And despite Tunisia's own biting economic crisis and the rampant poverty in its under-developed south, local associations have banded together to offer the less fortunate support. Awa, from Ivory Coast, speaks good French, but wants to learn to read and write in the language. These limitations prompted the Organisation for the Support of Migrants to form and kick into action. In the small classroom hosting the French class, Tunisian citizen Fatma hopes to learn French in order to join her brother in France. While there is an inclination to help migrants at the local level, there is resistance at the national level.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 06, 2021 02:15 UTC