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Social Protection Improvement Support Programme (PAAPS) — Morocco

Morocco · Béni Mellal-Khénifra · Drâa-Tafilalet · Guelmim-Oued Noun · Social protection and health

Overview

The Social Protection Improvement Support Programme (PAAPS) is a Kingdom of Morocco programme supported by the African Development Bank to expand access to social protection, reduce territorial disparities in access to primary healthcare and improve the governance of social-assistance mechanisms. The Bank approved the operation on 16 December 2019 and the financing agreement was signed on 21 February 2020.

A significant share of the programme is concentrated in three regions that recorded high levels of poverty and vulnerability at appraisal: Béni Mellal-Khénifra, Drâa-Tafilalet and Guelmim-Oued Noun. It includes strengthening health and social infrastructure, improving medical coverage and reinforcing institutional social-protection arrangements.

The African Development Bank continues to publish implementation reports for the operation. The latest identified report covers April 2026 and was published on 9 June 2026.

Key project information

Official name
Social Protection Improvement Support Programme (PAAPS)
Status
Ongoing
Current phase
Implementation
Country
Morocco
Location
Béni Mellal-Khénifra · Drâa-Tafilalet · Guelmim-Oued Noun
Sector
Social protection and health
Project structure
Results-Based Financing programme
AfDB project ID
P-MA-I00-010
Approved AfDB financing
UA 150m, equivalent to approximately USD 204m at approval
Approval date
16 Dec 2019
Financing signature
21 Feb 2020

Financing

PAAPS is supported by sovereign African Development Bank financing to the Kingdom of Morocco through a results-based financing mechanism. The appraisal report sets AfDB financing at UA 150 million, equivalent to approximately USD 204 million at approval. Morocco's Ministry of Economy and Finance also reported USD 204 million, approximately MAD 1.97 billion, when the agreement was signed in February 2020.

Financing secured
UA 150m from the AfDB, approximately USD 204m at approval
Financing structure
Sovereign results-based financing
Debt
AfDB loan to the Kingdom of Morocco
Financing status
Approved and signed