HIBAPRESS – Ahmed Al-Masaad
On the occasion of the National Day of Moroccan Women, the Al-Badr Organization for Persons with Disabilities, Women, and Children, in partnership with the APEFE agency through the "Min Ajliki" program and the Forum of Belgian Graduates (CLB), organized a conference on the morning of Monday, October 19th, at the House of Culture – Berkane. The conference was held under the slogan "Territorial Synergy in Service of Women's Economic Inclusion," with the presence of Gilles Heyvaert, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Morocco, and the Acting Director of the Regional Investment Center of the Oriental Region.
This meeting falls within the framework of a dynamic of mobilization and territorial cooperation, aiming to enhance women's economic empowerment, encourage integration between support and accompaniment mechanisms, and consolidate a participatory approach to economic and social development at the level of the Berkane province.
Collective Mobilization in Service of Women's Economic Inclusion
In light of the challenges related to women's access to economic opportunities, entrepreneurship, financing, and professional support, this conference aimed to bring together key institutional, economic, associative, and territorial actors to crystallize a shared vision on the mechanisms capable of achieving sustainable economic inclusion for women.
It also served as an occasion to value local initiatives, exchange experiences and best practices, and explore new avenues for cooperation and partnership, which would enhance the effectiveness of initiatives undertaken for the benefit of women and expand their impact.
Through this initiative, the organizing partners sought to highlight the pivotal role of territorial coordination in establishing a more conducive environment for women's entrepreneurship, enhancing employability, and developing income-generating activities.
Discussion Session to Define Convergence Mechanisms and Joint Action
The conference program included a thematic discussion session titled: "Territorial Convergence in Service of Women's Economic Inclusion: What Mechanisms to Promote Women's Economic Inclusion in the Province of Berkane?" It brought together representatives from the Al-Badr Organization for Persons with Disabilities, Women, and Children, the APEFE agency, the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Competencies (ANAPEC), the RESOFEM federation, the Regional Investment Center of the Oriental Region (CRI), and the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM).
Discussions also focused, in particular, on mechanisms for supporting women, developing women's entrepreneurship, valorizing local economic qualifications, strengthening associative networks, and exploring opportunities for cooperation between institutions and local actors.
Belgian-Moroccan Cooperation in Service of Women's Economic Empowerment
The presence of Gilles Heyvaert, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to Morocco, underscores the importance of Belgian-Moroccan cooperation and the shared commitment to supporting inclusive development and promoting women's economic empowerment.
Through the "Min Ajliki" program, the APEFE agency continues its commitment alongside Moroccan institutional and associative actors to enhance capacities and skills, support women's entrepreneurship, and contribute to the creation of sustainable economic opportunities.
The Berkane conference, in this context, embodies the partners' will to consolidate territorial synergy and strengthen convergence and coordination between the various actors in the economic and social system, and to contribute to the development of participatory solutions that respond to the local reality and take into account the qualifications and economic potential of the province.
About the "Min Ajliki" Program
"Min Ajliki" is a Belgian-Moroccan program to support women's economic empowerment, implemented by the APEFE agency with funding from Belgian international cooperation.
The program works to enhance capacities and skills, improve employability, encourage women's entrepreneurship, and mobilize institutional, associative, and territorial actors to achieve sustainable economic inclusion for women.
