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Tunis, Tunisia · North Africa

Karim Ben Salah

Coordinator, Maghreb Civic Lab

The narrative mission

“To make the neighbourhood charter, not the grant, the project — releasing recurring civic funds only when a community ratifies its own compact in open assembly.”

A constitutional lawyer who left a Tunis-based think tank to organise neighbourhood assemblies in the city's outer rings. Translator of community charters into Arabic, French and Tamazight.

Hub & footprint
Hub
Tunis Mediterranean Coordination Office
Since
Opened 2022
Households
1,180 households across Ettadhamen, Douar Hicher, Hay Hlel
Pillars
People · Peace · Prosperity
Model
Civic-assembly grants: small, recurring funds released only when a neighbourhood charter is ratified in open assembly. The charter, not the grant, is the project.
Measured outcomesAs of Q1 2026
  • Households reached1,180 / 1,40084%
  • Charters ratified11 / 1861%
  • Open assemblies convened46 / 6077%
  • Recurring civic grants disbursed (TND k)318 / 40080%

Solid bar — actual. Dashed marker — annual target.

Local partner profileVerified

Karim Ben Salah

Coordinator, Maghreb Civic Lab

A constitutional lawyer who left a Tunis-based think tank to organise neighbourhood assemblies in the city's outer rings. Translator of community charters into Arabic, French and Tamazight.

Mission

To make the neighbourhood charter, not the grant, the project — releasing recurring civic funds only when a community ratifies its own compact in open assembly.

Office

Tunis Mediterranean Coordination Office, Avenue Mohamed V, Tunis

Verification
Registry
Tunisian Official Gazette (JORT)
ID
JORT/ASSOC/2022/1147
Last check
February 2026
Verified by
Kingdom Foundation Compliance Office
Documents on file
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