universalizing basic education, enshrining its compulsory nature and fighting against school dropout. This initiative is also in line with the philosophy and spirit of the National Initiative for Human Development programs, which aim to support projects having a positive impact on the population and reducing spatial and social disparities.
