Nouzha Skalli

Nouzha Skalli speaks at "A World Without Walls" event in the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy

Nouzha Skalli was born on May 25, 1950, in El Jadida (Morocco). She is currently Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity.^[1] She got a pharmacy degree from the University of Montpellier.

Nouzha Skalli is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy.^[2]

Political career

• In 2002, she was elected MP at the house of Representatives for the PPS (Party for progress and socialism)
• In 2003-2004, she became chairwoman of the Socialist Alliance parliamentary group
• Vice chairwoman of the commission for social sectors at the House of representatives
• Member of the political bureau of the Party for progress and socialism
• Founding member and one of the national representatives of the democratic association of women of Morocco (ADFM), created in 1985
• Founding member and animator of the CLEF (Center for Feminine Leadership), created in 1997 in Casablanca
• Founding member of the Moroccan organisation of human rights (OMDH)
• Founding member of the Center for legal advice and support to aussaulted women, created in 1995 in Casablanca
• Member of the administrative board of the National institution for solidarity to battered women (INSAF)
• Founder of the National committee for the political participation of women in 1992, Casablanca
• Former chairwoman of the national union of parmaceutical workers unions of Morocco (1993–1997)
• Member of the Global Network for Local Governance's steering committee (GNLG), based in New Delhi

Awards

• By Espode: Feminine talents (March 2005)
• By Washington's Population Institute: Best leader award, December 2004
• By the Democratic association of Women of Morocco on Casablanca, 2002
• By the Parpaceutical union in 2001
• In november 2009 the Club de la Donne (wives club) awarded her the "Minerva" Anna Mammolitti prize, politics section

Publications

Nouzha Skalli wrote several articles and interviews in national and foreign newspapers:

• Al Bayane ^[3][4]
• The Economist
• The New Tribune
• Al Adath Al Maghribia
• Women of Morocco
• Citadine
• Wall street Journal
• Le Monde
• Le Point, etc.

ADFM publications

• Women's Rights in Morocco: The Universal and Specific (1992);
• Women and Power in Morocco: Mutilated Democracy (2001);
• Participative Budget (2003)

Other Sources

• http://www.social.gov.ma/fr/index.aspx?mod=1&rub=2&srub=20

References

1. ^ http://www.social.gov.ma/index.aspx
2. ^ http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/index.php?en_advisoryboard
3. ^ http://www.albayane.press.ma/chroniques/interviews/1105-nouzha-skalli-lvolonte-politique-pour-la-promotion-des-droits-de-lenfantr.html
4. ^ http://www.albayane.press.ma/chroniques/interviews/1496-nouzha-skalli--lletat-naccepte-pas-la-violencer.html