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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Samir Gandoura, director of the Association for the Protection of the Mahdia Medina
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Mohamed Fraj, a 75-year-old retired resident of Mahdia thinks that the rubbish collection project is a success and has made the medina more beautiful
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Mohamed Turki, 50, was born and has lived in the heart of Mahdia's medina. He is pleased that the household waste collection project has made the area more attractive and the disposal of bags became an everyday automatic reflex for residents
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
MED'ACT making a difference in Mahdia -The European Union's MED'ACT programme helped inhabitants of Mahdia's medina by obtaining a suitable vehicle to move comfortably through the labyrinthine medina and regularly collect the household rubbish
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Educating residents of Mahdia's medina to leave their rubbish in bags at a set time was key to the project's success
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Waste disposal became a reflex action for inhabitants of the medina of Mahdia and the neighbourhood has been transformed
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Four years after the start of the waste disposal collection project, both residents and officials agree that it is a fine example of the continuity of the the European Union action
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Waste collection service in partnership with the European Union is part of a series of urban cooperation programmes focusing on sustainable development
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
The great mosque of Mahdia - built in the 10th century - is a source of immense pride among inhabitants of the city
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
The architecture of the narrow streets in Mahdia does undoubtedly have a certain charm, but they were unable to accommodate the vehicles used by the municipal authorities to collect household waste
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Waste collection - a reflex habit in Mahdia's medina: inhabitants dispose their household waste by leaving it outside their homes in bags
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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Tunisia - A pioneering scheme which has transformed the medina - CIUDAD (12 photos)
Unique neighbourhood: The fact that the neighbourhood was built as a stronghold goes a long way towards explaining the narrowness of the streets and the difficulty its inhabitants encounter in meeting the demands of modern life
(Photo: Lotfi Touati – ENPI Info Centre)
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