{"id":9020,"date":"2024-09-20T18:06:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T16:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/morocco-the-urgent-fight-for-public-toilets\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T20:57:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T18:57:12","slug":"morocco-the-urgent-fight-for-public-toilets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/en\/morocco-the-urgent-fight-for-public-toilets\/","title":{"rendered":"Toilets Morocco: The urgent health battle!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9020\" class=\"elementor elementor-9020 elementor-8945\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f8524 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f8524\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0048bff\" data-id=\"0048bff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f7a38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4f7a38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Toilets Morocco: The urgent health battle!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4cad211 animated-slow elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4cad211\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8968de\" data-id=\"a8968de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dde20d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"dde20d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-061582a elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/en\/2024\/09\/20\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Mis \u00e0 jour le<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>September 20, 2024<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-957ca83 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">\u00e0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>18:06<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94a5dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94a5dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lack of access to toilets is a widespread problem beyond India and sub-Saharan Africa, also affecting Morocco.<br \/>\nDespite significant progress in the availability of drinking water and sanitation systems over the decades,   <b>9% of the Moroccan population remains deprived of adequate sanitation facilities, forcing them to resort to natural solutions for their needs.<br \/>\nThis situation not only affects human dignity, but also poses a serious threat to public health, encouraging the spread of diseases linked to poor hygiene. <\/b>  These are the findings of an in-depth study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF, published on June 30.<br \/>\nThe study highlights regional disparities and underscores the urgent need for greater investment in health infrastructures to improve the living conditions of the most vulnerable segments of the population. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d4d868 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d4d868\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f26295 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"5f26295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;minimize_box&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;minimized_on&quot;:&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tArticle content\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--expand\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__5f26295\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Open table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__toggle-button elementor-toc__toggle-button--collapse\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-toc__5f26295\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-label=\"Close table of contents\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__5f26295\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1852f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1852f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An absolute health emergency in Morocco  <img decoding=\"async\" role=\"img\" class=\"emoji\" alt=\"\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\udde6\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f1f2-1f1e6.svg\"><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a718378 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a718378\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 1990, 40% of people had to be creative to find places other than the toilet to satisfy their biological needs.<br \/>\nToday, this figure has dropped to 9%, or around 3 million people.<br \/>\nMorocco has much to celebrate by reducing exposure to open defecation by 25% in 25 years.<br \/>\nYet reports show that 13% of the population has no access to water.<br \/>\n77% have access to clean, safe toilets, while 12% share them.<br \/>\nThe remaining 2% generally use precarious sanitary facilities.       <\/p>\n<p><b>In total, a third of the world&#8217;s population has no access to a toilet, which can be a huge problem in terms of the spread of disease from polluted sources, putting the lives of many millions of people at risk.<br \/>\nLike health, it&#8217;s a question of dignity. <\/b><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acfd389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acfd389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-primary )\">Toilets Morocco: The <\/span>cruel lack in big cities \u274c<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8070647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8070647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Almost all major Moroccan cities, including Casablanca, Marrakech and Tangier, had a critical shortage of public toilets, and their existing facilities were badly degraded, according to Aljarida24.<br \/>\nAnd with summer approaching, the situation is worsening, as most of the country&#8217;s cities do not have sufficient public toilets for their inhabitants, the Moroccan consumers&#8217; association said in a statement.<br \/>\nThe association cited the case of Jemaa El-Fna square in Marrakech, the most attractive place for tourists from all over the world.    <b>There are 20 toilets, accommodating up to 100,000 to 250,000 visitors at the height of the season, while international standards recommend one toilet for every 10 women and one for every 15 men.  <\/b>The situation has become so critical that the majority of the population is resorting to unregulated use of public places, which increases the associated hygiene and public health problems.<br \/>\nThe air is turning red again, very smelly and unbearable&#8221;, said a Casablanca resident.<br \/>\nSuch a situation demands that Mayor Nabila Rmili act immediately to solve the problem.<br \/>\nMoroccans are furious about the situation.   <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba97a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ba97a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca-1536x864.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-8986\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Toilettes-Publiques-Casablanca.webp 1689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f863682 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f863682\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2bc046\" data-id=\"d2bc046\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e450122 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e450122\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Casablanca maintains its drive for new sanitary facilities \ud83d\udebb<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e8e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98e8e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The city of Casablanca responded to residents&#8217; complaints by allocating 3.5 million dirhams to renovate 14 public toilets.\nPreviously, a more ambitious project for 128 automatic toilets had been entrusted to SDL Casa Am\u00e9nagement, with a controversial budget of 60 million dirhams.\nThis project has yet to get off the ground.  &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>In July 2024, Casa-Ba\u00efa launched a call for tenders for the acquisition of&nbsp;<\/b><b>30 to 60 new toilet blocks to be installed in Casablanca&#8217;s 16 districts.<\/b> These facilities, which will be equipped with ventilation, fire detectors and external cameras, will have to be accessible to people with reduced mobility and incorporate advertising space.&nbsp;<b>This initiative is part of the municipality&#8217;s drive to prepare Casablanca for the major sporting events to come: the African Cup of Nations in 2025 and the World Cup in 2030.\nThe aim is to provide adequate sanitary facilities for the many visitors expected, while at the same time making Casablanca a showcase for Morocco. <\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-def0a26\" data-id=\"def0a26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e90e1e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e90e1e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-1536x922.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-8984\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-1536x922.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-300x180.webp 300w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-1024x615.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-768x461.webp 768w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Casablanca-2048x1229.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-925d0f7 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"925d0f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c20cc4\" data-id=\"1c20cc4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66db959 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"66db959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tEconomist Adnane Bench\u00e9kroune stresses the urgent need to equip all cities hosting World Cup matches with public toilets.\nHe sees this as a crucial element of urban planning.\nAccess to toilets in urban environments is a major public health issue, particularly for people suffering from chronic illnesses that require frequent and sometimes unpredictable visits to the toilet.\nIn Casablanca, faced with a lack of public facilities, residents are forced to look for alternative solutions.\nMany turn to caf\u00e9s, where they are often obliged to drink in order to use the toilet facilities, sometimes at the risk of being refused access.\nThis situation highlights a major urban challenge: reconciling the physiological needs of city dwellers with the infrastructures available in public spaces.     \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f6e68e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f6e68e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e81ecf2\" data-id=\"e81ecf2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb5e7fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb5e7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The toilet disaster can even be felt on Moroccan beaches \ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8f02df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8f02df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Moroccan beaches, while very attractive to tourists, <b>suffer from an almost total lack of basic infrastructure, including sanitary facilities.<\/b> This problem is particularly acute in summer, when hundreds of thousands of domestic and foreign tourists, as well as Moroccans living abroad, flock to the country&#8217;s coasts.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, this situation often makes it uncomfortable and dangerous to visit Morocco&#8217;s beaches.<br \/>\nVery few Moroccan beaches have public toilets, showers or first-aid posts.    <b>The few existing infrastructures are generally in very poor condition, due to a lack of regular care.<\/b> <b>Visitors are therefore often forced to resort to unsatisfactory solutions.<br \/>\nIn such cases, the only option is to use the toilets in the beach restaurants. <\/b>This contributes to their income.<br \/>\nOtherwise, they have to make do with relieving themselves in the sea, a truly worrying gesture. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea24176 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea24176\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-1536x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-9006\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-1536x768.webp 1536w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-1024x512.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-768x384.webp 768w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Plage-Maroc-2048x1024.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01e542d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01e542d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-266db49\" data-id=\"266db49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6255c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6255c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Marocaine des Droits du Consommateur (FMDC) alerts the Kingdom \u26a0\ufe0f<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57adae1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57adae1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The report by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consommateurs.ma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Marocaine des Droits du Consommateur (FMDC)<\/u><\/b><\/a> highlights the importance of public toilets for hosting national and international events such as the World Cup.<br \/>\nAccording to the document, Morocco is sorely lacking in quality infrastructures to welcome the millions of foreigners the country hopes to incorporate into its hospitality chain.<br \/>\nThis lack is detrimental to public health and the well-being of those living in the big cities, especially women, children and the sick.    <\/p>\n<p><strong>L<\/strong><b>he WFDC is calling on the government to take action and to install at least 20 public toilets per 100,000 inhabitants.<br \/>\nThis would require between 100,000 and 250,000 new installations across the country. <\/b> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">To achieve this, the federation proposes that Morocco : <\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\"><b>open up the sector to private investment, choose modern equipment that complies with health and safety standards, and offer tax incentives for investment.<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> In the absence of private initiatives, the FMDC insists on the responsibility of local authorities for the installation and maintenance of these essential infrastructures.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4208e2\" data-id=\"e4208e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca57ec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ca57ec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rapport-FMDC-Toilettes-Publiques-Maroc.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8973\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rapport-FMDC-Toilettes-Publiques-Maroc.webp 800w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rapport-FMDC-Toilettes-Publiques-Maroc-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rapport-FMDC-Toilettes-Publiques-Maroc-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Rapport-FMDC-Toilettes-Publiques-Maroc-375x250.webp 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3327a6 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3327a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5f5c38a\" data-id=\"5f5c38a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08af116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08af116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WFDC&#8217;s message highlights a striking paradox: despite all the talk about Morocco&#8217;s progress and modernization, fundamental needs have yet to be met.  <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">The issue of public toilets goes beyond the simple question of private investment.<br \/>\nIt requires   <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">general awareness and a strong political commitment to bring about real change.<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">  These sanitary facilities are more than just a matter of convenience; they&#8217;re also a way of life.  <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">revealing the values and priorities of our society.<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s time to tackle this issue head-on, with a clear head. <\/b> <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"> and perhaps a touch of humour, but above all with a determination <\/span><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">willingness to take concrete action<\/b><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">.<br \/>\nL&#8217;heure est venue de confronter cette r\u00e9alit\u00e9 et de transformer les paroles en actes, pour que le progr\u00e8s vant\u00e9 se traduise dans tous les aspects de la vie quotidienne des citoyens marocains. <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2e4db7 animated-slow elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f2e4db7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-014f484\" data-id=\"014f484\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc0f5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fc0f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find all the toilets on ICI Toilettes!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea896b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea896b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cffa641\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfbe8dd\" data-id=\"cfbe8dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25f5044 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25f5044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/fr\/app\/ici-toilettes\/id1567039040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-apple\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ICI Toilettes (Apple Store)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fecdf\" data-id=\"14fecdf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ea99e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c4ea99e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=fr.icitoilettes.www=fr=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-google-play\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">ICI Toilettes (Google Play)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-20e09de\" data-id=\"20e09de\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5422cd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5422cd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"740\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FFV4SIEZVRA6BFSZSCHCXOCCMU-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5407\" alt=\"probl\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 publique :\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FFV4SIEZVRA6BFSZSCHCXOCCMU-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ici-toilettes.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/FFV4SIEZVRA6BFSZSCHCXOCCMU-300x200.jpg 300w, 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Lack of access to toilets is a widespread problem beyond India and sub-Saharan Africa, also affecting Morocco. 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