Tunisia: Nation's Rural Poor Pose Steep Learning Curve for World Bank-Funded Scheme

Beja — Tunisia's rural poor have come into focus since the revolution that overthrew the regime of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali almost two years ago.

Until that first uprising of the Arab spring, people in rural areas featured only occasionally in Tunisian media coverage, as mute recipients of top-down projects.

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