Author: Elena Cooke
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Mashrou3i en Appui aux Produits du Terroir
A l’invitation de l’APIA et PAMPAT, Mashrou3i a participé le 18 juillet 2018, en tant que partenaire, à la journée organisée en appui aux gagnants du Concours tunisien des produits du terroir. En effet, la première édition du Concours des produits du terroir a vu la participation en décembre dernier de 236 produits, provenant de […]
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Meeting Assistance et suivi à Kairouan au profit de 99 entrepreneurs Mashrou3i
Depuis le lancement de la 2ème phase du projet Mashrou3i, fin 2016 à aujourd’hui, 345 personnes ont suivi à Kairouan une formation de business coaching à travers la plate forme HP LIFE e_Learning. Sur ce grand potentiel, 99 jeunes aspirants entrepreneurs ont répondu présents à l’invitation de l’Equipe Mashrou3i à Kairouan le 12 juillet à […]
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Mashrou3i Focus Group Workshops Explore Needs of Youth
During July and August 2017, focus group workshops were held in each of the Mashrou3i project’s 14 target regions. The aim was to collect insights from young people (under 35 years old) to gain a better understanding of the needs of youth and their perception of economic opportunities in their region. The feedback and research […]
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Success Story: Nada Hedi’s innovative date seed beverage provides employment to over 30 people in her community
Dates are an important typical product of Tunisia, popular across the globe for their health benefits and delicious caramel flavor. For 27-year-old Nada, they are also the main ingredient of her innovative business NADA DATTES, which already provides employment to 34 people in her community. Nada fondly remembers her childhood, helping her uncle, a subcontractor […]
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Success Story: Slim launches innovative business with the superfood spirulina
Entering professional life for Slim Essid has not been easy. After graduating from high school in Economics and Management in 2003, he started studying at the Rades Institute for Higher Technological Studies (ISET) which he gave up to become a seller of handicrafts in the city of Medenine. In 2007, he embarked on other professional […]
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Success Story: Ibticem launches hair and beauty salon in the city of Kairouan
Despite not having the chance to finish high school, Ibticem Boujezza is a very ambitious 32-year-old woman who has been active in civil society for many years. Through her involvement in women’s rights associations, she learned to assert herself and developed skills in handicraft, marketing, hairdressing and beauty. Today, Ibticem is proud to have launched […]
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Partner Story: ISET Kairouan plans to integrate HP LIFE into university curricula
Anis Hamrouni is the Director of Studies and Internships at the Institute for Higher Technological Studies (ISET) in Kairouan. Due to his personal enthusiasm and interest in the Mashrou3i project, ISET Kairouan became the first and largest academic partner to join the entrepreneurship program implemented by UNIDO and funded by USAID, the Italian Cooperation and […]
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Success Story: Ines launches environmentally friendly business to help cleanup Kairouan
At 37 years old, Ines Mohdhi launched her own business in 2017, a service unit dedicated to the cleaning and environmental management of Kairouan, which eventually will contribute to the creation of 8 permanent jobs. After graduating from high school, Ines got married and started a family. Alongside raising her children, she continued her studies […]
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Partner Story: Raja Hamdi from the Business Centre Sidi Bouzid talks about Mashrou3i’s work in the region
Located in the central west of Tunisia, Sidi Bouzid is a region with a productive agricultural sector, but despite its wealth, employment opportunities for young people in industry and services remain very limited, especially for women. Raja Hamdi became the Managing Director of the Sidi Bouzid Business Center in 2014. The organization is focused on […]
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Safa Zideni becomes first podiatrist in Sidi Bouzid
Born and raised in Sidi Bouzid, Safa Zideni studied at the University of Science and Technology of Health in Sousse where she graduated top of her class in 2014. Specializing in podiatry, a branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of feet diseases and injuries, she also gained a license to practice from […]