"Common Ground": A study on how building social cohesion led to economic independence through shared land ownership for women in Mauritania

This study is based on information collected throughout the successive projects carried out by Concordis in the three Mauritanian regions of Trarza, Brakna, and Gorgol. It aims to develop an analysis of the impact of Concordis' actions, which goes beyond the establishment of solid and sustainable social cohesion.  

The study identifies how the dividends of peacebuilding go hand in hand with a change in attitudes and behaviours, particularly regarding women, allowing them to become more independent, more important in decision-making processes, and progressively more able to access land ownership. This is unprecedented in a country where the sector is dominated by men and land issues remain complex, despite the many reforms undertaken.