Mauritania. Handicrafts take center stage at Dates Festival
In Mauritania, between the 22th and 24th of July, the Handicrafts Fair takes place in Tidjikja, bringing together artisans and their respective national...
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This area is now hosting 58,509 refugees and is characterised by very high levels of food insecurity and malnutrition, high vulnerability to climate shocks and significant isolation, caused by the lack of basic infrastructure and services that affect the population.
Due to growing instability in northern Mali, refugees in Mbera camp are forced to stay and their impact on the environment and the living conditions of the approximately 24,000 inhabitants of the Bassikounou area requires an urgent support in order to maintain a peaceful coexistence with the indigenous population.
COOPI is contributing to strengthen the economic autonomy of the refugees and the host population, offering competitive goods and services, creating sustainable jobs and improving the technical capacity of producers, through intervention at various levels of the supply chain.
Projects
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Beneficiaries
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International staff
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Local staff
Source: COOPI Annual report 2022