The Local Democracy Agency (ADL) Kairouan-Tunisia organised an event on the occasion of the International Solidarity Week entitled “Festival of Solidarity”. It is the first time this festival takes place in Kairouan and it was held in cooperation with the Municipality of Kairouan, the Junior Economic Chamber of Kairouan (JCI-junior) and the Super Bike Kairouan group, taking advantage of their experience and know-how in managing public events about biking.
The program of the festival resulted in two major events held simultaneously on the 22nd and 23rd December 2018. The first day was built around the values of sharing and cultural exchange among young people from Strasbourg, Burkina Faso and Kairouan who have presented dance and theatre performances, photo projections and testimonial videos about their civic engagement. These exchanges are intended to continue in order to build more bridges allowing youth from all the Mediterranean region to discover and communicate better. The cultural evening took place in Dar Bouras, a former residence in the heart of the Medina of Kairouan, which has become for the ADL a privileged place of commitment for the preservation of the heritage.
The key event of the second day was the “Kairouan City Bike”, which played a vital role as a call to promote youth citizens’ engagement for sustainable human development. The support and participation in the activity of the Mayor of Kairouan, Mr Radouéne Bouden was extremely appreciated. Mr Bouden has biked through the city and its historic monuments with many other citizens, thus representing a concrete example of the prominent role of cycling as an instrument to promote sustainable urban development.
This mobilization of citizens aims at preparing the continuation of the partnership between the city of Kairouan and the city of Strasbourg, ALDA and ADL Tunisia on urban mobility.
The Local Democracy Agency (ADL) Kairouan-Tunisia organised an event on the occasion of the International Solidarity Week entitled “Festival of Solidarity”. It is the first time this festival takes place in Kairouan and it was held in cooperation with the Municipality of Kairouan, the Junior Economic Chamber of Kairouan (JCI-junior) and the Super Bike Kairouan group, taking advantage of their experience and know-how in managing public events about biking.
The program of the festival resulted in two major events held simultaneously on the 22nd and 23rd December 2018. The first day was built around the values of sharing and cultural exchange among young people from Strasbourg, Burkina Faso and Kairouan who have presented dance and theatre performances, photo projections and testimonial videos about their civic engagement. These exchanges are intended to continue in order to build more bridges allowing youth from all the Mediterranean region to discover and communicate better. The cultural evening took place in Dar Bouras, a former residence in the heart of the Medina of Kairouan, which has become for the ADL a privileged place of commitment for the preservation of the heritage.
The key event of the second day was the “Kairouan City Bike”, which played a vital role as a call to promote youth citizens’ engagement for sustainable human development. The support and participation in the activity of the Mayor of Kairouan, Mr Radouéne Bouden was extremely appreciated. Mr Bouden has biked through the city and its historic monuments with many other citizens, thus representing a concrete example of the prominent role of cycling as an instrument to promote sustainable urban development.
This mobilization of citizens aims at preparing the continuation of the partnership between the city of Kairouan and the city of Strasbourg, ALDA and ADL Tunisia on urban mobility.