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Vle Minister of National Education, preschool and sports, Mohamed Saad Berrada called on Tuesday in Rabat, to pool the efforts of all stakeholders in order to eradicate illiteracy and register on The way of learning throughout life.
Intervening on the occasion the 10th session of the board of directors of the National Agency for the Fight against Illiteracy (ANLCA), Mr. Berrada stressed that despite the progress made by the Kingdom, the challenge relating to the struggle Against illiteracy still persists, which requires more efforts, taking into account the recommendations and observations of the Court of Auditors, in particular those relating to reflection on innovative methods such as to promote more efficiency in the fight against illiteracy.
In this regard, the Minister recalled the objectives of the framework law n ° 51-17 having made literacy, a social commitment of the state and a vector to promote the economic fabric and this, by putting human resources in tune with the development of productive units.
Furthermore, Mr. Berrada indicated that this session is held in a particular context marked by the publication of the results of the general population and housing census for the year 2024, which include many data on illiteracy to illiteracy Morocco, as well as by the publication of the report of the Court of Auditors for the year 2023-2024, aimed at assessing the national strategy in the field of the fight against illiteracy and the achievements of the Agency During the period 2015-2023, in addition to the provisions of the framework law n ° 51-17 on non-formal education and the fight against illiteracy.
For his part, the director of the National Agency for the Fight against Illiteracy, Abdeloudoud Kharbouch, presented a detailed presentation on the agency’s action report for the year 2024, while reviewing the Major achievements carried out by the 20 projects registering within the framework of the 2023-2027 roadmap.
In this regard, he notably put forward the agency’s action program for the period 2025-2027, as well as the methods of financing the programs to combat illiteracy for the same period, in addition to the axes of the plans of the plans regional action of the agency covering all the regions of the kingdom.
Mr. Kharbouch took this opportunity to recall that the results of the general population and housing census for the year 2024 have highlighted considerable progress in this area, noting that the illiteracy rate has recorded a notable drop By going from 32.2% to 24.8% at the national level in both rural areas and urban areas.
In this sense, it has emphasized the need to redouble the efforts in order to implement the national strategy to combat illiteracy, noting that the objective is to eradicate this scourge by 2029 and to guarantee Institutional and continuous involvement in lifelong learning.
The work of the 10th session of the Board of Directors of the National Agency for the Fight against Illiteracy has ended with the approval of several projects.
These include the agency’s action report for the year 2023-2024, its action program for the period 2025-2027, as well as the methods of financing the programs to fight against the illiteracy for the same period.
