2024–2025 Cohort Presentation
Clémence Philippon
28, Founder of Cosmic Mektoob - France
Project: A digital media platform celebrating the richness of Arab and Persian worlds, highlighting their cultures, events, and heritage, and sharing authentic recommendations to challenge stereotypes.
Yasmine Haggag
36, Douze Syllabes – Vox Lab Méditerranée - Egypt
Project: Revalorizing literature and the humanities within Egypt’s francophone community to foster cultural exchange, engagement, and connection between both shores of the Mediterranean.
Walid Bekhti
28 - France
Project: Promoting diversity in the audiovisual and creative industries by supporting young creators from diverse backgrounds through mentoring, workshops, and exchanges with professionals.
Hussein Eddeb
36, In the House of Her Father - Libya
Project: Exploring art as a form of resistance through a feature-length documentary on Libyan artist Hadia Gana, highlighting cultural preservation, women’s resilience, and independent creativity.
Soufiane Hennani
32, Machi Rojola - Morocco
Project: Creating an alternative space to rethink masculinities and deconstruct patriarchal gender norms. The platform explores new ways of being a man-through listening, reflection, and slowing down-via podcasts, articles, and visual content.
Rayan Mahfouz
28, Shooting Stars Academy - Lebanon
Project: Enhancing employability, mental health, and physical well-being of youth and persons with disabilities through sports programs in Lebanon and the wider MENA region.
Mohamed Anwar
32, Autour de Nos Histoires Personnelles - Egypt
Project: An imaginative project exploring the deep, fragile, and intimate relationship between personal memories and Egyptian cities.
Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed
36, Paix Verte - Mauritania
Project: Promoting peace and social cohesion through reforestation, sanitation activities, and environmental awareness campaigns led by youth and volunteer refugees from the M’Berra camp.
Blanca Miranda Aranda
34, La Chaussette Trouée - Spain
Project: Revalorizing everyday noble materials to create illustrated educational tools that help children and adults discover nature and learn foreign languages through sensory experience.
Mehdi Rayan Abbas
25, SNOW Algérien - Algeria
Project: Promoting social inclusion of marginalized communities through art, improving access to healthcare, rights, and information via socially engaged artistic projections.
Ilyes Louati
29, THEM Voices - Tunisia
Project: Creating a Mediterranean artistic collaboration platform offering workshops (DJing, breakdance, graffiti) and creative labs to strengthen women’s presence in the arts scene and amplify their voices.
Deborah Borg Brincat
34, Berne - Malta
Project: Raising awareness about the climate emergency and social justice while offering hope for the future through poetic music. Her group Berne released its debut album 789 (2024), available on streaming platforms.
Erna Almansouri
23, Tussna App - Libya
Project: Promoting the teaching of Tamazight in Libya through the Tussna educational platform, offering free workshops for teachers with modern pedagogical methods to preserve the At Willul dialect.
Mohamed Rafat Shaat
22, The Mediterranean Youth Group - Egypt
Project: Engaging Mediterranean youth in environmental policy, climate action, and sustainable development through advocacy, capacity-building, and cross-border collaboration.
Reem Daher
22, Brightful - Lebanon
Project: Promoting women’s and youth rights, gender equality, peacebuilding, and active youth participation in decision-making processes in northern Lebanon.
Georges Mrad
25, Volunteering Marathon - Lebanon
Project: Mobilizing Lebanese youth for social, environmental, and humanitarian volunteer missions, promoting active citizenship and creating lasting impact over a 42-day engagement.
Mohamed Elsayed
31, Semsemia Tours - Egypt
Project: Highlighting Egypt’s decentralized heritage through a rural tourism platform that connects travelers with immersive village experiences led by local communities.
Jummah Alsileeni
28, Peace Pulse - Libya
Project: Strengthening climate resilience, social cohesion, and access to water and civic spaces in Alkufra, Qatroun, and Zliten by empowering youth, women, and displaced people through concrete actions and community dialogue.
Giorgia Piovesan
25, Le Port des Horizons - Chroniques de la Méditerranéenne - Italy
Project: Offering an immersive cultural program in Marseille to explore Mediterranean history and culture through classes, guided visits, and workshops on art, landscapes, and regional traditions.
Aziz Mbarek
23, Mushroom Production - Tunisia
Project: Producing immersive musical experiences in lesser-known or underused Mediterranean heritage sites, blending nature and sound to reveal these spaces in a new light.
Zineb Ben Abderrazik
25, Kalimates - Morocco
Project: Creating a space for open, well-documented dialogue on Morocco and its possible futures through a podcast featuring researchers, practitioners, artists, and engaged citizens.
Nadjib Adda Abdelkader
24, Kissas Men Rouh El Jdoud - Algeria
Project: Reviving traditional Mediterranean tales and legends through a series that links each story to contemporary issues such as migration, identity, and cultural exchange.
Lina Hammoumi
23, 3WINATI - Morocco
Project: Facilitating English learning through a trilingual collection of stories available as books and kamishibai boards, combining superhero adventures, playful visual approaches, and sign language for sensory and embodied learning.