Client: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Duration: 2017-2021
Region: Middle East and North Africa
Country: Morocco
Solutions: Governance Economic Growth
The Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima (TTAH) in Northern Morocco has historically been a marginalised region, not benefitting from the nationwide growth Morocco has experienced over the past two decades. As a result, a burgeoning sense of disenchantment with political processes and heightened social tensions have developed throughout the region.
In the years leading up to and following King Mohammed VI’s constitutional reforms in 2011, the Kingdom of Morocco has demonstrated a commitment to decentralisation, local participation, and enhanced service delivery. Under Morocco’s Advanced Regionalisation agenda, the government aims to decentralise administrative structures, devolve policy making to locally elected governments, and incentivise active civic participation.
The United Kingdom is supporting this ongoing reform process; the U.K. Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office launched the TASHAROC project to strengthen political representation and citizen engagement in the TTAH region.
In partnership with the TTAH Regional Council and working closely with the regional development agency AREP, other regional stakeholders, and civil society actors, TASHAROC works to build the capability, accountability, and responsiveness of the council and development agency. The TASHAROC team has additionally provided support to the region’s legally mandated Consultative Bodies and a range of civil society organisations. Much of this work is done through support to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of regional development projects as defined by TTAH’s Plan de Développement Regional.
TASHAROC supports inclusive development and reduces political and economic disenfranchisement in the Northern Moroccan region.
The project team provided training for the Regional Council on social inclusion to inform a regional strategy for the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Houceima area to be more inclusive of marginalised groups.
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