Development of green businesses in the textile sector for women and young people in Tangier, Morocco.

  • Country: Morocco.
  • Location: Tangier.
  • Duration: April 2026 to March 2027.
  • Participants: 10 women, young and/or migrants, between 18 and 35 years old with income-generating activities in the textile sector, in a situation of vulnerability and socio-economic exclusion, who do not have access to training services to start a business or knowledge about public and/or private programs to support entrepreneurship.
  • Area of specialization: Entrepreneurship training, Rural market development.

Starting point

Morocco is considered one of the most stable economies in North Africa. Since 2000, the country has maintained sustained economic growth, with an average annual GDP increase of around 4-5%. At the same time, it remains one of the most unequal countries in the region, with a Gini coefficient of 39.5.

Many migrants travel to Morocco from sub-Saharan Africa hoping for employment and a better life. However, upon arrival, they face numerous barriers, including limited access to formal employment, discrimination, a lack of initial capital, and a lack of social support networks. These difficulties disproportionately affect migrant and vulnerable women, who often face greater obstacles to achieving economic and social integration.

The Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region receives a significant migrant population, as it is one of the country’s main economic and industrial hubs. In this context, many vulnerable women (both Moroccan and migrant) lack real income-generating opportunities, perpetuating situations of inequality and precariousness.

Therefore, launching a textile entrepreneurship project aimed at vulnerable women and young people in Tangier makes strategic and human sense: it offers a specific path to economic inclusion, empowerment, and autonomy. By supporting a group of 10 vulnerable women with technical training, organizational support, and seed capital, a real, sustainable, and market-potential production structure will be created.

Objective

General Objective. Developing green entrepreneurship opportunities in the textile sector for young people, women and/or migrants in Tangier, Morocco.

Specific Objective. Promote the development of small textile businesses for 10 women, young people and/or migrants in vulnerable situations in Tangier, Morocco.

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What is the project about

The project seeks to develop income-generating initiatives for women, youth, and migrants by providing them with training and support to strengthen their textile sector businesses, with a green, circular economy approach, and by connecting them with public and private stakeholders to access markets and ensure the sustainability of income-generating activities in the textile sector in the Tangier region.

This project aims to achieve:

  1. To improve the knowledge of 10 Moroccan and migrant women in textile recycling techniques and adapt their products to market demands, through the following activities:
    – Realización – Conducting a needs assessment of the participants’ skills and training requirements to tailor the content to their technical level.
    – Designing a modular curriculum that combines theoretical and practical sessions in sewing techniques, pattern making, machine operation, and textile design.
    – Delivering practical workshops in basic business management, business plan development, simplified accounting, production costs, marketing, and procedures for formalizing economic activities.
    – Developing practical exercises and providing individual guidance so that each woman can progress through the legal and administrative requirements necessary to formally register her business.
    – Ongoing support with technical feedback and regular evaluations.
    – Potential creation of two cooperatives, one for the Moroccan population and another for the migrant population.
  2. Fortalecer To strengthen the commercial and business management skills of the participants for the development of their own ventures, through:
    – Training in business plan design and microenterprise management, both for individual ventures and for potential cooperatives that may emerge from this initiative.
    – Regular mentoring sessions, progress reviews, and support in preparing key documents.
    – Provision of basic textile equipment for the ventures through seed capital.
    – Identification of new markets and participation in trade fairs and marketing events in the textile sector.

Entities that support this project

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