Machroui for Traditional Crafts and Creative Work
Machroui lil Sinaat Taklideya w al Ibdaeya
Microcred Supporting the Orange Economy
This loan of up to 40,000 dinars is intended for craftspeople, creators and holders of traditional or contemporary expertise seeking to develop or strengthen their business. It can finance the purchase of raw materials, workshop modernisation, the acquisition of tools or equipment, and the marketing of products (exhibitions, online sales, packaging, etc.).
- Independent craftspeople: People practising traditional trades such as pottery, weaving, leatherworking, jewellery making, metalworking, upholstery, etc.
- Women craftspeople and creators: Women in rural or urban areas engaged in handmade, textile or decorative production.
- Young creators and designers: Young entrepreneurs working in artistic crafts, design, fashion or digital creation.
- Purchase of raw materials and production tools
- Workshop modernisation (equipment, fitting-out)
- Access to sales channels (markets, online platforms)
- Support for bringing products to the local market
- Support for formalising the business activity
- Start-up capital (equipment purchases, prototype development)
- Financing for communication or exhibitions
- Development of a brand or label
Be between 18 and 68 years old
- Copy of the national identity card
- Proof of business activity (lease agreement or premises title deed, commercial register, business licence, or other supporting documents, etc.)
- Proof of address (STEG/SONEDE utility bills or other supporting documents)
- Proof of income or repayment commitment (personal or business bank statements, if the applicant has a bank account)
Note: This list is not exhaustive and depends on the nature of the activity.
Machroui for Alternative Tourism
Machroui lil Siyaha al Badila
This loan is intended for project developers, entrepreneurs and local stakeholders involved in developing sustainable and responsible tourism. It can finance the creation or renovation of accommodation facilities (lodges, guesthouses, campsites, ecotourism routes), the purchase of environmentally friendly equipment, online promotion of projects and staff training.
- Small rural accommodation providers and eco-lodges: Individual operators or families offering lodges, guesthouses or environmentally responsible campsites.
- Any activity involving the promotion of local natural and cultural heritage.
- Guides, tourism craftspeople and local operators: Independent guides, local associations, heritage craftspeople and traditional restaurant operators.
- Any activity related to tourism entertainment or visitor experiences.
- Small craft businesses: Established workshops employing a few workers or apprentices and producing furniture, decorative objects, handcrafted goods, clothing or accessories.
- Young graduates of vocational training centres: Young people trained in manual and craft trades (cabinetmaking, sewing, ceramics, painting, masonry, metalworking, etc.) who wish to start their own business.
- Financing for fitting out or renovating hospitality facilities
- Purchase of environmentally friendly equipment (solar power, sanitation, waste sorting)
- Online promotion and bookings
- Purchase of professional equipment (vehicles, outdoor equipment, digital tools)
- Financing for training (languages, hospitality, safety)
- Capital to launch ecotourism routes
Be between 18 and 68 years old
- Copy of the national identity card
- Proof of business activity (lease agreement or premises title deed, commercial register, business licence, or other supporting documents, etc.)
- Proof of address (STEG/SONEDE utility bills or other supporting documents)
- Proof of income or repayment commitment (personal or business bank statements, if the applicant has a bank account)
Note: This list is not exhaustive and depends on the nature of the activity.
Machroui for Cultural and Creative Industries
Machroui lil Sinaat Thakafeya w al Ibdaeya
This loan supports artists, entrepreneurs and cultural organisations in launching, producing or distributing creative projects. It can finance the creation of artistic works, the purchase of artistic or audiovisual equipment, event production or the development of cultural businesses (design, audiovisual production, publishing, fashion, games, etc.). This product helps support cultural diversity and creative innovation by enabling project developers to earn a living from their art, enrich local cultural life and strengthen the creative economy.
- Independent artists and cultural project developers: Visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, writers, scenographers, etc.
- Cultural entrepreneurs and creative start-ups: Project developers in the cultural and creative industries, including audiovisual production, design, video games, publishing, fashion and digital media, etc.
- Often young graduates seeking start-up financing.
- Local cultural organisations: Cultural centres.
- Financing a production (album, film, exhibition)
- Purchase of professional equipment
- Communication, distribution and artistic mobility
- Investment in technological tools or software
- Financing for prototypes, pilot productions or events
- Cash flow for business development
- Renovation or fitting-out of cultural spaces
- Financing for community events or workshops
- Purchase of audiovisual or educational equipment
- Copy of the national identity card
- Proof of business activity (lease agreement or premises title deed, commercial register, business licence, or other supporting documents, etc.)
- Proof of address (STEG/SONEDE utility bills or other supporting documents)
- Proof of income or repayment commitment (personal or business bank statements, if the applicant has a bank account)
Note: This list is not exhaustive and depends on the nature of the activity.
Be between 18 and 68 years old
