Tunisian SarahToumi wins 2016 Rolex Award

Sarah Toumi, 29, France/Tunisia, President of the Dream in Tunisia Association and General Manager of Acacias for all, is one of the five Young Laureates that won the Rolex Enterprise Award for 2016. She is spearheading a grass-roots initiative, Acacias for All, in Tunisia, to fight the country’s desertification caused by climate change and reduce poverty among farmers through reforestation and crops more suited to a lower rainfall. She is also one of the 10 laureates of “France is committed to the South”, a presidential device that rewards the best…