Tag: Success Stories
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Success Story: Khouloud Jarraya is building products that encourage Tunisians to use public spaces
In April 2013, Khouloud Jarraya and her father founded the family business “SOTUFER”, a company based in Kairouan that produces a wide range of steel pieces for construction. Khouloud invested in the family business while she was still studying Business English at the University of Languages in Kairouan. “I got involved very early with my […]
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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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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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Success Story: Asma Gharbi launches business to support local chick breeders
The story of Asma Gharbi and her business ECOBOIS in Kairouan, Tunisia, begins with a challenge. “Despite a master’s degree in Banking and Financial Economics acquired in 2005, as well as a professional master in Business Creation in 2009, I could not find a job in Kairouan that suited my professional qualifications and my status […]
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Success Story: Inspired by a TV programme, Wahib launches 3D printing business in Sidi Bouzid
Wahib Hafnaoui never thought that with his diploma in hand – a degree in computer technology specialized in multimedia and development – that one year later, at twenty five years old, her would launch his own company, 3D IMPRESSA. The business offers the design and printing of models, prostheses, mechanical parts, moulds and prototypes in […]