For the first phase of INDH (National Initiative for Human Development), some 32 million dirhams were spent in Taounate. At the time of a meeting to evaluate the projects carried out in the area, Mohammed Fettal, governor of Tounate said that continuation of the projects carried out within the scope of INDH require an additional 24 million dirhams. Le Matin reports that on September 7, King Mohamed VI launched the first phase of the National Initiative for Human Development, which aims at reducing social disparities in the kingdom.