Morocco Launches Campaign to Combat Child Exploitation in Begging

Giving a coin to a child is "a crime" that definitively destroys his future, says Hind Laidi, president of JOOD, in a statement to Hespress. "For his own good, don’t give him anything" was accompanied by the hashtag #His_place_is_in_class. The association is outraged by the exploitation of children for professional begging. Once a sign of poverty, it has become a business for some who do not hesitate to take advantage of the vulnerability of children to stimulate pity.

The other thing that motivated the initiative is that children are drugged with medication to induce drowsiness. They are taught to stick to passers-by in order to extort money from them. The "For his own good, don’t give him anything" campaign runs until April 30 and should soon see the launch of a new stage to materialize the association’s commitment to defending children’s rights, with the online launch of a national petition, "so that the penalties in the laws are heavier and more binding on the adults who exploit children in the context of professional begging," explains Hin