The Diaspora Is Returning, But Not Alone

There’s a new kind of return happening in Tunisia. And it doesn’t look like what you’ve seen before.

For decades, return meant retirement, or regret.

Come back after your best years abroad, when the body is tired and the passport is worn.

Come back to build a villa, not a future.

But now, something else is taking root. A return that doesn’t ask you to start from zero. A return that gives you tools, partners, space.

This is not a call to come back for the sake of it. It’s a map of what’s already in motion, so you know you’re not alone.

Diasporactive: L’héritage des racines

Diasporactive is one of those rare programs that feels like it gets it.

Not the politics. Not the hype.

The reality of being Tunisian, living abroad, and wondering if there’s a way back that makes sense.

It was created for people like you, Tunisians abroad with ideas, skills, and questions.

Can I build something here?

Will I be alone?

Will the system crush me, or can I shape it?

Diasporactive doesn’t offer romantic promises.

It offers infrastructure:

a structure built by the inclusive incubator 1KUB, with deep links to Tunisia’s entrepreneurial fabric.

The program connects you with local facilitators, helps shape your business model, and surrounds you with others walking the same path.

It doesn’t erase the difficulty.

It just means you won’t face it alone.

“Diasporactive promotes a reverse brain drain.” (La Presse, January 2025)

A reverse brain drain.

A new kind of migration.

Not escape — return.

The People Behind the Systems

Behind every system, there are people who believed before it made sense.

At 1KUB, Jalel Ben Romdhane and Dr. Emna Jemmali have spent years designing frameworks for inclusive, long-term entrepreneurship, especially for women and the diaspora.

At Open Minds Community, Yousra Magouri is building bridges between Tunisia and the global tech world, through mentoring, community spaces, and diaspora-driven collaboration.

Between these systems, My Chakchouka was born too.

As a structure. Designed to hold dignity and continuity.

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If You’re Part of the Diaspora — This Is for You

We know what it feels like to hesitate.

To want to come back but feel like it’s a step backwards.

To wonder if your French is rusty, your Arabic offbeat, your place… gone.

It’s not.

You were never forgotten.

And you’re not alone if you return.

There are programs now. People. Support. Shared pain and shared purpose.

And Tunisia? It still belongs to you, even if you haven’t walked its streets in years.

If You’re Not Ready Yet

That’s okay.

We’re still here. Quietly building.

But if one day the pull is stronger than the fear — come.

You’ll find others.

Some who never left.

Some who came back.

Some who came back different.

And all of them ready to build something that lasts.

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If this speaks to you, share it with someone who’s been thinking of coming back.

Sometimes we just need to know we won’t be the only one at the airport.