Orange Tunisia and UNDP Tunisia strengthen their cooperation for a more sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development
Orange Tunisia and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Tunisia signed today, Thursday, January 13, 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their cooperation for a more sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development.
This memorandum of understanding, which was signed by Mr. Thierry Millet, CEO of Orange Tunisia and Ms. Martine Therer, Acting Resident Representative of UNDP in Tunisia, has the main objective of jointly supporting inclusive local development, mainly through the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the integration of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tunisia.development, mainly through the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Tunisia.
More specifically, the two partners undertake through this agreement to work, through an action plan to be jointly established, for the strengthening of the local economy throughout the country.to strengthen throughout the year, the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, especially in the regions of Gabès, Medenine, Tataouine, Gafsa, Tozeur and Kébili; each party bringing its expertise and mobilizing its resources and programs, such as the Orange Digital Center ecosystem, the Digital Houses, the UNDP Entrepreneurship for Development project, or UNDP Tunisia Accelerator Lab.
Both parties aim to design and test innovative, inclusive and sustainable solutions that support the local socio-economic fabric through theThe two parties aim to design and test innovative, inclusive and sustainable solutions that support the local socio-economic fabric through the inclusion of young people, especially young women entrepreneurs and micro-entrepreneurs, through digital literacy, while raising awareness of both environmental protection and issues related to climate change, as well as the SDGs.
On the occasion of the signing, Mr. Thierry Millet recalled "that Orange Tunisia had already initiated a collaboration with UNDP Tunisia in December 2019 on the occasion of the 25th United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP25, by co-organizing a digital workshop #SuperCodersThis collaboration was renewed at the COP26 last November.This partnership is therefore a consolidation of this collaboration and a common vision for greater socio-economic inclusion, in which digital technology has its rightful place.It will certainly strengthen all our programs to support youth employability, empower women and promote entrepreneurship, particularly in the regions. And moreover, the proven expertise of UNDP Tunisia in environmental and climate change can only be useful to enrich our strategy of social responsibility, which is based on the United Nations Global Compact and the SDGs among others, "he added.
Ms. Martine Therer said that "The Tunisian population has been strongly impacted by the health crisis, which has particularly affected young people and women and increased their marginalization. UNDP and Orange Tunisia have decided to join their efforts to help them and contribute to the socio-economic recovery of Tunisia, by promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development. UNDP welcomes this partnership and Orange Tunisia's commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including the ambition to promote economic growth and decent work for all (SDG 8).cent for all (MDG 8), achieving gender equality and empowering women and girls (MDG 5), reducing inequality (MDG 10) and of course building partnerships for the achievement of the MDGs (MDG 17). We will work together to raise awareness among Tunisian youth about sustainable development issues such as climate, biodiversity, energy, water, and the environment.We will work together to raise awareness among Tunisian youth on sustainable development issues such as climate, biodiversity, energy, water, poverty, gender equality, economic prosperity, peace, health, education, agriculture, etc. We want to mobilize young people to get involved and actively contribute to social change in their communities, in their regions and at the national level. In all our joint ventures, we will pay special attention to women, youth and vulnerable groups, and we will work to fulfill the promise at the heart of the 2030 Agenda, ensuring that no one is "left behind.
Source: africanmanager.com
