1. 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

2. 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

3. 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%

4. 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%

5. 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

6. 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%

7. 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