Status in Morocco
While traveling through Morocco we learned a lot about the king, royal family, members of the government, and other groups of wealthy Moroccans who all make up the upper class. There is a large gap between these groups who live lavishly and the poor who live in run-down housing. Along with poor living conditions, the lower class also lacks access to education, proper health/nutrition, and employment opportunities. While this issue is slowly improving, there is still so much more to be done. Steps are being taken to decrease poverty in Morocco such as, "In 2005, King Mohammed VI launched the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) , which aims to reduce poverty in Morocco by improving living conditions, assisting vulnerable social groups, and supporting Moroccan families." Today, this is in its third phase which will use it's $1.9 billion budget to "improve basic social services and infrastructure around Morocco". This will work to lower