Progress, some findings and challenges Morocco Child Poverty Study MENA Workshop, June 2008 Progress, some findings and challenges Abdelkader TETO, HCP & Hicham Ait Mansour, UNICEF CO Morocco

Context Morocco is a MIC and in transition (political, economic, demographic and social), Political stability, investiments attractive BUT, Insuficient economic growth to create wealth necessary to tackle poverty and unemployment, Trends in reducing poverty,and persistent disparities

Poverty and inequality in Morocco some figures 1985 2004 Relative poverty 21% 14.2% Vulnerability 24.1% 17.3% Inter-decile 12.2 12.3 Urban 13.3% 7.9% Rural 26.9% 22%

Monetary Poverty Urban Rural Total Male 10.2% 29.9% 20.4% Female 9.9% Less than 15 years old Urban Rural Total Male 10.2% 29.9% 20.4% Female 9.9% 30.6% 10.0% 30.3%

Policy Template, ongoing data collection from partners Progress TOR completed, shared with RO/HQ, National team recruited Proposal presented to UNICEF Methodology developed and presented to study steering committee Statistical template started (using CEHS, 2001), DHS, MICS shortly Policy Template, ongoing data collection from partners

Child Poverty-deprivation ( some indic only) Have access to electricity: 38% More than 5 per room: 11.9% No access to toilet: 41% Never been to school: 5%

Statistical Template Policy Template Some challenges Access to datasets (MICS) delayed the study implementation, Potential access to datasets (LSHS), just finalised by NSO, Introduce new and agreed indicators specific to Moroccan context Policy Template National Initiative on Human development , INDH, being evaluated (will take a few months) NPA for Children not yet evaluated