We Invite Everyone to Our Easter Table in Senegal and Mauritania

Mauretania

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.

Overview:
  • one of the poorest countries in the world – about 5.8% of the population live on less than 2.15 USD per day
  • domestic cereal production covers only about 24% of the national food demand (around 76% of food is imported)
  • around 25% of children under the age of five suffer from chronic malnutrition (stunting)
  • 61% of the population experience moderate or severe food insecurity, and about 12% are in a food crisis (IPC phase 3+)
In 2024, we helped

152

children suffering from hunger or moderate malnutrition
We also provided medical care to about

a dozen

people with disabilities

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 made from couscous made of millet, a thick sauce of peanuts, and flour from baobab fruit. Each family has its own unique recipe and they prepare it for the entire community they live in. Senegal is unique in this respect – Christians and Muslims share a meal during every major holiday.

Everywhere in the world, the Easter table and celebration are about sharing, about giving each other attention, care, and support.

We recently returned from Senegal and Mauritania. There is no doubt that we’d like to invite the young beneficiaries of the nutrition centers in Kaédi and Atar to our table, to share life with them. They are the ones who need our care and life-giving food the most. We started a collection on our home page. Every €4 donated here is one day of nutrition for a child.Give them Easter  full of life!

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