Strengthening resilience of vulnerable urban and rural communities in Mauritania

Funded by the European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, this programme targets vulnerable populations in the regions of Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, Gorgol, Guidimaka and Tagant in Mauritania. The project aims to build resilience of communities by strengthening rural-urban links, addressing food and nutrition insecurity and creating economic opportunities and socio-professional integration of the most vulnerable populations. In urban areas, the project will target the peri-urban areas of Nouakchott as well as major secondary cities, where a third of the country’s population is concentrated with significant risks of radicalisation and emigration. In rural areas, the action will benefit wilayas with the highest rates of food and nutrition insecurity in the country, causing significant economic migration to urban centres. A special focus is placed on young people and women.

Global objective

Contribute to national stability by strengthening rural-urban links, addressing food and nutrition insecurity and creating economic opportunities and socio-professional integration of the most vulnerable populations

Specific objectives

Improve social and professional integration prospects of young people vulnerable to reduce the risks of radicalisation and emigration in rural and peri-urban areas
Increase in a sustainable and structural manner the resilience to food and nutrition insecurity of vulnerable populations in Mauritania, by supporting the opportunities linked to migratory dynamics and by strengthening the capacities of adaptation to climatic hazards

Expected results

Result 1: strengthened livelihoods of vulnerable populations in rural and urban areas through the creation of economic and employment opportunities
Result 2: improved risk and resource management through the strengthening of institutional and community capacities to limit the impact of climatic hazards and external factors on agro-pastoral populations.

Duration

4 years : 13/12/2017 - 31/12/2021

Localisation

The project is implemented in the peri-urban areas of Nouakchott and in the regions of Adrar, Assaba, Brakna, Hodh ech Chargui, Hodh el Gharbi, Gorgol, Guidimaka and Tagant in Mauritania

Beneficiaries

Young people and women from disadvantaged peri-urban areas resulting from the rural exodus
Youth and women from rural areas of migration origin
Municipalities and decentralised state services
Farmers and pastoralists vulnerable to climate shocks

Budget

EUR 10 000 000

Funding

European Union Emergency Trust Fund for Africa

Implementation

NGOs selected through calls for tenders

Partners

Government of Mauritania

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Country

Mauritania

Topics

Agriculture & value chains
Climate, climate change & adaptation
Education
Employment & revenues
Fisheries & aquaculture
Food security & zero hunger
Gender
Governance & capacity-building
Livestock & pastoralism
Local actors & livelihoods
Markets, prices & trade
Natural resource management
Rural-urban issues
Social affairs & social protection
Water & sanitation
Youth

Targets

Artisanal fishermen
Institutions
Pastoralists & Agro-pastoralists
Poor households
Poor workers in the informal economy
Vulnerable small-scale farmers
Women
Youth

Agir Pillars

Pillar 1: Improve social protection for the most vulnerable communities and households in order to secure their livelihoods
Pillar 3: Sustainably improve agricultural and food productivity and the incomes of the most vulnerable households and improve access to food
Pillar 4: Strengthen governance in food and nutrition security

Scales

Local