GETTING TO knOW TUNISIA

AIESEC CARTHAGE 1962

T he culture of Tunisia is mixed due to its long established history of conquerors such as Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, Turks, Spaniards and the French. They all splattered our History with their culture and the remaining traces of their passing are not to be forgotten.

D esert is a characteristic of the natural landscapes of our country in the south. Wealso find vegetation such as pine forests, meadows with grazing cattle as well as orchards and vineyards on the eastern coast. However, we should not forget the beauty of this country’s coastline which is another characteristic of Tunisia’s beauty. The Archipelago of kerkennas is a major example of this

Nabeul, Tunis, Ariana,

Ben Arous, Bizerte, Beja,

Jendouba, Manouba, Zaghouan,

Kef.

Gafsa, Gabes, Tozeur, Kebili,

Medinine, Tatouine,

Jerba.

Siliana,

Monastir, Sousse,

Kairouan, Mahdia,

Kasserie, Sidi Bouzid, Sfax

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SouthWeather and Temperatures in Tunisia

Winter : the temperature is between 7°C (45 °F) and 16°C (61°F) Spring : the temperature is between 13°C (55°F) and 24°C (75°F) Summer : the temperature is between 19°C (67°F) and 46°C (116F) Autumn : the temperature is between 11°C (52°F) and 20°C (68°F)

LanguageGovernment

Curr e ncy

Arabic is the official language. Then, French and English. Population about 10 982 754 in 2014.

The money used is the Dinar. 1 Euro = 2.12 Dinar 1 Dollar = 1.987 Dinar

Tunisia is a constitutional republic with a president serving as head of state, prime minister as head of government, a bicameral parliament and a court system influenced by the French civil law.

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cost of living in TND

Beer in Pub 5.500 Table wine 6.000 Packet of cigarettes 5.000 Wine 16.000 Shower Gel 3.500 Shampoo 3.500 Tooth Paste 1.500 Soap 1.000 Deodorant 4.000 Razor (5pack) 3.500 Asprin 3.000 Antibiotics 16.000

Milk (1L) 1.100 Butter (500g) 1.000 Yoghurt (180g) 0.350 Cheese (500g) 7.000 Eggs (6) 1.100 Bread 0.200 Rice 1.250 Spaghetti(500g) 0.500 Sugar (1kg) 1.200 Flour (1kg) 0.800 Beer(Local can) 1.500

MayDay ? You are an exchange participant and you just arrived in the airport. You find someone to help you but you did not find anyone. Although this case has never happened ( and won’t happen probably ). What to do in this situation ? Don’t worry. Here are the steps to get by in case this happens: - Change your money in airport - Call the person in charge of your reception: Name: Jawher Fejjari Tel: +216 23 341 448 -Wait for him in front of the shop “Orange” to pick you up. If you weren’t picked and the person in charge didn’t come: - Find a taxi in front of the shop “Orange” and give the driver the address of the international housing you will be staying in for the next weeks: Adresse: N°05, Maison des mères, Manar 1.

Hope you enjoy your stay here in Tunisia Peace out, Enjoy your journey, Live the adventure !

Means of transportation

Nabeul, Tunis, Ariana,

Ben Arous, Bizerte, Beja, Jendouba, Manouba,

Zaghouan, Kef.

Gafsa, Gabes, Tozeur, Kebili,

Medinine, Tatouine, Jerba.

Siliana, Monastir, Sousse, Kairouan,

Mahdia, Kasserie, Sidi Bouzid, Sfax

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SouthAIESEC Carthage s study Tour

The places that will be visited are : Tozeur ,Gafsa ,Djerba ,Kerknah ,Gbeli ... The study tour includes transortation , accommodation and trip on quad. Price: between 450 dinars and 650 dinars

Draw a smile

O b je c t iv e s : *Project Draw a smile wants to make an impact on a social level on these children and let them achieve their potential. *Making the children comfortable and confident about their situations and letting them know that nothing is impossible. *Give the children the opportunity to interact with people from all over the world and give them the possibility to learn through contact with internationals in a healthy atmosphere.

A b o u t:

Project Draw a smile is an initiative of AIESEC Carthage in Tunisia which if solely focused on helping little children achieve their everyday goals and letting them fully enjoy life and its components. Although they may be faced with certain challenges because they are special in a way, project Draw a smile wants to make their life easier and motivate them to be like every little youngster in the world and just be happy.

V is io n :

Enhancing the idea that when you’re working with mentally challenged children, you can make an even bigger impact in their lives than working with mentally healthy children. Infact, you’ll be changing their whole world just by being selfless and generous and through that you’ll give them the possibility to fully achieve their potential.

M o r e a b o u t th e p r o je c t : Within the draw a smile initiative, AIESEC Carthage enables you to come to the beautiful Tunisia and work with interesting children with minor mental disabilities. Infact, you’ll be the sunbeam in their life for 6 weeks as you’ll contribute in helping them through organizing clubs and events to entertain them. In addition to the smiles you’ll receive from the kids, you’ll get the great feeling of changing their world as you’ll teach them to speak English. The age of the little children will be from 3 to 12 years old. Some of the many exciting activities that you’ll do with them will be Pottery, Drawing, Music and physical education. We hope to hear from you soon, Carthagely yours.

E x p e c t a t io n s f r o m t h e E P : *Consider the children as kind, innocent and little human beings that need the emotional bond of friendship. *Be patient and generous *Make everything possible for both sides to learn from the experience. *Create a healthy atmosphere in which everyone can improve himself. *Transmitting all sorts of emotions to the children from passion to motivation to achieve goals in life.

Job R o le : - Provide entertainment to sick children in the hospital, - Assist children (between 3 and 12 years old) in their educational activities and teach them English, - Provide children with education on citizenship, - Organize sports activities for children. - Assist disabled children in their activities in the center, - Develop their manual skills through activities such as pottery and drawing, - Help them set up small machines and gadgets that will facilitate their daily activities. - Teach French or English or how to use a computer to the children, - The fourth trainee is going to help the three others by organizing the events needed for the teaching activities. He will also assist the children in the entertaining clubs and organize community services inside the orphans’ village.

Vision: We want to get people to really appreciate Tunisia for the diamond that it is.In fact, if you just give a little bit of your time and explore this beautiful country, you’ll definitely fall in love with its culture, its weather and most importantly its people.

A bout: Project Discover Tunisia is a really interesting initiative that has been put together by AIESEC Carthage in order to show the insights of Tunisia and provide extraordinary footage that will furthermore improve our country’s landscapes and attractions’ visibility. O b je c t iv e s : *Enhance Tunisia’s reputation by focusing on its attractiveness and its various destinations. *Make a documentary that will be used to convince people to come to Tunisia. *Give the EPs who are going to come a chance to see by their own eyes the magnificent potential of this country.

M o r e a b o u t th e p r o je c t :

Discover Tunis ia will g ive you the rare

opportunity to discover every component of a

complex and beautiful culture as you’ll go

across the country and stop in every place

worth having an experience in.As soon as the

project ends, you’ll become a master of the

Tunis ian Culture.

The lovely Tunis ia where,once,the old and

colossal Carthaginian Empire has rised and

fell is a multicultural country where tolerance

and divers ity are encouraged.In fact,even

within the country itself,the cultures are

different from north to south and one of the

great poss ibilities of this country is that all of

them co-ex is t in harmony.

Job R o le : As you’ll get across the country from north to south going through the center in a comfortable bus, you’ll need to: *Keep a blog updated with quality content. *Shoot a documentary about the different insights of Tunisia. *Be perfect ambassadors of Tunisia once you go home.

E x p e c ta t io n s f ro m th e E P s : *Great communication skills. *Openness to discover new cultures. *Ability to fall in love with a country different from their native one. *Willingness to get out of your comfort zone.

AIESEC Carthage

Founded in 1962, AIESEC Carthage is indeed the oldest Local Committee in Tunisia as well as in the Middle East and North Africa region For 50 years AIESEC Carthage remained faithful to its principles which is appearsto be developing human potential and sense of Leadership

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Contacts Nesrine Ben Mansour Vice President IGCDP nesrinebenmansour.aiesec@gmail.com

Ghassen atig: Team leader iGCDP latigghassen@gmail.com

Fares Ben Youssef Organizing Committee President Discover Tunisia fares.ben.yousef@gmail.com

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