This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
Lahcen Al-Saadi, Secretary of State for Traditional Industry and the Social and Solidarity Economy, chaired the Board of Directors of the Dar Al-Sanea Foundation on Tuesday, December 24, 2024.
This second meeting of the Board of Directors for the year 2024 was devoted to examining the achievements of the Dar Al Sane Foundation for the year 2024, as well as the work program and the draft budget of the Foundation. for the year 2025.
The year 2024 was characterized by the strengthening of promotional and institutional operations which extended to numerous markets, and these operations enabled the continued growth of exports of traditional industry products, which amounted to one billion and 12 million dirhams at the end of November 2024, an increase of 3% compared to the same period last year.
The year 2024 was also marked by the organization of the eighth session of the National Crafts Week, under the high patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, the inaugural meeting of which brought together 350 participants from 21 countries and contributed to strengthening the presence of Moroccan craftsmanship on the international scene.
The Dar Al Sanea Foundation also organized several weeks for traditional Moroccan crafts abroad, in coordination with the embassies of the Kingdom of Morocco, particularly in Panama and Chile, which helped to enrich knowledge of the crafts Moroccan tradition and its notoriety in these countries and to consolidate the foundations of the partnership between traditional Moroccan artisans and their foreign counterparts.
Furthermore, in 2024, the Dar Al Sanea Foundation began the effective implementation of programs to support and improve the competitiveness of traditional artisans announced in December 2023, namely the Exporter Support Program, the Support for Assemblers and the Excellence Program, from which around a hundred traditional artisans from the twelve regions of the Kingdom have benefited.
At the end of its work, the Board of Directors of the Dar Al Sane Foundation approved the work program and budget of the Foundation for the year 2025.
On this occasion, Hassan Al-Saadi affirmed the commitment of all components of the sector to continue the dynamism of development and development for which the latter is renowned and to mobilize them to consolidate and enhance the reputation of the traditional industry. Moroccan, increase the volume of exports and contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the traditional industrial system and the positive effects on traditional Moroccan artisans.
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