The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tunisia launched the first Pluri’Elles Pitch Competition in Tunisia ! HawKar won the Finale of The Next Women Pitch Competition in Tunis powered by the Dutch Embassy and we are looking forward to being welcomed with the finalists to the Netherlands in October.

As part of its efforts to strengthen the socioeconomic position of women in Tunisia, particularly the promotion of female entrepreneurship, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tunis organized the first Pitch Competition for women entrepreneurs in Tunisia coinciding with the visit to Tunisia of Mrs. Sigrid Kaag, Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The event was organized in partnership with The Next Women Tunisie and project holders presented their startup projects in front of an audience of investors and accelerators, to an international jury.

The first 6 winners of the Pluri’Elles Pitch Competition are invited for a study trip to the Netherlands, organized and funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Tunisia. At the same time, the first winner, HawKar, have the honor of participating in the finale of the International Next Women Pitch Competition in Amsterdam, which will take place on October 2018!

A big thank to the host, CEPEX and all the judges, both from the semi-finals & the Grand Finale. With a special thank to the minister Sigrid Kaag, chairman of the jury in the Grand Finale.