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Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar

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Rabat – Princess Lalla Meryem chaired the inauguration of the Diplomatic Circle’s 2019 International Charity Bazaar, the event’s 30th annual installment. The event on Saturday, November 7 was held at the Mohammed V National Theater in Rabat. 

The international charity bazaar showcases a wide variety of handmade and local products from several countries represented by the Diplomatic Circle, a charity organization based in Rabat.

Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar
Tabling at the bazaar. Cercle Diplomatique Rabat, Maroc/Facebook

The spouses of heads of diplomatic missions and the spouses of representatives of international organizations in Morocco lead Rabat’s Diplomatic Circle. More than 40 countries participate in the charity organization through their embassies in Rabat

Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar
Togolese crafts at the Diplomatic Circle’s charity bazaar. Cercle Diplomatique Rabat, Maroc/Facebook

The annual event aims to celebrate friendship and solidarity and to support Moroccan NGOs focused on education, health, and empowering rural women. 

Morocco’s Minister Delegate of Moroccan Expatriates, Nezha El Ouafi, and the wali of the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region, Mohamed Yacoubi, greeted the Princess when she arrived at the theater. 

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Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar
Chinese crafts at the international charity bazaar. Cercle Diplomatique Rabat, Maroc/Facebook

After leading the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the Princess explained several projects carried out by Diplomatic Circle in the cultural and social sectors, according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP). She went on to outline the associations that receive the charity’s support.

Danielle Kebbon, an interior architect and the wife of the Swedish ambassador to Rabat, is the chairwoman of the Diplomatic Circle. She praised the bazaar as an opportunity to initiate cultural exchange, MAP reported. Kebbon went on to describe the event as an opportunity to experience Morocco’s hospitality. 

Princess Lalla Meryem Inaugurates 30th International Charity Bazaar
Canada crafts at the international bazaar. Cercle Diplomatique Rabat, Maroc/Facebook

The 30th installment of the event opens avenues of friendship as well as support to women and children, Kebbon continued. She reviewed the achievements of the previous year, underlining the Diplomatic Circle’s support for 14 associations that are working to reduce the disparities that adversely affect women and children. 

Princess Lalla Meryem inaugurates the annual charity event every year. Next year’s theme will focus on women’s empowerment. 

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