Rabat, March 6 -- The Moroccan Association for Orphans (AMO) has introduced a national plan to have "a Morocco without abandoned children" by 2030, urging the government to support single mothers to discourage them from abandoning their children.

During its second National Forum on Orphans from February 9-10 in Casablanca - themed "The abandonment of children in Morocco, a tragic reality" - AMO stressed that abandoned children in Morocco are living a bitter reality and "real tragedy," even in centers and orphanages.

AMO's plan seeks alternative solutions to the children's plight, proposing to the Moroccan government and all legal entities concerned with family and children's rights in the country to provide support for single mothers wh...