As the sun rises over Tataouine, the employees of Le Sultan Dairy are busy preparing their latest batch of cheese. Farrak Soltane, the founder of the dairy and a budding cheese maker, is devoted to the quality of his products. Cow, sheep, goat and camel milk are all used in his creations. After sourcing these…

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Plans and engineering drawings line the walls of Marwen Hmissi’s office, located in the Jendouba Business Incubator. His construction business, We Care Enterprise, was born out of a passion for repairing and restoring the region’s buildings and roads. Since its launch in 2017, the firm has gone from strength to strength. The civil engineer has…

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Inside a small warehouse in Ben Guerdane, a coastal town near the Libyan border, Imane Sayari is busy sorting an array of brightly colored pottery bowls and cups. The young entrepreneur who launched her handicraft business, Tendance Céramique, in 2017 is challenging perceptions of a region, more widely known for its cross-border smuggling trade than…

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In downtown Kairouan, in the Business Center’s training room there is an atmosphere of optimism and accomplishment. Working together with his colleague Jalel Amri, Mohamed Bouden is helping a group of young aspiring entrepreneurs to put the finishing touches on their business plans. It’s the last day of a five-day HP LIFE coaching workshop organized…

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In a rural village in Oued Meliz, in the region of Jendouba, there are tomato fields as far as the eye can see. Around a hundred women have been busy since dawn, delicately removing the tomatoes from their plants and will continue working hard until the sun reaches its zenith. At the factory on the…

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On a farm in Abida, in the region of Kairouan, there is an air of hopeful anticipation. Imen Hamdi, a young veterinarian, is calmly tending a cow in a stall which is about to give birth. Imen’s livestock veterinary services are greatly appreciated in the region and many farmers will happily wait an extra few…

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As the sun beats down brightly in Kairouan, you can see Tunisia’s huge potential for solar power. To expand the country’s renewable energy capacity, the Tunisian government is investing heavily in the sector. Many farmers have already received subsidies to power their wells and irrigation systems with solar energy. The state-run energy agency also offers…

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As he shelters from the blazing sun in his workshop, Atef Sameur is absorbed in the design of his latest commission: decorative wooden furniture for a living room. Meanwhile, across the city of Kairouan, two of the young designer’s three employees are busy installing a new kitchen in a client’s apartment. While speaking with Atef,…

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Exciting new buildings are being designed at One Line Architecture Studio in Jendouba. The architecture office, founded by Yathreb Fardhi, is currently working on a broad range of projects for the Tunisian government and a local property developer. Before confidently launching her own business, Yathreb did a two-year apprenticeship in an architecture office in Tunis…

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As you walk down the city of Bousalem’s High Street, many of the shops have bright, freshly printed signs encouraging customers to explore their wares. These signs have been proudly produced by Hamdi’s print shop, Crea Impression, that offers a range of advertising products and is winning new customers across the region. Hamdi’s story, however,…

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