Promoting a model for sustainable livelihoods and social cohesion in Bassikounou Moughataa through on-site construction training

This project aims to strengthen livelihoods initiatives and social cohesion of Malian refugees and host communities in Mauritania by promoting labor market integration and value chain development in M’bera Camp and its surrounding villages. The project has three main objectives: Objective 1. Young women and men from different communities, including both refugees and local youth, improve their employability and simultaneously gain work experience by completing on-site training in labor-intensive construction works which focuses on practical exercise and provides certification. Objective 2. Decent work opportunities are created through the promotion of humanitarian-development nexus, the development of economic activities and the construction of basic community infrastructure using the employment-intensive approach and maximizing the use of local materials, as per the needs identified by value chain and market analysis. Objective 3. Local economic development is promoted through entrepreneurship and enterprise development, rural business support and youth insertion services, LED capacity building training and through the strengthening of partnerships with local relevant actors (programs, cooperatives, civil society, enterprises, and local authorities).

Project symbol

MRT/19/03/USA

Admin unit

CO-Algiers

Start date

01/11/2019

End date

31/08/2021

Total allocation

3029465

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3029465

Development Partners

USA, Department of State

Country/Countries

Mauritania

Outcomes

Outcome 5: Skills and lifelong learning to facilitate access to and transitions in the labour market