Our stories are centered on humans and humans only. Our inspiration comes from UfM projects and initiatives implemented on the ground: from partners collaborating daily with us to project promoters and beneficiaries, these Euro-Med cooperation stories aim at giving a well-deserved spotlight to all the actors working tirelessly to make the Mediterranean a better place for all.
Stories are a powerful tool to convey messages and experiences in a simple manner free of technical jargon and endless acronyms. Stories are meant to be accessible and understandable to all, in addition to being entertaining!
We invite you to wander through them and read on. Don’t hesitate to drop us a message if you enjoy your reading, and if a story made you smile, share it on your social networks with the hashtag #MedMeSmile. Help us flood the internet with more positive and uplifting stories on our threads!
Marta Miquel is the Chief Business Officer at the Barcelona-based Escola Europea for Intermodal Transport, promoters of the UfM-labelled project TransLogMed. Evolving within one of the least integrated regions of the world, the TransLogMed project…
The below success story from the UfM-labelled Smart DESERT project is a courtesy of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The original article can be consulted here. As the second-largest host country for…
Khadija Jallouli took part in the initiative MENA Women Business Club, jointly promoted by the UfM and UNIDO In the heart of Tunisia, a remarkable startup is breaking barriers and revolutionizing the concept of accessible transportation….
Each year, the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties – the famous COP – takes place, and each year, the popular hopes to avoid cataclysmic climate impacts on human societies grow dimmer. International negotiations…
Doctor Fatima Zahra Beraich is no stranger to breaking new ground. In her roles as a chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and mother, she has dedicated her life to improving her community, in Morocco and beyond. Fatima…
The female-led Tunisian company InstaDeep is a true success story. Recently bought by the global biotechnology company BioNTech, the deal made history as the largest move in the African Artificial Intelligence sector, for a record…
When Manar Ramadan and Ahmed Yassin co-founded their start-up Banlastic in Alexandria, Egypt, they had a clear mission in mind: to ban single-use plastic and create a more sustainable future for their community. As residents…
In Morocco, 6.5 million women work in rural food production. More than half of these women work informally without a contract, therefore without access to social protection, health care or any formal infrastructure that would…
In February 2022, the entire population of Morocco and beyond held their breath during four long days. In a small town near the city of Chefchaouen, five-year-old Rayan Oram fell into an open well, plunging…
Since February 2020, chances are most people have read the results of at least two or three COVID-19 antigen tests. It could have been due to suspicious symptoms or because you were on your way…
“Young people are concerned for their future, but they don’t have the tools to express and address those concerns.” Born and raised in Tangier, Hajar Khamlichi is Mediterranean through and through – but she’s not…
In response to the violence that rocked her country during Algeria’s so-called Black Decade (1992 to 2002), Samia Benameur decided to put pen to paper, speaking out against forms of oppression in her country. Given…
Getting inspired by the past to create a modern design, that’s Noora Khalifeh’s recipe for success. The Palestinian designer fashions handmade cross-stitched designs with the help of more than 80 local craftswomen. Together, they proudly…
“First, take care of yourself and grow within yourself and then maybe later you’ll be able to help someone else”. This is the moto Lina Khalifeh lives by and teaches her students. The taekwondo champion…
A woman and a non-French national at the head of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD). This is a first for the IRD, and Maria Snoussi is the embodiment of that change. The Moroccan…
Our region holds immense potential with one of the youngest populations on the planet. But too many are left behind. Up to a third of our young people dropped out of school early and have…
The Plastic Busters project has a remarkable objective: to tackle the issue of marine litter in the Mediterranean. Over the last four years, this Union for the Mediterranean-supported project has worked towards this goal in…
Meet Raneem Al Jaouni, Jordanian student who just graduated in accounting at Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman. Her final year studies included a course called ‘Business Skills’, a university module of the wider Maharat…
Read the stories of three local champions in the fight against climate change, in the framework of the UfM-supported project Clima-Med. 31 July 2020. Born and raised in Beirut, Marwan Kaiss is the Mayor of the…
Do you also feel like we don’t hear enough about the good happening in our region? Us too, which is why we launched this hashtag to share positive news happening all over the region. Help us share success stories and brighten up the social networks!
Drop us a message if you’d like more information on these stories, and how UfM projects and initiatives are implemented on the ground!
Yasmine Ketfi, Public Affairs Officer
+34 935 214 194
communication@ufmsecretariat.c.wetopi.com
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