AIC Tunis Iftar: A moment to share

  The annual Iftar held by AIC Tunis on Wednesday 23rd was a great success. More than fifty participant representing different organizations, national and international, attended the event. The guests were members of the jury of ‘the Leader’ competition, representatives of local civil societies, GIZ, Mercy Corps, UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), GMF (German…

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Social Entrepreneurship

By Manel Hamdi Social entrepreneurship refers to the practice of combining innovation, resourcefulness and opportunity to address critical social and environmental challenges. Social entrepreneurs focus on transforming systems and practices that are the root causes of poverty, marginalization, environmental deterioration and accompanying loss of human dignity.  In so doing, they may set up for-profit or…

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AIC Tunisia Iftar: A moment to share!

AIC Tunisia Iftar: A moment to share! The AIC is holding the annual Iftar event next Wednesday (23rd July). This event is in partnership with Lab’ESS (Laboratoire de l’Economie Social et Solidaire). Lab’ESS is a French Think Tank aiming at explaining social economy and developing economic situation for the people and the environment. The event…

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Support AIC Programs

 AIC relies on the generous support of people like you – people who understand the importance of being “passionate about moderation.” Please consider making a tax-deductible charitable gift. Every dollar raised helps advance our unique programs, at home and around the world. Every contribution strengthens our organization and our commitment to responsible civic leadership by American…

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Elections monitoring: a milestone towards democracy

by Manel Hamdi Following Ben Ali’s ouster in January 2011, Tunisia faced crucial times characterized by increasing social instability. A few months later, the election of a Constituent Assembly responsible for drafting a new constitution took place. The polls initially announced for July 24 were later postponed to October 23. This date became historic. Indeed,…

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