On this occasion, the Minister and the delegation accompanying her visited the mobile social assistance unit, a space equipped with several services provided by the ministry in charge, National Assistance and the National Institute National Assistance for Social Action (INAS) aimed at ensuring social assistance and psychological support for people affected by the earthquake, with a particular focus on women and children.
The visit was made in application of the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to mobilize all necessary human and logistical resources, with the necessary speed and efficiency, to assist and support the affected populations.
On this occasion, the Minister was briefed on the actions taken by the Ministry and the National Assistance to help those affected, including the creation of a steering and coordination committee in Tahanaout and support centers in the prefectures and provinces affected, namely Marrakech, Taroudant, Chichaoua, Ouarzazate and Azilal, and the setting up of social support and psychological support units in the affected areas.
All human and logistical resources will also be mobilized, including 60 psychological managers in Al Haouz and 158 in the other affected provinces, 75 psychological specialists and volunteer social workers in Al Haouz and over 210 in the other affected provinces, in addition to 45 equipped trucks.
The Minister also took note of the deployment of teams from National Assistance, the ministry in charge and other partners, as well as the various services and actions carried out on behalf of victims, from the very first hours following the earthquake, at the level of six other similar social assistance units, set up in the areas of « Tahanaout », « Ouirgane », « Talat’N’Yacoub », « Amezmiz », « Imlil » and « Sti Fadma ».
