Najia EL BOUKARI-ANWAR

Najia EL BOUKARI-ANWAR

President of an NGO

Mother of three children, Najia El Boukari, known as Najat Anwar, founded the “Touche pas à mon enfant “ (“Hands off my kid”) NGO in July 2004. A year earlier, a pedophilia case broke out in Rabat: “I was deeply affected, stunned. I did not believe that such crimes could exist in Morocco. She then decided to help the parents of the children and faced many obstacles and resistance, "as if we were the culprits and not the pedophiles". In response, she created her association with other parents. The challenges were daunting: daring to communicate on this taboo and raise awareness, changing laws, getting in-camera sessions in the courts to listen to children ... Twelve years later, the work of “Touche pas à mon enfant”, that became in the meantime, an organization recognized as serving the public good, bore its fruits. Today, court sentences can reach thirty years in prison for child abuse related crimes. There is also awareness within civil society: "The press is now very engaged in this kind of cases, which facilitates the awareness of Moroccans and foreigners," said this woman who participates in all fights.

 

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