Marlies, 73, pensioner from Germany living in Djerba, 2950 dinars per month
| 02 July 2022 | 0 minutes
When she was still living in Germany, Marlies could barely afford paying her bills and had to work a minijob to top up her pension. After nine years of struggling financially, she decided to move to Tunisia, hoping that this would improve her situation
Nadia 34, web editor and divorced mother, 2820 dinars per month
| 13 September 2021 | 0 minutes
It's 6pm, and Nadia is navigating the traffic as fast as she can. She just finished work and picked her daughter up from school, but she has to hurry: two women are expecting her in an hour for a private English class. Between her work, her daughter and her other activities, her day to day life is not easy.
Mahmoud, 28 years old, petrol smuggler, 7200 dinars per month
| 30 August 2021 | 0 minutes
Mahmoud* is 28 years old. The young man is not very tall but well-built and clean-cut, which comes in handy in his line of work: smuggling petrol.
Chedli, 51 years old, manager of a car parts shop, 17,000 dinars per month
| 04 July 2021 | 5 minutes
The phone never stops ringing. To have a conversation with Chedli*, you have to be patient and accept that you will be interrupted every five minutes. Chedli, 51, is a car parts dealer in Tunis who runs three shops, including a wholesale outlet.
Mejdi, 26, A Tunisian student in Paris, in precarity and without income
| 06 June 2021 | 0 minutes
When Mejdi arrived in Paris in September 2019, he carried with him a suitcase, 6,900 euros, and a heavy weight on his conscience: to be able to study in France, he had mortgaged his family home. Veiled behind his sense of humour and good mood, the young man hides a great fragility linked to his financial precariousness.
Neziha, 62 years old, retired, 300 dt per month
| 26 February 2021 | 0 minutes
Neziha* recently quit her job at a private religious school and now has no income or health insurance. Both divorced and childless, she lives alone in a studio in her family’s old garage.
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