EFE-Morocco: Laila Slassi Sennou elected new president of the Foundation

Laila Slassi Sennou, President of EFE-Morocco alongside former president Amine Berrada Sounni. Credit: EFE-Morocco

Laila Slassi Sennou was elected this Tuesday president of the Moroccan Foundation of Education for Employment (EFE-Morocco) for a three-year term from January 2025 to January 2027. The vice-presidency will be ensured by Soraya Sebti, involved in the board of directors of the foundation for several years, we learn from a press release from EFE-Morocco.

Administrator since 2019 and vice-president under the past term, Laila Slassi succeeds Amine Berrada Sounni. The two were able to constitute a very impactful dual governance model. For example, thanks to the implementation of the project “ A Chance to RESET »which enabled the professional integration of more than 6,200 young people in three years, the launch of EFE-Maroc Academy, the first social enterprise created by an association and the organization of MENA YES, Amine Berrada and Laila Slassi were able to “strengthen the positioning of EFE-Maroc as a key player in the employability of young people in Morocco”we specify.

Winner from the universities of Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne, Panthéon-Assas and Paris Dauphine, Laila Slassi is founder and managing partner of the legal consulting firm Afrique Advisors created on her return to Morocco after experience as a lawyer at the Paris Bar within an American law firm. Specializing in business law, she regularly supports private and public actors as well as foreign investors operating in Morocco and on the African continentwe can read.

Alongside his legal activity, Slassi is actively involved in civil society initiatives aimed at promoting a regulatory framework favorable to entrepreneurship, startups, and the economic inclusion of women while defending their fundamental rights. It also works for the preservation and promotion of rural know-how, thus contributing to the protection of the cultural and artisanal heritage of the territories, continues the source.

“The new president is therefore very committed to the empowerment of young people in Morocco and brings her expertise and advice to support more inclusive economic development in the Kingdom”concludes the press release.