- Chakib Benmoussa declared that his ministry will provide approximately $390 million for the upkeep of schools.
- The High Atlas Development Agency will be given the go-ahead by the Education Ministry to carry out the rebuilding project.
- The start of the following academic year is when the impacted schools are expected to be open.
Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education, Preschool, and Sports, declared on Monday that his ministry will provide approximately MAD 4 billion ($390 million) to aid in the restoration and upkeep of schools damaged in the devastating earthquake that struck the Al Haouz region on September 8.
The minister emphasized that the High Atlas Development Agency will be given the go-ahead by the Education Ministry to carry out the rebuilding project. The statement was made by the minister via his official X account, which was once Twitter.
Morocco’s Earthquake
In response to inquiries regarding the emergency plan for the reconstruction of the earthquake-affected education sector, Benmoussa announced during a House of Representatives meeting.
He said the initiative will be implemented by the most recent earthquake-resistant standards, while also taking into consideration the unique architectural elements and cultural history of the impacted locations.
The Minister continued by saying that the ministry is currently working with the appropriate offices to start technical studies to address the issue of rebuilding and repairing the damaged schools. The start of the following academic year is when the impacted schools are expected to be open.
The minister claims that a MAD 5 billion ($488 million) integrated development initiative for the impacted areas will allow for the simultaneous enhancement of these towns’ athletic and educational prospects.
He also underlined that the ministry wants to win the bet of improving the performance indicators of the educational system in the affected districts.
According to Benmoussa, the program prioritizes the creation of neighborhood schools in addition to the provision and improvement of school transportation services, to accomplish this.
Along with providing boarding choices, student transportation, and teacher housing, the project also calls for expanding the number of communal schools.
Implemented over five years, this program will consider integrated development plans for new urban centers and housing clusters that emerge when areas devastated by earthquakes are being rebuilt.
