The project aims to build the capacity of civil society organisations in the oasis communities so that they can take an effective stance on the issue of safeguarding and developing the oasis ecosystems in the wilaya of Adrar in northern Mauritania. In practical terms, this will be achieved by mobilising oasis stakeholders around the theme of oasis-based agricultural sectors, targeted training, technical and financial support for women and young people, and the inclusion of sustainable oasis development in local governance.
The project is taking place in the communes of Atar and Aoujeft, in the wilaya (administrative region) of Adrar in Mauritania. Located in the north of the country, this wilaya is Mauritania’s main wine-growing wilaya. In this region, the oases housing the palm groves are a reference point for the identity of the local population, more so than in any other region of the country where phoeniculture is practised. However, the oasis agro-ecosystems are under threat from increasingly severe constraints.
cooperatives and 4 AGPOs informed and sensitised
individual microenterprises created and/or consolidated by young women
school fields set up and run
oasis producers trained
