Mr. Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, made on Friday, January 7, 2022, site-visits to inaugurate several projects in the province of Chichaoua.
Minister Bensaid has inaugurated youth center in the communes of Ait Hadi and Sidi Mokhtar, in the presence of the Governor of the province Mr. Bouabid Guerrab and local regional officials and elected body.
Ait Hadi youth center includes arts and cultural facilities in addition to an auditorium, a computer room and video games as well as an equipped classroom for foreign languages learning.
The youth center in Sidi Mohktar includes all those facilities plus an open air theater for local associations and theater groups to perform and improve their artistic skills.
Minister Bensaid has also visited the cultural compound which has recently been accomplished, now under equipment process and will soon start offering services to local communities. The compound in Imintanout includes an auditorium, a theater, a music room and a library.
In Chichaoua, Minister Bensaid has overseen a historical site “Sur Abid” (slave wall) which dates back to the 16th century during Assaadiyine era, known for its production and exportation of sugar. Today it is considered as historical intangible heritage; this visit was an occasion to rehabilitate it.
Minister Bensaid has concluded his visit to Chichaoua province by a site-visit to the cultural compound of this town, considered as an important cultural infrastructure in the Marrakech–Safi area which includes a highly equipped auditorium.