Mohamed Ali Ben Yedder
Daly graduated with a master’s degree in risk assessment and management in insurance and banking from the University of Tunis Manar in 2022. He has decided to create a career in which he can make a difference and be a thought leader who inspires others in society.
Daly was lucky enough to be part of the Lazord Fellowship family through UTIL and placed at the Tunisian Association of Public Auditors, where he coordinates Civic Engagement Programs. He has experience in community engagement projects, coordination and mentorship.
Beyond everything, Daly is passionate about the arts, in particular music, cinema, and traveling.
Khouloud Kechiche
Khouloud is a freelance journalist who graduated from the Institute of Press and Information Sciences in 2020. She is currently a journalist and a showrunner at Boubli, a youth-led digital media platform. She worked as a communications officer at Culture Funding Watch, within the framework of the Lazord Fellowship 2021-2022 and as a consultant with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES – Tunisia). Besides her passion for journalism, Khouloud is a Soliya Connect Program Alumna. Previously she worked with La Presse, Democracy International, Jawhara Fm, Misk Fm and Tunivisions as a journalist intern.
Nada Bedchiche
Nada Bedchiche is a public law graduate passionate about human rights, gender, and youth participation in public life.
She has volunteering experience with multiple NGOs such as Inno-Peace, Hult-Prize and IIDebate. She has worked on different topics and has been in different positions ranging from editing to coordination. She is also a civic education trainer who has worked with teenagers in middle schools. In addition, she has worked as a project assistant in the field of local governance. She is currently a public law researcher and a part-time lecturer in public international law, which allows her to have good knowledge of research methods.
“Being part of [the] Lazord Fellowship would be a conducive environment to brainstorm, have constructive debates and to work with people who have already worked on the same cause. It’s an opportunity to be part of a team with a vision of the future and whose ideas and projects are sustainable.”
Noomen Noomen
Noomen is a young Tunisian filmmaker holding a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering. After a year of working in this field, he decided to live his dream by studying cinema at the University of Carthage’s Gammarth Higher School of Audiovisual and Cinema (ESAC).
In 2019 he filmed his first amateur independent film, a traveling documentary (PRAVO) in Serbia for EXIT festival which was selected in over 17 film festivals.
During the first global quarantine in 2020, he filmed his first school film on his own, as a specific project: an experimental documentary (EARTH IS HOME) in different 5 countries (USA, Iran, Russia, Croatia, and Australia) which was selected in over 100 film festivals all over the world in Africa, America, Europe, and Asia. Besides, it has won the best international recognition film award at the 3rd Nepal Cultural International Film Festival, Winner of Dhaka OIC youth capital film award in Bangladesh, Winner as the Best International Short Documentary at Khamrubu International Short Film Festival in India, and Winner as the Best Arabic Short Documentary at WICA Los Angeles in USA.
In 2021 he filmed his first experimental film project (METROPOLIS) within Ciné Par’Court program, supported by Goethe institute and produced by CNCI (National Centre of Cinema and Picture) in Tunisia.
In 2022 He filmed his first fiction film project (AQUARIUM) produced by IOM (International Organization for Migrations).
In 2023 he worked as Assistant Media and Communications Manager at Jamaity NGO within Lazord fellowship and was the team member winner of Lazord research project. Currently, he is working on his master’s degree at the National School of Architecture and Urban Planning (ENAU). Moreover, he the Communications manager at Ifriqiya NGO.
Arij Tounsi
Arij, a highly dedicated and ambitious person, holds a bachelor’s degree in English and is an M.A. graduate in English Literature. She is a translator and an English teacher. Her experiences shaped her skills and helped her to become proficient in translation and skilled in delivering engaging and interactive lessons. However, Arij has also decided to explore working with organizations that focus on social change. Volunteering within WeYouth organization granted her the chance to dive deeper into civic engagement. The Lazord Fellowship came right on time. It allowed her to build her capacities and granted her the chance to implement her newly acquired skills to create change in her region. Her path will always be marked by this fellowship experience. Arij is on a continuous journey of learning. She will continue wandering and wondering, constantly looking for new challenges to further improve her performance.
Ons Ben Sassi
Ons Ben Sassi recently graduated from the Higher Institute of Fine Arts in Tunis with a research master’s degree in interior architecture. Before being placed as a project coordinator in a Tunisian CSO with the Lazord Fellowship, Ons got a certificate in UX/UI design.
She has worked as a founding membre of Rotaract Club, a nonprofit civic-based organisation which focuses on the development of young adults as leaders in their communities and workplaces. She has also participated in Tunisian Model United Nations by being part of a debate on the power of migration flows during the creation of a sustainable economy.
Her native language is Arabic, but she is fluent in spoken and written French and English, and soon German. In addition, she is skilled in digital marketing, web design and design softwares such as 3DsMax, Photoshop, etc. Ons is highly motivated as an ambitious and polyvalent person who brings to bear all her efforts and skills. She will inspire you to do work you’re proud of.
Yasminn Rekik
Yassmin is passionate about personal growth, animals rights, global issues and volunteering. She worked at an international company that worked with a US sales department in addition to interning at the post office. She is currently volunteering at Sfax El Meziena as an external relations developer. She has had diverse volunteering experiences with organizations such as AIESEC, the Wonder, the Red Cross, and PNUD. She is a native speaker of Arabic, has an advanced level in French, and is fluent in English. Yasmin is always looking for new opportunities to challenge herself, learn new things, fulfill her potential, enhance her skills and network.
Rania Triki
Rania has a background in law, with a bachelor’s degree in private law and a master’s degree in democracy and electoral management. She is passionate about women’s rights, minority rights, and children with disabilities. She volunteer in a deaf mute association, and is now working with Article 19 through the Lazord Fellowship.
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” -Nelson Mandela
Aya Azouz
Aya is an energetic individual with a passion for volunteering, fieldwork, networking, and rapid learning. The Lazord experience has helped her built her professional outlook and understanding of her work style.
In her roles as a Scout Leader with LST, an IR Partnership Manager with The Changers, and a content creator and member of FALSO, she continually strives to extract maximum value from every opportunity, eagerly absorbing new knowledge and experiences at every turn.
She is currently a research student in Migration studies.
Khouloud Faizy
Khouloud works to create change in the health care services, for them to be human-centered and gender oriented. She graduated as a midwife from the higher school of health sciences and techniques in 2021. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in human rights and international humanitarian law, in parallel with a master’s degree in governance of public policy. In 2021, she won the Ambassador for a Day competition that was organized by the British Embassy in Tunisia. She co-founded an independent movement, Ambassadors for Equality, which provides programs to empower underserved girls and young women to claim their rights and create a healthier environment where they can live free from discrimination and violence. She and her team implemented two programs, TeenGirlsLead and Power Voices Challenge.
Khoulud’s journey with the Academy of National Dialogue (AND) began in 2020 as a project manager. She managed a team, organized and moderated 2 seminars about gender equality and women’s rights, one in collaboration with the municipality of Tunis, and the other in collaboration with the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), where she demonstrated great public speaking and team-work skills. She also organized and moderated online seminars about education, environment and local authority after the pandemic. She is a trainer in human rights, gender equality, and democracy, and has facilitated workshops and dialogue sessions on different subjects.