Tunisia

In Tunisia, FHI 360 helps accelerate and sustain efforts to achieve a healthier, climate-resilient and more prosperous future in which the voices of all Tunisians are at the forefront. 

Across our projects, local actors are in the lead, whether they are members of the Tunisian government, civil society, the private sector, or community. They identify the challenges, and we leverage our deep networks and expertise to help them design and implement evidence-based solutions that respond to community needs and strengthen existing capacities.

By connecting young Tunisians to new skills, resources and opportunities, we are supporting them to reach their potential as community leaders, civic activists, and entrepreneurs. Through our Ma3an project, we collaborate with young people, national and local governments, schools, businesses and civil society organizations to link more than 11,000 young people to skills building and leadership opportunities, transform hundreds of community spaces to better serve over 35,000 young people, and strengthen the capacity of nearly 230 youth-focused organizations.

In rural areas of Tunisia, we are bringing smallholder farmers and fishers together with university professors and climate change experts to help them adopt climate-smart practices and technologies while simultaneously working with government stakeholders to establish a national disaster risk management system, protecting livelihoods from extreme weather events.

We also work with 19 women-led artisan cooperatives with over 1,200 members to boost productivity and increase domestic and global sales across physical and digital markets. Our team is helping integrate them into a 70-member cluster where they can pool their resources and expertise to enhance competitiveness, achieve greater market power and strengthen collaboration, quality control, branding and access to materials.

To advance health research and innovation around noncommunicable diseases, we partnered with Johns Hopkins University to create a state-of-the-art medical simulation center at the University of Sfax. Used by established and aspiring doctors, health workers, professors and researchers, the center serves as an international hub for teaching, experimentation and technology commercialization. Our programs also foster community well-being and resilience through increased access to person-centered, inclusive mental health and psychosocial support services delivered by local civil society organizations.

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Creating virtual safe spaces for people affected by HIV

Since September 2021, FHI 360 and its partner, Pragma Corporation, have collaborated with 10 HIV service delivery organizations in the region to provide free, confidential, virtual mental health care through the MENA Moves project. The project created a website through which clients of and providers from organizations in Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria can schedule appointments with trauma-informed, non-stigmatizing therapists.

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