We’ve been working in Mauritania since 2014 in the South West of the country.

In 1989, nearly 100,000 Pulaar people from Mauritania were violently displaced from their homelands in the fertile Senegal River Valley, to the other side of the River, in Senegal. 

Some of those deported to Senegal returned to their villages in Mauritania over twenty years later and found new occupants which caused a conflict between these populations. 

Concordis helped to facilitate dialogue and mediation between communities in the area. Now the groups which once didn’t communicate are interacting harmoniously and even going to each others weddings. The groups are mixing and work together on projects such as shared agriculture and women’s land ownership cooperatives. 

But going forward there are still challenges, such as tackling climate change and building sustainable businesses.