Civil Society Organizations in Morocco

⌈   What is the organizing body?   ⌉

Department of the interior is the organizing body.

Department of the Interior – Rabat

Mustapha El Khalfi, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government for Relations with the Parliament and the Civil Society, Spokesman for the Government.

⌈   How many organisations are there?   ⌉

[116,863] is the number of civil society organizations in various fields of action in 2014.
[4000] was the number of civil society organizations in the early (1990s)

[202] organizations are involved in community work: [0.15 ٪]
[93٪] of organizations are of local or regional scope.
[24٪] are active in the area of social work.
[21٪] are active in the areas of the environment and sustainable development.
[19٪] are active in the areas of sports & leisure.
[1٪] to [3٪] are active in the areas of politics, religion and human rights, depending on the particular region.

⌈   Where are these organizations located?   ⌉

[#1] Souss-Massa-Dara region with [19,417] organizations: [17 ٪].
[#2] Marrakech-Tanssif-Elhaouz region with [12,209] organizations: [10 ٪].
[#3] Greater Casablanca with [12,148] organizations: [10 ٪].

Source: “Le tissu assciatif au Maroc” (Civil society organizations in Morocco): Study by the Ministry of the Interior (2014)

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[130,000] is the number of civil society organizations according to the latest figures.
[11,000] demonstrations take place each year.
[50%]  of associations do not have a locale.
[20%] of associations have an annual budget that does not exceed [DH 5000].

Source: High Commission for Planning (HCP)