AIESEC Medina Reception Booklet

AIESEC Medina in Tunisia

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Capital : Tunis Religion : Islam, Chritian & Jewish Languages : Arabic, French & English Currency : Tunisian Dinar (TND) Coastline : 1300 Km of mediterranean Area : 165,000 Km² Population : 10.732.900 inhabitants States : 24

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Tunisia is situated on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, midway between the Atlantic Ocean and the Nile Delta. It is bordered by Algeria on the west and Libya on the south east. It lies between latitudes 30째 and 38째N, and longitudes 7째 and 12째E. An abrupt southward turn of the Mediterranean coast in northern Tunisia gives the country two distinctive Mediterranean coasts, west-east in the north, and north-south in the east.

Though it is relatively small in size, Tunisia has great environmental diversity due to its north-south extent. Its east-west extent is limited. Differences in Tunisia, like the rest of the Maghreb, are largely north-south environmental differences defined by sharply decreasing rainfall southward from any point. The Dorsal, the eastern extension of the Atlas Mountains, runs across Tunisia in a northeasterly direction from the Algerian border in the west to the Cape Bon peninsula in the east. North of the Dorsal is the Tell, a region characterized by low, rolling hills and plains, again an extension of mountains to the west in Algeria. In the Khroumerie, the northwestern corner of the Tunisian Tell, elevations reach 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) and snow occurs in winter.

The Sahel, a broadening coastal plain along Tunisia's eastern Mediterranean coast, is among the world's premier areas of olive cultivation. Inland from the Sahel, between the Dorsal and a range of hills south of Gafsa, are the Steppes. Much of the southern region is semi-arid and desert.

Tunisia has a coastline 1,148 kilometres (713 mi) long. In maritime terms, the country claims a contiguous zone of 24 nautical miles (44.4 km; 27.6 mi), and a territorial sea of 12 nautical miles (22.2 km; 13.8 mi).

Tunisia's climate is Mediterranean in the north, with mild rainy winters and hot, dry summers.The south of the country is desert. The terrain in the north is mountainous, which, moving south, gives way to a hot, dry central plain. The south is semiarid, and merges into the Sahara. A series of salt lakes, known as chotts or shatts, lie in an east-west line at the northern edge of the Sahara, extending from the Gulf of Gabes into Algeria. The lowest point is Shatt al Gharsah at 17 metres (56 ft) below sea level and the highest is Jebel ech Chambi at 1,544 metres (5,066 ft). According to the customs of the Troglodytes, to avert perishing by dehydration in the hot sand dunes, the locals drink a good quantity of water, eat some food, then drink a measure of olive oil.

This seals the stomach, so that the water is released slowly into the system. After consumption, they do not eat or drink until the following day.

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Tunisian cuisine, the cuisine of Tunisia, is a blend of Mediterranean and desert dwellers' culinary traditions. Its distinctive spicy fieriness comes from neighbouring Mediterranean countries and the many civilizations which have ruled the land now known as Tunisia: Romans, Arabs, Turkish, French, and the native Punics-Berber people. Many of the cooking styles and utensils began to take shape when the ancient tribes were nomads. Nomadic people were limited in their cooking implements by what pots and pans they could carry with them. A tagine in Tunisia, is very different from the moroccan dish. It is a type of a pie dish, made out of eggs, meat and vegetables, similar to the Italian frittata or the eggah. Pork is not traditionally used since its consumption is forbidden in the Sharia, the religious laws of Islam.

The openness to tourism also brought international cuisines, like the chinese, indian, japanese cuisine, or fast-food. Moreover the intensification of commercial exchanges with Europe and the rest of the world, makes available products until then, unknown or unusual.

Like all countries in the Mediterranean basin, Tunisia offers a "sun cuisine," based mainly on olive oil, spices, tomatoes, seafood and meat.

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1 TND = 0.44 Eur 5TND = 2.18 Eur

10 TND = 4.36 Eur 50 TND = 21.81 Eur

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Tunisia has 7 international airports but the rail transport is the principal activity at the national leverl as regards transport. it consicts of a national network of 1905 kilometers of railways and 200 stations. The length of the road network is 18 997 km and makes it possible to link the various regions of the country and to connect Tunisia to its Algerian and Libyan neighbours

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TBT Project Your Job Description

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Take a step and be a part of it !!

AIESEC Medina gives you the opportunity to have an lasting impact on childrens’ life through « Tomorrow Begins today » Project .

Working with children never been this fun, sports , arts and language classes for children between 4 – 10 years old.

Teach them and learn from them the faith in a stronger and a better Tunisia .

The realization will be between divided into 2 periods

From June 1st to July 15 and from July 16 to August 31 For more information about the project,just write to : mehditurki13@gmail.com Lina.zouarii@gmail.com Develop and present workshops and lessons for 4 to 10 years old children . . Assist the kindergarten or the club educators during the week throughout the classes.

During the working days of the week which are 5 days , the trainee should present art classes (MUSIC , PAINTING , DANCING) and language classes Organize small games for team buildings to the children they can learn through them.

Prepare promotion materials, Picture videos and articles to promote Tunisia. Be creative, proactive and ready to adapt yourself to different types of working conditions and environments. Share your own culture to the children.

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Live a multicultural experience through the Global Village

An event that gathers all the exchange participants , where each one represents his/her country the way he/she wants to show it to the rest of the world and mainly to locals : that can includes traditional clothes , dishes , dances , drinks etc .. , or something that makes that country special and keeps its authenticity.

Show the rest of the world your country , the way you see it.

And at the same time , seize the global village to know more about other countries .

Prepare yourself for it , it can’t get more exciting than this

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mehditurki13@gmail.com Lina.zouarii@gmail.com