Chargée d’Affaires, a.i. Natasha Franceschi Visits Olive-wood Workshop and Factory Oliva Wood in El Kef

While in El Kef this week, Chargée d’Affaires, a.i. Natasha Franceschi visited olive-wood workshop and factory Oliva Wood. CEO Bechir Ben Saied and his team took the Chargée on a tour to see how U.S. assistance, through USAID, has helped diversify the business’s products and expand the company’s access to international markets. Thanks to this cooperation, Oliva Wood was able to create 47 new jobs in the community and expects to increase sales by $300,000 by the end of 2022.