“When young people come together to create, question, and dream ; change is no longer a possibility, it becomes a process.”
The Concluding FOYER Workshop, held on October 25–26, 2025, at El Space in Tunis, crowned a remarkable year of learning, creativity, and collaboration. It was not merely a closing event, but the culmination of a collective journey a process of growth, engagement, and discovery that began months earlier and continues to inspire beyond its end.
From its very first steps, FOYER has been more than a project. It has been a living experience, one that connected young Tunisians with educators and facilitators from PH Zürich and iiDebate around a shared vision: empowering youth to lead, create, and sustain meaningful change in their communities.
The journey began in November 2024, at the Jedaida Youth Center, with the workshop “Discover Your Skills”. Club leaders explored how to use the CORE program as a resource, discovered music as a tool for self-reflection, and strengthened their facilitation and management skills. By the end of the session, 10 youth clubs were ready to launch by January 2025, led by motivated young changemakers.
In April 2025, the adventure crossed borders to Zurich for “Motivation and Inspiration for Youth Work through Exchange”. This encounter offered new perspectives on youth work, educational approaches, and the role of creative learning in building leadership and social awareness. Through making, music, and cooking, participants experienced how open and playful atmospheres can nurture confidence and collaboration.
Between April and October 2025, the clubs continued their activities on the ground organizing sessions, experimenting with creative learning methods, and engaging their peers in dialogue and community-building. This period reflected the true essence of FOYER: learning by doing, where young leaders applied their skills and deepened their impact within their local contexts.
In October 2025, the project entered its most creative and reflective phase: with “Making: A Practical Approach to Enhance Cooperation, Creativity and Communication”, youth explored LEGO® Serious Play and Design Thinking with Thomas Staub (PH Zürich), discovering hands-on tools to inspire innovation in their clubs.
Shortly after, “Media, Creativity and Criticism: What People Do with Media, What Media Do with People”, led by Peter Holzwarth (PH Zürich), encouraged participants to think critically about cyberbullying, AI, and fake news, while exploring creative writing, mindfulness, and photography as means of expression and reflection.
Finally, the Concluding FOYER Workshop, facilitated by Mohamed Ouahebi (IIDebate), Doris Kuhn, Manuel Zolliker, and Samir Boulos (PH Zürich), brought the entire community together to celebrate achievements and envision the future. Participants presented their progress, reflected on lessons learned, and explored how to sustain youth clubs and creative initiatives using the newly developed FOYER manual, “Kutayib.”
It was a space for reflection, evaluation, and above all, inspiration proving that when young people are empowered, guided, and trusted, they can transform not only their surroundings but also themselves.
This collective success was made possible through the dedication of facilitators, the support of PH Zürich – International Projects in Education, and the unwavering energy of Tunisian youth, who filled every session with creativity, curiosity, and commitment.
Foyer :The End of a Chapter, the Beginning of Many Stories
And yet, this moment is not an end. It marks a new beginning for Jedaida’s young leaders and for countless others who will use Kutayib to launch their own initiatives, connect with peers, and shape their communities.
The FOYER journey continues, in every youth center, in every idea, and in every young person who believes that change is built, step by step, together.
Stay tuned… more chapters are yet to be written!
