YOUTH STORIES: Raed Abadi CFA Kasserine

In high school, I was very bored in economics and management classes. I dreamed of learning something different, because I was aware of one fact: manual professions were going to be the leading professions of tomorrow, whether in Tunisia or abroad. So I made a bold decision to go for it. And guess what? I joined the Kasserine Vocational Training Center to obtain my vocational technician's certificate in industrial maintenance.

YOUTH STORIES: Awatef Omrani VTC Bizerte

When I was still at school, the only subject that attracted me was technical drawing. I was more attracted to machine design than to literary or other scientific courses. So when the time came to choose a vocational training course, I enrolled for a vocational training certificate in industrial maintenance at the Bizerte vocational training center. It was a bold choice, as I knew it was going to be a very male-dominated environment.

YOUTH STORIES: Jawher Rajhi - Eco-Palm

 

"There's no machine breakdown I can't fix - that's the attitude I bring to work every day!

After graduating as a senior technician and acquiring years of work experience in industrial maintenance, I progressed from a junior machinist to production manager at various Gabes-based factories operating in a variety of sectors - from pharmaceuticals to paint manufacturing. I later joined the Eco-Palm adventure in 2018.

Sonia Flowers: Helping an edible flowers exporter reach new markets

Sonia Ibidhi is the founder of Sonia Flowers, an agricultural company in Tabarka that specializes in the production and cultivation of edible flowers. The company is the first and only producer of edible flowers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

Having completed studies in journalism, Mrs. Ibidhi embarked on a career as a journalist, during which time she conducted research for an article that sparked her interest in launching her own company in 2018.