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Morocco: Women
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Two years after Morocco achieved independence in 1956, an Islamic family code that discriminated against women was introduced. Women were seen as incapable of making their own decisions even up to the 1970s. Today, Morocco has one of the most progressive Islamic family laws.
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Although Morocco has made many strides in the last thirty years to reduce poverty and improve standard of living, the poverty rate still hovers around 20%. Illiteracy is high, especially among women and girls, and 2.5 million children still do not attend school.
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Youth constitute the majority of Morocco's population. Volunteers assigned to youth and women's centers provide youth, women, local partners and communities with participatory educational opportunities that develop their own capacity to improve their lives.
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Education in Morocco is free and compulsory through primary school (age 15). Nevertheless, many children--particularly girls in rural areas--do not attend school. The country's literacy rate reveals sharp gaps in education, both in terms of gender and location; while country-wide literacy rates are estimated at 39% among women and 64% among men, the female literacy rate in rural areas is only 10%.
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WLP partner Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc (ADFM) coordinates a much-needed national network of violence against women centers in Morocco called ANARUZ. The centers provide legal services to women victims of violence, gather data about the problem of violence against women in Morocco, raise awareness of gender-based violence, and advocate for policy and legal reforms to protect women and reduce violence.
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