NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN

BASELINE DATA WILL BE ESTABLISHED ON CURRENT AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC ROLES FOR MOROCCAN WOMEN THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, PROVINCE BY PROVINCE. BASELINE DATA ALSO WILL BE COLLECTED AND ANALYZED ON THE OPERATIONS OF THE PROMOTION FEMININE (PF) AT THE NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL LEVELS -- I.E., INFORMATION ON THE NATURE OF INDIVIDUAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES, STAFF CAPACITY, TRAINING ETC. THE PF MANAGERIAL STAFF (75 PERSONS) WILL BE TRAINED IN TECHNIQUES OF MANAGEMENT, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. ITS INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF (NUMBERING 1,052) WILL BE TRAINED IN MODERN TECHNIQUES OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATION FOR WOMEN. THE CURRICULUM PRESENTLY USED AT THE PF"S 336 FOYERS FEMININE (HOME ECONOMICS TRAINING PROGRAMS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY) WILL BE REVISED TO MEET THE JOB-TRAINING AND BASIC EDUCATION NEEDS OF THE 45,000 WOMEN PARTICIPATING IN THEM. STAFF AND COURSEWORK WILL BE ADDED TO THE PF"S ROYAL TRAINING CENTER TO PERMIT THE ADDITION OF 210 NEW MONITRICES (TEACHERS) TO THE FOYER PROGRAM. ALSO, A JOB DEVELOPMENT UNIT WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO IDENTIFY AND PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN BOTH RURAL AND URBAN AREAS. USAID WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL SERVICES INCLUDING A SOCIAL SCIENTIST/EDUCATOR TO SERVE AS TEAM LEADER, 2 JOB DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS, 4 TRAINERS, AND 5 SHORT-TERM CONSULTANTS. US GRADUATE TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED TO 6 PF EMPLOYEES, 2 OF WHOM WILL SERVE IN THE JOB DEVELOPMENT UNIT AND 4 OF WHOM WILL SERVE ON THE STAFF OF THE ROYAL TRAINING CENTER. IN ADDITION, USAID WILL FINANCE A DEVELOPMENT SUPPLY FUND ($300,000) TO PROVIDE SMALL GRANTS TO NEW ENTERPRISES AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN. COMMODITIES WILL BE PROVIDED INCLUDING TRAINING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND 2 VEHICLES.