IFRC

Mauritania

18 January 2012

Solidarity and support in the shadow of acute malnutrition in Mauritania

Tibiba, a woman living in the Mberdya village, in Gorgol, southern Mauritania, works as volunteer in a health centre focused on malnutrition, run by the French Red Cross and the Mauritanian Red Crescent.
Women play a crucial role combatting food insecurity in Mauritania
11 January 2012

Women play a crucial role combatting food insecurity in Mauritania

The village of Tchout, Mauritania, has not a single man living there; all have moved to towns in search of work. The lack of rain has halted agricultural production ...
Spotting and preventing malnutrition in Mauritania
22 December 2011

Spotting and preventing malnutrition in Mauritania

Malnutrition is a complex problem with causes that go beyond access to good food sources.
Mauritania : Red Cross provides assistance to refugees
21 April 2006

Mauritania : Red Cross provides assistance to refugees

On March 2, the Mauritanian Red Crescent and the Spanish Red Cross started to assist migrants in holding facilities in Nouadhibou, Mauritania.
Marième brightens up Mauritanian desert
29 July 2003

Marième brightens up Mauritanian desert

The road to the village of Choum, on Mauritania’s border with Western Sahara, is long and arduous.

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