Tunisian association · Gafsa · since 2016

From Gafsa, community media driving change

Capsa Horizons is an independent Tunisian non-profit founded in Gafsa in 2016. We empower young people and women through community media, culture, climate action and civic participation.

Meeting with women from the Gafsa oases, seated on a red rug in the shade of almond trees
Listening to the women of the Gafsa oases.
2016Founded in Gafsa
12+Projects with national and international partners (2018–2026)
370,954Radio Capsa FM Facebook followers (October 2026)
1.46MPeople reached by the Road Back campaign (2026)
8.8MDigital content views in 2024 (2024 activity report)

What we do

Six commitments, one conviction: information serving the community

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Community media and local journalism

Local, verified and useful news, produced with and for the people of Gafsa.

Women's empowerment and equality

Training, supporting and amplifying women, especially in the oases and rural areas.

Environment and climate

Telling the story of oases, water and farming in a changing climate, through solutions journalism.

Youth and media literacy

School radio clubs, training and co-productions: young people take the microphone.

Citizenship and open governance

Access to information, administrative justice, accountability: rights explained and defended.

Culture and heritage

Festivals, folk tales, oral memory and local talent: Gafsa's culture on air.

Flagship projects

Measured results, on the ground

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Radio Capsa FM

Our community radio

Radio Capsa FM, the voice of Gafsa since 2017

An online community radio that opens the microphone to young people, women and local initiatives, and fights disinformation.

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The Radio Capsa FM team in front of the station's vehicle in central Gafsa
The Radio Capsa FM team in the field, in Gafsa.

Our journey

Ten years of work, 2016 to 2026

  1. 2016The association is founded in Gafsa (1 November)
  2. 2017Radio Capsa FM launches (4 January); editorial charter adopted
  3. 2018First youth trainings and first grants
  4. 2019Studio equipped; programmes on judicial reform
  5. 2020COVID-19 awareness campaign; Fawq Essour free-speech project
  6. 2021Co-productions within the Maghreb Radio Network
  7. 2022New board elected; Houda Jouini appointed radio director
  8. 2023Sawti school radio clubs; short film on migration
  9. 2024Nakhla project; Infitah magazine; 8.8M views
  10. 2025Record year: JEDI2, Voice of the Oasis, JTI process, Road Back
  11. 20262025 accounts certified; gafsa.tn launched

They trust us

Funded by the European UnionArticle 19Fondation HirondelleVNG InternationalHivosICMPDCAWTARSpanish Cooperation (AECID)National Endowment for DemocracyERIMReporters Without Borders (RSF)Tunisian Union of Community Media (UTMA)
Democracy Reporting International (DRI)ATMARUTMASeefar
All our partners

Let's build the next projects together

Partners, donors, media or volunteers: write to us, we reply quickly.

AddressRue Kilani Metoui, Gafsa 2100, Tunisia
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