Last Tuesday, the World Bank has announced it would provide Tunisia a $60 million funding to support a project that aims to fight youth unemployment.

Named "Moubadiroun" (or Initiator), the economic integration project will focus on disadvantaged young men and women from 18 to 35 years living  the Central West, North West, South, the Sfax governorate and the Manouba marginalized governorate in Great Tunis. 

The new project also aims at backing the government’s efforts to better direct employment schemes that provide real opportunities to the marginalized youth, and which are axed on private initiatives.

The project will be monitored by the ministry of employment and professional training and led by a steering committee comprised of various ministries, such as that of industry and social affairs, youth, women and family, in collaboration with regional committees consisting of local decision-makers. The civil society will also be represented. 

Fiacre E. Kakpo