In its annual report, the Agency stresses that it has programmed several projects amounting to more than US$ 7.412 million and covering the sectors of social assistance (29%), the protection of cultural and urban heritage (27%), education (22%), housing (15%), as well as children, youth, sports and women (7%).
With regard to the social assistance sector, the projects programmed and adopted amount to two million US dollars. The Agency has adopted specific projects to support the inhabitants of the Holy City and help them cope with the impact of the pandemic of Covid 19, improve their living conditions, fight against poverty and reduce social disparities.
In the education sector, the cost of the projects programmed by the agency reaches 1.5 million dollars. Despite its limited resources, the Agency has decided to focus on providing an appropriate environment for education through the rehabilitation of schools, according to the report.
The agency also works to financially assist students by offering them scholarships in the fields of Medicine, Pharmacy, Law, Economics and Human Science and by implementing training programs, among other initiatives.
Regarding the sector of youth, sports and women (524,000 US dollars), the Agency has programmed projects touching on human development focusing on the inclusion of the youth in the labor market and on creating income-generating economic activities.
According to the Agency, several projects were programmed in the housing sector, namely reconstruction, restoration and rehabilitation programs, for which more than US$ 3 million were allotted.
Projects totaling more than $1.974 million have been programmed to protect the cultural and urban heritage related to the Moroccan Cultural Center "Dar Al Maghrib", says the report.
The report focuses on the economic, social, educational, cultural and health situation in the city of Al-Quds in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. It also reviews the Agency's action in Al-Quds for the year 2020 and the prospects for future action in 2021.