This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from Hibapress, the Arabic version:
Ahmed and Zarouti – Heba Press
In an important step towards the strengthening of women’s participation in the fishing sector, Maryam Ocean Nasiri, represented by United Nations gender equality and the empowerment of women in Morocco (United Nations), Mohamed Fakrat , head of the collective administration of agriculture loan from Morocco, signed on Wednesday February 5, 2025, a memorandum of understanding as part of the Iyitis gallery.
This partnership was focused on the promotion of financial education and the economic integration of women working in the fishing sector, in the presence of Zakia Al -Dariush, state writer in charge of maritime fishing.
This partnership aims to achieve the objectives of “support for economic integration for women who work in the fishing sector”, which is implemented by writing the state in charge of marine fishing and women of the United Nations with the support of the Directorate General for Cooperation and Immigration of the Balearic Islands Government. The project aims to improve the empowerment of women working in the maritime sector, in accordance with royal royal directives and according to the strategic axes of the Iyitis exhibition.
According to the memo, the two parties will support women who practiced activities related to the fishing sector in the areas of Tetouan, Martel and Martel, by facilitating their access to management, financing and markets. This cooperation aims to improve their participation in the local economy and thus contribute to developing sustainable value chains in the fishing sector.
Thanks to CECAM Studies and Research Center, the agricultural loan will allow Morocco to target women to benefit from the financial education program, which will include training courses aimed at improving their skills in the management of financial resources and increasing their conscience of rational use of bank loans. Women will also be able to access funds for their projects through branches of the agricultural loan group, including the “Earth” foundation for small loans and the “FARM Finance” organization specializing in average loans.
In addition, the agreement includes procedures that encourage the collection of women targeted in cooperatives, economic groups or networks, which will allow them to collect resources, reduce costs and improve their ability to negotiate with suppliers. These cooperatives will benefit from modern technological equipment, which will help adopt sustainable practices and make major players in the local economy.
This partnership is an excellent step towards achieving sustainable development objectives, in particular the fifth objective linked to gender equality, and the tenth objective of reducing differences, as well as the fourteenth objective linked to the preservation of oceans and marine resources and using them in a sustainable manner.
This initiative contributes to strengthening the role of women in the Moroccan blue economy, which benefits the sustainability of marine resources and improves the well-being of local communities.
