More Than 1,000 Elderly Homeless People Were Aided in “Winter 2014” Campaign: Minister

Rabat-The Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, reported on Thursday that over 1,162 people have benefited from the Winter 2014 campaign that was created to give assistance to the elderly homeless population.

Highlighting the results of “Winter 2014” campaign in a meeting on Thursday in Rabat, the Minister noted that nearly “275 women (23.6%) and 887 men (76.33%) have benefited from its assistance,” according to Akhbar Al Yaoum.

This initiative was launched in January with the tagline “The care of the elderly homeless … everyone’s responsibility”. It kicked off on January 13th and ran until March 21st.

According to the same source, “nearly 618 cases (141 women and 477 men) have been integrated into social welfare institutions,” Bassima explained. The other 224 cases were assisted onsite “

Geographically, the highest number of treated cases was recorded in Casablanca, with 153 cases (13.17%), followed by Marrakech-Tansift-Al Haouz with 129 cases (11.10%) and Souss-Massa-Draa 26 cases (10.84%), and Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen (40 cases / 3.44%), while Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra recorded the lowest number of cases with 5 (0.43%).

This humanitarian operation was, according to Ms. Hakkaoui, “a mobilization of civil society and benefactors, especially in terms of location and orientation of cases requiring assistance and in-kind support. “Assistance has also included the granting of subsidies for seniors who refused to join centers located in their region, providing mattresses and clothes, organizing cultural and artistic activities or organization of medical caravans,” said the minister.

Edited by Jessica Rohan