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.

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.

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.