Context
Moroccans living abroad make a significant contribution to Morocco’s development through their money transfers. But there is a lack of investment in value-adding industries within the country.
Running a business in Morocco brings numerous challenges. These include complex administrative processes, insufficient knowledge and a lack of information about entrepreneurship.
In addition, there are many people living in Morocco, in particular from the sub-Saharan diaspora, who are highly educated and highly motivated. But their potential for Morocco’s economic development is not being fully utilised.
Objective
The Moroccan Government and civil society organisations successfully harness the potential of Moroccans living abroad and other diaspora groups to support Morocco’s long-term economic development.
Our approach
The project operates in the following areas:
• It supports the economic involvement of diaspora living in Europe by improving services and expanding state and civil society structures in Morocco.
• Using additional advisory staff, it will develop the expertise of state and civil society structures in the pilot region of Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, thereby supporting the socio-economic integration of Moroccans living abroad and diaspora living in Morocco.
• It provides migrants with knowledge on how to set up and grow a business.