
<p>March 13th was a day to remember in Tunisia this year. That day, Muhammad Yunus, the Bangladeshi Noble Prize winner and one of the most inspiring entrepreneurs in the world, visited to launch the Holistic Social Business Movement in Africa.</p><p>The program, which was launched by Yunus Social Business in collaboration with the African Development Bank, will be piloted in Tunisia, Uganda and Togo, beginning in the middle of 2014, to support entrepreneurship and build social business incubators.</p><p>Why was it so critical? The conference occurred just a day after a young Tunisian set himself on fire in the city center. Reports stated that the late individual denounced his dire economic condition as a jobless Tunisian, echoing the sentiment of many frustrated young Tunisians, including, most famously, Mohamed Bouazizi, who sparked the revolution.</p><p>It's clear that today, many Tunisians still yearn for concrete measures that will create job opportunities. While the state has failed to provide clear plans for development, Tunisian youth are now turning to other means of empowering themselves.</p><p><a href="http://www.wamda.com/2013/04/social-business-gets-a-boost-in-tunisia">Keep reading...</a></p>