Tag: Technical assistance
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Success story: Imane is making her mark on Tunisia’s booming handicrafts sector
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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Success story: Abdelbaki’s Tunisian sun-dried tomatoes are taking the world by storm
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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Success story: Mashrou3i helps five young entrepreneurs tap into the solar power market and transform competition into cooperation
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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Success story: Ezzedine turned his welding skills into a business that meets the needs of Tunisia’s agripreneurs
It’s early in the morning and the sound of metal banging and clunking can be heard coming from Ezzeddine Guellaoui’s workshop in El Mansoura, an industrial area near the city center of Kairouan. Ezzeddine is busy welding the final parts of a wrought iron door and his two employees are making the finishing touches to […]
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Success story: Mahmoud launches a printing company in Kairouan
In the stifling summer heat in downtown Kairouan you can hear the sound of a machine humming. Mahmoud, a young entrepreneur from the region, is busy finishing an order for one of his clients – some posters for a kindergarten. When you meet Mahmoud Ben Fraj, the founder of BM Print, he immediately captivates you […]
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Success story: Medi Flowers essential oils harness the power of plants
Entering Haifa Abidi’s distillery for essential oils is like walking into a magical garden. You are immediately welcomed by the delightful scents of flowers from Tunisia. The fresh, uplifting aroma of eucalyptus mingles with the sweet floral fragrance of geranium. Haifa was only 24 years old when she finished her university degree in the Fundamentals […]
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Success story: Amine launches the 1st graphic design agency in Dahmani
Amine Chebbi is the founder of Media World, a business offering graphic design and digital printing services in Dahmani, Kef. When you enter the town of Dahmani it is hard to imagine starting a media agency in an area like this, where most people depend on agriculture for their livelihood. However, for 29-year-old Amine Chebbi […]
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Success story: Ibtissem’s detergents make cleaning easier
Ibtissem Berrechid is the founder of Clean Ezzahra, a manufacturer of detergents and household cleaning products. Located in Fahs, in the region of Zaghouan, the business provides employment to two people. Ibtissem studied Banking and Finance in Mahdia where she graduated in 2008 with a Master’s Degree and a Master’s in Business Creation in 2009. […]
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Success story: Baya creates “Haute Couture Lella Baya” in Zaghouan
Baya’s childhood was filled with dreams of fairy tales and princess dresses, that soon evolved into a passion for fashion design. Now she has launched “Haute Couture Lella Baya”, a shop for clothing and accessories in El Fahs in the governorate of Zaghouan. Bays’s story starts far from Zaghouan though. Born in 1988 in France, […]
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Mashrou3i Project helps create 123 Jobs in Kef Region
Last weekend, the Mashrou3i project helped to create 123 jobs in the region of Kef through the launch of two companies: – “Prestige Haute Couture”, a textile manufacturing company based in Tajerouine (Menzel Salem) in the governorate of Kef. The company was inaugurated on Saturday, June 23 in the presence of several official representatives such as […]