{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/tokten-program","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"tokten-program","question":"What is the TOKTEN program and how to participate?","question_fr":"Qu'est-ce que le programme TOKTEN et comment participer?","short_answer":"TOKTEN (Transfer of Knowledge Through Expatriate Nationals) is a UN-backed program enabling diaspora experts to share knowledge with Tunisian institutions through short missions (2-4 weeks). Priority sectors: health, education, technology, agriculture, governance. Apply via welovetunisia.com/tokten. All expenses covered, plus honorarium.","answer_fr":"TOKTEN est un programme soutenu par l'ONU permettant aux experts de la diaspora de transferer leurs connaissances aux institutions tunisiennes via des missions courtes (2-4 semaines). Secteurs prioritaires : sante, education, technologie, agriculture, gouvernance. Postulez via welovetunisia.com/tokten.","evidence":["fact-diaspora"],"related_entities":[],"tags":["TOKTEN","expertise","diaspora","volunteering"],"audience":"diaspora","last_reviewed":"2026-04-04","evidence_resolved":[{"reviewed_at":"2026-04-04","refresh_interval":"quarterly","data_quality":"official","id":"fact-diaspora","claim":"La diaspora tunisienne est estimee a 1,7 million de personnes","claim_en":"The Tunisian diaspora is estimated at 1.7 million people","value":1700000,"unit":"personnes","source":"OTE (Office des Tunisiens a l'Etranger)","valid_from":"2024-01-01","valid_until":"2026-12-31","confidence":"estimate","category":"diaspora","tags":["diaspora","emigration"]}],"related_resolved":[]}