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From Zarzis, we turn the needs of the territory into concrete action — for entrepreneurs, young people, women and communities across southern Tunisia.

Each project responds to a reality on the ground. Project sheets can be downloaded freely to understand what we do, follow our results and share what works.

Ongoing · Launch phase

RISE-Sud

Period
2024 – 2026 · 24 months
Area
Medenine & Tataouine
Budget
140 000 EUR
Funding
Fund4Growth / Rawafed+ · Union européenne & AFD
Partners
Expertise France · Ministry of Economy

Inclusive Growth in the South

Strengthening the support ecosystem for micro and small enterprises by improving their access to finance, consolidating their internal capacities and raising the quality of services offered by local support structures — with priority given to women and young entrepreneurs.

  • MSE financing
  • Business support organisations
  • Financial literacy
  • Women & youth
  • Mini-fund

Key results

30
micro & small enterprises to support
10
bankable projects to co-finance
90
entrepreneurs trained in financial literacy
10
support structures equipped
Download the project sheet (PDF, in French) Programme website (new tab)
Completed

PARCOM

Period
2019 – 2023 · 4 years
Area
Zarzis · Medenine
Funding
Union européenne · GIZ · Commune de Zarzis
Partners
EU · GIZ · Civil society

Community Participation

Strengthening citizen participation and local governance in Zarzis by structuring dialogue between civil society, local institutions and residents — for public policies that are more inclusive and rooted in the territory’s real needs.

  • Local governance
  • Citizen participation
  • Civil society
  • Institutional dialogue

Key results

4
years of implementation
3
institutional partners
✓
dialogue mechanisms set up
Download the project sheet (PDF, in French)
Completed

YEE

Period
Jan. 2024 – Feb. 2025 · 14 months
Area
Medenine & Tataouine
Budget
340 274 TND
Funding
USAID / FHI 360 · Programme Ma3an

Youth Economic Empowerment

Economically empowering young people aged 18 to 35 by training them as active development intermediaries in their communities, through 6 civic innovation hubs embedded in existing local institutions.

  • Youth aged 18–35
  • YEE Hubs
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Civic engagement

Key results

6
YEE Hubs created
60
innovators trained
42
collective initiatives
Completed
Period
Mar. 2022 – Jan. 2024 · 22 months
Area
Medenine Governorate
Budget
222 220 TND
Funding
UE / ODS · Gouvernorat de Médenine

Post-COVID Multi-stakeholder Initiative

Optimising post-creation business support services in Medenine Governorate through a multi-stakeholder coordination mechanism — in response to the impact of COVID-19 on local entrepreneurship.

  • Multi-stakeholder coordination
  • Post-COVID
  • Post-creation support
  • Agricultural cooperatives (SMSA / GDA)

Key results

8
technical pool members
14
managers trained
8
businesses supported