Toscana Region - 2015
LEADING PARTNER: DICA Ets Association
The project's title is "EMPLOYMENT, SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY FOR YOUNG FARMERS AND LIVESTOCK BREEDERS IN SIDI BOUZID, TUNISIA."
Duration: 18 months.
General and Specific Objectives: respectively, to contribute to the elimination of differences and disparities in order to promote economic, social, and cultural rights, and to promote youth employment in the Governorate of Sidi Bouzid through the implementation of a pilot program for the promotion of social and solidarity economy in agriculture, livestock farming, and milk production.
The focus of the project will be the creation of a Mutual Society (Mutualité sociale agricole - MSA) to manage agricultural activities, livestock farming, milk production, and marketing.
The first activity will be a training course on the project topic for 15 young people from the Sidi Bouzid area to manage the Mutual Society, followed by the actual launch of the MSA for the management of agricultural activities, livestock farming, milk production, and marketing.
Below is the project partnership:
Tuscan Partners:
DICA Ets Association (Leading Partner)
Centro Nord Sud Institution
Local Partners:
Mediterranean Association for Development in Tunisia (AMDT).
Agency for the Promotion of Agricultural Investments (APIA) - Regional Directorate of Sidi Bouzid
The project idea stems from a careful analysis of the needs and requirements of the considered territory, thus it will have a positive impact on both the youth employment rate and the increase in local agricultural trade.
Updated photos on the implementation of project activities on DICA Ets Facebook page:
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