Category: Non-Profit Programs

10
Jul

Dez El Bab

CHALLENGE

Increase voter participation in Tunisia’s 2018 municipal elections while highlighting young artistic talent.

SOLUTION

Partner with Mourakiboun and Democracy International to host a day-time festival that is open to the public and encourages greater voter turnout through music and art.

RESULT

Multiple high-profile music groups and public figures such as Hatem Karoui engaged an audience of over 500 people on Habib Bourguiba Avenue for five hours filled with speeches, poetry, musical performances, and a live 3D mapping spectacle, all of which encouraged high participation rates for the May 6 municipal elections.

31
Oct

Afkar Fellows

CHALLENGE

Increase the impact and visibility of unconventional leaders in the MENA region that are working to build movements, challenge norms, and cultivate safe spaces for alternative thought.

SOLUTION

Select 14 creative individuals from Western Sahara, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt to articulate their personal vision and professional needs; support them remotely and in-person over one year.

RESULT

Provided personalized, longterm support programs for each fellow including expert media and fundraising assistance from our international partners, as well as financial assistance for either equipment, exploration, or collaboration between fellows.

31
Oct

3alli Soutek 2017

CHALLENGE

Empower and support young Tunisians from around the country to develop sustainable technology solutions to social issues.

SOLUTION

Support teams of young leaders over one year to design and build civic technology projects.

RESULT

Five promising teams were selected through ‘civic tech’ hack-a-thons hosted in Djerba, Kef, and Tunis. Over the year, these teams received trainings, career coaching, one-on-one mentorship, and media support; they participated in collaborative workshops, pitching competitions, and networking events.

13
Jan

Coworking Summit 2016

CHALLENGE

Support and sustain the growing coworking movement and collaborative economy in the Mediterranean region through empowering the founders and managers of coworking, innovation, and art spaces.

SOLUTION

Host the second annual Coworking Summit in Djerba, Tunisia, which brought together over 50 participants from 14 countries across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and North America. Over three days, this summit provided space managers and founders with the opportunity to connect with their peers from across the region, learn from shared experiences, and participate in tailored capacity-building activities.

RESULT

This summit strengthened the Southern Mediterranean regional creative economy, fostered stronger connections and networks between participants, and produced initiatives for greater collaboration amongst creative spaces and innovative changemakers.

07
Oct

iGmena Summit

CHALLENGE

Connect and empower the diverse community of actors working on internet governance in the Middle East and North Africa.

SOLUTION

Gather over 75 diverse internet governance stakeholders — including representatives from civil society, government, human and digital rights communities, media, and industry professionals — to discuss and improve internet governance practices and policy.

RESULT

Facilitate successful networking, knowledge-sharing, and capacity building for internet governance practicioners from across the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and beyond.

23
Sep

Innovating Justice

CHALLENGE

Encourage and highlight creative, innovative approaches to existing justice challenges.

SOLUTION

Host a regional “boostcamp” to source disruptive justice innovations from across North Africa and bring together a broad range of stakeholders all working on justice-related issues.

RESULT

Tunisian startups pitched their justice innovations to an expert jury and a diverse audience of entrepreneurs and legal professionals. The startups and attendees also participated in a co-creation session to further discuss and refine their respective innovations.

24
Aug

Raise Your Voice! (3alli Soutek!)

CHALLENGE

Integrate young people into civil activity and local-level decision making and empower them to advocate for solutions to problems affecting youth in Tunisia.

SOLUTION

3alli Soutek is a youth advocacy program that develops young people’s communication skills, educate youth on local decision making processes, and creates avenues for youth and local decision makers to meet and collaborate together

RESULT

Since 2015, 3alli Soutek has hosted workshops in over a dozen cities across Tunisia to work with motivated young people and to start a dialogue on youth issues. In each workshop, participants select two representatives from their region (one man and one woman) to participate in an annual, national dialogue conference alongside elected leaders, members of the media, and other key stakeholders.

24
Aug

TEDx Workshop Series & Youth TEDx’s

CHALLENGE

Grow the TEDx community in Tunisia in a sustainable way and engage more young people in a conversation of ideas.

SOLUTION

Lead a series of 10 youth workshops for 50 young Tunisians that covered aspects of running a TEDx event, including hard skills like technical and financial expertise, and soft skills like team management and leadership techniques.

RESULT

5 new youth-led TEDx events, selected from a youth proposal competition conducted at the culmination of the workshop series, including: TEDxESPRIT: “Education Reform,” TEDxSadikiCollege: “Find Your Way,” TEDxIHECCarthage: “Dare,” TEDxENAU: “Pushing the Limits,” and TEDxLPM8: “Aspire to Inspire.”

11
Sep

Munathara Initiative

CHALLENGE

Develop a high quality debate platform for youth in the Arab world that can engage young people in political economic and cultural debates, and bring established thought leaders to debate with them on a single stage.

SOLUTION

Professional studio production of live youth debates, including lighting, video, and sound as well as event facilitation.

RESULT

Three youth debates in Tunisia and Turkey exploring the topics of Separation of Religion and State, the Need for Intervention in Syria, and Solutions to the Economic Crisis in Tunisia