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November 1, 2016: at the family oil mill with her grandfather Ramadan Sghaier—a man and a place that inspire the young Franco-Tunisian woman in all her community and entrepreneurial projects. Since she was 11, Sarah Toumi has been a firm believer in collective action. In 2008, she founded Dream, a “network for exchange and action for development” aimed at young people. Now 29, Sarah Toumi left Paris in 2012 to return to the Tunisian countryside and reconnect with her childhood memories. Unable to forget the inequality and poverty that prevailed in Bir Salah, her grandfather’s village in the Sfax region (central Tunisia), she created Acacias for All, a “social enterprise.” Her goal: to reduce the water shortage in this community affected by climate change. This initiative earned Sarah Toumi the distinction of being the only Arab and African woman to appear on the 2016 global list of the top 30 entrepreneurs under 30, compiled by the American magazine Forbes.

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