A country in northwestern Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean and located in the Sahel zone. More than 80% of Mauritania’s territory is covered by the sands of the Sahara. It is the fourth most climate-vulnerable country in the world. Recurring cycles of prolonged drought (leading to the degradation of natural resources) and a deepening water deficit have created a severe food insecurity crisis. Although it is home to about 5.2 million people, Mauritania is a textbook example of hunger caused by poverty and insufficient local food production.
14.04.2021
Good Factory has been involved in Mauritania since early 2019. We fund the operation of a feeding center run by the Congregation of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. In one of the poorest countries in the world, 80% of which is made up of Sahara sands, producing enough food to feed all 4 million citizens can be a challenge. As a result, one in three Mauritanians live below the poverty line, and one in four children under the age of five suffer from malnutrition. We’re there, on the ground, fulfilling our mission of supporting and leveling the playing field for the vulnerable.
Since January, the number of children in need of assistance arriving at the Kaédi center has doubled. Over a hundred have completed nutritional therapy programs and returned home since the beginning of the year. Thanks to your generosity, every month we are able to buy several dozen kilograms of rice, milk, flour, and beans, as well as cleaning supplies. Our sisters prepare nutritious meals according to a special recipe to help malnourished little bodies quickly compensate for dietary deficiencies. We also buy medicines and finance the hospitalization of the weakest children. But that’s not all – we continue our support once they have gained enough strength to go to school for the first time, by helping pay for tuition and school starter kits.
This is the only facility in the area providing this type of aid. If not for you, these children would never stand a chance.
Join us today to make an impact. Buy a therapeutic meal for a malnourished child to put an end to its suffering and to help nurture it back to health.
08.01.2025
“People are ashamed of their poverty. To keep others from thinking they have nothing, they put a pot of water over the fire outside their home. When it starts to boil, they add sand — pretending to cook so it looks like they’ll be eating, like they used to,” says Dr. Youba from the hospital […]
28.03.2024
Today in Senegal, entire families are preparing Ngalakh. They are preparing it but won’t eat it yet. Only after the Passion Play, after the burial of Jesus, Christians gather and in the spirit of mourning share Ngalakh with Muslims. It symbolizes the harmony that transcends differences between their religions. Ngalakh is a type of dessert […]
19.03.2024
“It is a good sign if the child is crying. It signals that their strength is returning, that they have the energy to show they are suffering. Hunger kills in silence.” “Why do people here starve?” “Hunger has always been present in the Sahara. The desert is not welcoming. It has nothing to offer. It […]
