Liaison: Work and training for a new active citizenship of young people and women - Phase 2

Start Year:
2013
End Year:
2014
Country:
Tunisia
Region:
Africa
Budget (€):
32,750
Budget range (€):
5.000 - 100.000
Sector:
Services, Crafts, Industry
Agriculture and Fishery
Tourism and Culture
Type of Activity:
Consulting (i.e. advocacy, organizational, ICT, etc.)
Training and Capacity Building
CEDP Organisation: Lead Organisation(s):
Nexus Emilia Romagna
Partners:
UGTT (Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail)

Project Objectives

Encourage the employment of women and young people through self-employment and the development of the solidarity economy.

Summary

Leave behind the negative experiences of cooperation carried out until the 80s of the last century, today Tunisia shows a growing interest in the social and solidarity economy, with the support of local unions. It is thanks to the collaboration with UGTT, the Tunisian trade union, created this project, which aims to promote self-employment of young people and women in various economic sectors (tourism, crafts, food processing). The project involves the implementation of a training program aimed at local trainers and cooperative as a result of unemployed young people and women, with the goal of creating at least 5 new cooperatives. The project also envisages the creation of a fund for start-ups by cooperatives formed by the participants in the training courses.

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