Wala Kasmi - YouthDecides
Wala Kasmi has helped open the political system for young Tunisians. She is also enabling them to turn their skills as digital natives into jobs and prosperity. Both strengthen democracy in Tunisia—rare in the region—and lessen radicalization.
To connect the YouthDecides network across the country, Wala drafts “community ambassadors” between the ages of 18 and 35 and trains them to recruit and lead teams of young people to participate in politics and use their technical skills for employment. Wala provides these young ambassadors access to a support system and a set of tools, further increasing participation and impact.
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