Provisional Work Programme

"Women: Source of Wealth and Job Opportunities"

Expert Workshop

ECA Office for North Africa (ECA-NA)
11-12 April 2005

Date and place of the Workshop: HOTEL MÖVENPICK
Malabata Road, Tangier (Morocco)
Tel: 00-212-39-32 93 00 Fax: 00-212-39-94 19 09
Monday 11 April 2005
8:30 - 9:30 Registration of participants
9:30 - 10:15
  • The Workshop will be opened by Ms. Yasmina Baddou, State Secretary in charge of Family, Solidarity and Social Action, Ministry of Employment, Social Affairs and Solidarity
  • Statement by Ms. Karima Bounemra Ben Soltane, Director, ECA Sub-Regional Office for North Africa
  • Election of the Bureau
  • Organization of work
10:15 - 10:30 Starting Points: Presentation by ECA/Sub-Regional Office for North Africa
10:30 - 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 - 12:30 Session 1 Women's Traditional Knowledge

Presentations by:

  • Ms Jamila Mernissi BOUAYYAD (Association ITQANE)
  • Ms Khadija Ibnou El Kadi (Association Ibn Elbeitar)
  • Ms Pilar Blanco (United Nations Industrial Development Organisation - UNIDO)
  • M Boulanouar Ali (Ministry of Trade and Industry -Morocco)

Debate and recommendations
12:30 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 16:00 Session 2 Services to create a facilitating environment to improve women's economic participation

Presentations by:

  • Ms Soukeina Bouraoui (Centre of Arab Women for Training and Research - CAWTAR)
  • Ms Soad Kamel Risk (National Council for Women)
  • Ms Hafida Elbaz (Association Solidarité Féminine)

Debate and recommendations
16:00 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:30 Session 3 New Sectors- New Opportunities: Information and Communication Technologies

Presentations by:

  • Ms Chema Makni (Centre for Applied Training)
  • Ms Fatimetou Mint Mohamed - Saleck (Consultant)
  • Centre de développement des technologies appropriées

Debate and recommendations
Tuesday 12 April 2005
9:00 - 10:00 Session 4 Sustainable Funding Systems

Presentations by:

  • Ms Caroline Brant (Association Al Amana)
  • Ms Ouanani Nanaa (Association SEVE)

Debate and recommendations
10:00 - 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 - 11:00 Video Projection by UNIDO on "Women's entrepreneurship Promotion in Morocco"
11:00 - 12:30 Special Session: Exchange and Networking
12:30 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 16:30 Preparation of the report on the recommendations of the Workshop
16:30 - 17:30 Presentation and adoption of the report on the recommendations of the workshop
17:30 Closing of the Workshop