Promoting Psychosocial Services and Assistance for Vulnerable Migrants in Morocco

Morocco is a transit corridor for migrants wishing to reach Europe and in recent years increasingly also a destination country. According to the Moroccan Ministry of Interior, 25,000 to 40,000 irregular migrants, originating mostly from Western Sub-Saharan Africa, reside in Morocco.

Despite recent governmental efforts to develop a comprehensive human-rights based approach migration policy, many migrants, often in an irregular situation, find themselves stranded and in a situation of vulnerability facing harsh living conditions.

Furthermore, the access to health services for irregular migrants remains difficult although their precarious living conditions and the violence they face on a daily basis means they have unmet psychosocial and medical needs.

Therefore, this project aims to improve psychosocial support services to migrants in Morocco through a two-fold action based on capacity-building activities for medical professionals in Morocco and on direct service provision to enhance pre-departure services offered to migrants in the context of the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programme.