As a result, they can start sustainable small-scale businesses.
Fruit-harvesting is a task usually done by women. They are very poorly paid and thus frequently unable to meet their needs and those of their families.
SI Club Tunis Ariana wanted to help the women achieve greater added value from the fruits and vegetables so they taught them to make higher-quality organic jam that they can consume with their families. Any surplus produce can be sold, helping them gain economic independence and improve their social condition.
Run under the banner of ‘women at the service of women’ this collaboration, like the jam, was ‘extremely fruitful’.