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Collaborative Design in Tunis | El Warcha

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El Warcha means workshop in Arabic. It is a collective and maker-space founded in 2016 in the medina of Tunis, Tunisia. It aims to promote hands-on education and civic actions through the making of temporary urban furniture, art installations and public events with local inhabitants. With members of its community moving around, the project established itself in Tottenham in north London in 2018, and in Lisbon since 2020. It has also operated regularly in Nefta in south Tunisia since 2019.

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Connect with El Warcha 👉https://www.instagram.com/el_warcha/

Hosted by Sabine Boghossian 👉 https://www.instagram.com/sabineboghossian/

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