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Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Solidarity, Naima Ben Yahia, announced on Monday the ministry’s 2026 action plan focused on enhancing the national framework for family services.
Presenting the sub-budget of her ministry before the Social Sectors Committee in the House of Representatives, Ben Yahia stated that efforts will center on three main programs, foremost among them a new initiative targeting future spouses.
The program seeks to reinforce shared family responsibility and support couples through training and awareness sessions.
Addressing recent rumors, the minister clarified that the initiative does not include any form of financial assistance for marriage.
“The ministry’s role is limited to guidance and awareness. Marriage requires a deep sense of responsibility and understanding of mutual rights and duties,” she said. “We will not provide any financial support, only training and educational accompaniment.”
In addition, the ministry plans to advance Morocco’s “care economy” by developing social childcare services.
This includes expanding nurseries near industrial zones in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to help working parents, and establishing rural childcare centers, starting with the Souss region as a pilot model for women employed in agriculture.
The ministry will also focus on improving the quality of family and child care services nationwide.
Ben Yahia further noted that the ministry seeks to strengthen the social dimension of major national development projects to create new employment opportunities, uphold family values, and provide qualified professionals capable of meeting household needs.
She concluded by emphasizing that the ministry has developed a framework demonstrating the central role of the care economy in ensuring family stability, employment creation, and overall social well-being.
Divorce cases have been on the rise in Morocco in recent years, telling of deep social and economic transformations within the family structure.
Experts attribute this trend to a combination of factors, including shifting gender roles, financial pressures, and the erosion of traditional extended family support systems. The move from collective to nuclear family models has left many couples facing greater emotional and economic strain. Observers also point to the influence of social media, urbanization, and the growing independence of women as elements reshaping expectations within marriage.
This evolution has prompted calls for stronger preventive measures, such as counseling and pre-marital education – a gap that the Ministry of Solidarity seeks to address through its upcoming national programs for future couples.
