Tag: USAID
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Promoting Djebba’s traditional products
Inspired by the color of the traditional outfits from Djebba, the “Bouhouli” fig variety is easily distinguished by its deep purple skin. Popular in the 17th century, the fig of Djebba has recently experienced a revival thanks to the collaboration of several farmers in the region. At the head of the cooperative is Faouzi Djebbi. […]
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Gateway to success: the marble industry
The marble and stone industry plays an important role in the socio-economic development of Tunisia’s interior. Founded by Mhenni Ben Hammouda in 2014, Ben Hammouda Marbre is a company located in Kasserine specialized in the cutting and shaping of marble. While studying in high school, M’henni Ben Hammouda started working in a marble company. A […]
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Diversification: CREATEX turns a crisis into an opportunity
In 2011, Said Rouached took early retirement from his role as manager of Tunisia’s state-owned phosphates producer, Compagnie des Phosphates de Gafsa, to establish a family-run business located in Gafsa in south-west Tunisia. “We launched Createx just after the Revolution, a critical and very unstable period. However, we managed to negotiate a contract with a […]
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Rawdha turned hardship into opportunities with the launch of her textile company in March 2020
Right in the middle of a pandemic, Rawdha Toumi was deep into the launch of her new export-oriented clothing company in the industrial zone of Menzel Bouzaiane, an underdeveloped town in Sidi Bouzid. A young entrepreneur from the region, Rawdha is also a woman with a strong personality who braved five years of various administrative […]
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Mohamed Hichri develops guilt-free healthy snacks to satisfy a sweet tooth
In March 2020, the pandemic of COVID-19 reached Tunisia and the governorate of Zaghouan. As the Tunisian government announced a national lockdown, Mohamed Hichri, a young agro-industrial engineer from the region, was about to launch his brand “Ouba Ouba” for fruit-based sweets. Like many young Tunisian graduates who are experiencing difficulties with unemployment, business creation […]
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Promoting the power of Tabarka’s medicinal plants
On the heights of Tabarka, the lands of BIOHEMERA extend as far as the eye can see. Launched by Chaker Slaymi, this plantation is dedicated to the cultivation of medicinal plants and organic vegetables from the region. Biohemera came to light thanks to the determination of its founder, Chaker Slaymi, a multi-talented manager, doctor emeritus […]
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Hayfa Khalfaoui launches the first smart farm in Jendouba
After graduating in computer engineer and working several years as a software developer and IT manager, Hayfa Khalfaoui decided to take an unusual turn in her career. While working for a dairy company client she discovered a passion for cattle breeding. The seed of her entrepreneurial project was sown and in 2017, the 28-year-old decided […]
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Baking the best traditional pastries in Zaghouan
At 36 years old, Faiza Riahi has just launched her business for making ‘kaak warka’, a traditional pastry well known in Tunisian, particularly in Zaghouan where it is flavored with floral water from the region’s rose hips, also known as ‘Nesri’. “When I was 20, I had the chance to learn this profession, which over […]
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Ambassador of the United States to tunisia shows support to young entrepreneurs in Jendouba
On December 4, 2019 His Excellency the Ambassador of the United States to Tunisia, Donald Blome, visited a young agripreneur and beneficiary of the USAID Mashrou3i project. During the visit to Jendouba, His Excellency and representatives of USAID (United States Agency for International Development), met Hayfa Khalfaoui, a young beneficiary of the Mashrou3i project. The […]
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Mashrou3i in Focus: Business in Southern Tunisia