My Chakchouka | Connecting People To Tunisia

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White-and-blue buildings overlooking the Mediterranean in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia.

Connecting People To Tunisia

My Chakchouka helps people discover the people, products, knowledge, and practices that shape life across Tunisia.

Explore the people behind the products, the landscapes that shape them, the knowledge that explains them, and the relationships that connect them.

Explore Tunisia

Handcrafted Tunisian jewelry displayed on a light surface.

White domed traditional buildings in southern Tunisia.

Young Tunisian artisan standing with a bicycle in his workshop.

People gathered along the waterfront at sunset in Tunisia.

Traditional arched doorway set into a white wall in Tunisia.

Historic carved relief preserved on an earthen wall in Tunisia.

People

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Beekeepers Adel and Aida together during a harvest in Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Tunisian artisan standing among handmade objects in her workshop.

Group of participants gathered outside a wooden building in a mountainous landscape.

Woman overlooking Tunis with the Zitouna Mosque minaret behind her.

Tunisian artisan holding a document inside her workshop.

Two people reviewing a document together during a collaborative meeting in Tunisia.

Tunisian artisan holding a handmade object outdoors.

Beekeepers Adel and Aida together during a harvest in Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Tunisian artisan standing among handmade objects in her workshop.

Group of participants gathered outside a wooden building in a mountainous landscape.

Woman overlooking Tunis with the Zitouna Mosque minaret behind her.

Tunisian artisan holding a document inside her workshop.

Two people reviewing a document together during a collaborative meeting in Tunisia.

Tunisian artisan holding a handmade object outdoors.

People create, preserve, and pass forward the products, knowledge, and practices found across My Chakchouka.

Through artisans, producers, and other contributors, visitors can move beyond the products themselves and better understand the experiences, decisions, environments, and relationships behind them.

Products

Products carry traces of the people who create them, the knowledge that shapes their making, the practices that sustain them, and the places from which they emerge.

Through them, visitors can encounter Tunisia in a tangible way.

Explore Products

How It Holds Together

Handwoven Tunisian basket with a geometric woven pattern.

Close-up of layered earth and natural material textures in Tunisia.

People gathered outside a traditional workshop in Tunisia.

Participants gathered around a table during a My Chakchouka program session.

See It In Practice

Meet the people behind a product, discover what they create, and explore the relationships that shape it.

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Beekeepers Adel and Aida among flowering plants in Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Beekeeper inspecting a honeycomb frame covered with bees during a harvest.

Green cultivated landscape across the hills of Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Hands cutting golden honeycomb on a white plate.

Beekeepers Adel and Aida among flowering plants in Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Beekeeper inspecting a honeycomb frame covered with bees during a harvest.

Green cultivated landscape across the hills of Zaghouan, Tunisia.

Hands cutting golden honeycomb on a white plate.

Meet Adel & Aida

In Zaghouan, Adel and Aida work with the flowering seasons and landscapes that shape each honey harvest.

Meet Adel & Aida

Discover Wild Trilogy

Thyme, sidr, and thistle come together in a honey shaped by the flowers, landscape, and conditions of each harvest.

Discover Wild Trilogy

Understand How Landscapes Shape Honey

Explore how landscapes influence the flowers available to bees and ultimately the character of the honey.

From the journal

Ancient ruins of Carthage overlooking the modern city and Mediterranean coast in Tunisia

Ancient ruins of Carthage overlooking the modern city and Mediterranean coast in Tunisia

Carthage Was Here First: On Power That Does Not Disappear

Explore Carthage in Tunisia, from its rise as a Mediterranean power to its destruction, rebuilding, surviving ruins, and enduring presence today.

Chmissa seated in her Sejnane workshop beside a tray of prepared clay balls.

Chmissa seated in her Sejnane workshop beside a tray of prepared clay balls.

The Village Where Pottery Is Still Made Without a Wheel

See how women in Sejnane, Tunisia, prepare, shape, decorate, and fire pottery by hand without a wheel through Chmissa’s living practice.

Antique map of the African continent labeled Africa, with illustrated coastlines, place names, and sailing ships.

Antique map of the African continent labeled Africa, with illustrated coastlines, place names, and sailing ships.

Why Is Africa Called Africa? The History Behind the Name

Why is Africa called Africa? Trace the name from a historical region centered on present-day Tunisia to the name of an entire continent.

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Take Part

Participation begins with attention.

There are many ways to develop a deeper relationship with the ecosystem.

Flowering courtyard with a blue window and traditional architecture in Tunisia.

Notice

Explore the people, products, stories, and relationships that help shape life across Tunisia.

Tunisian pottery and handmade objects displayed outside an artisan shop.

Support

Support producers, artisans, and practices through the products they help create and the traditions they help sustain.

Two participants in conversation during an ELLEvate program event in Tunisia.

Participate

Follow My Chakchouka’s development and discover opportunities to contribute or collaborate.

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