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Country Factsheet

Mauritania

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Mauritania. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Population
4.61 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
31.80%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
58.45%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
6.50%

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
3
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
3
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
3
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
7,388
Number of people benefiting
45,067
Participants served by government-led programs (%)
100.00%

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Agriculture Development and Innovation Support Project 2023 Ministry of Agriculture The project aims to improve land resources management and foster inclusive and sustainable commercial agriculture in selected areas of Mauritania. Does not target by poverty level Yes
Re-certification and development of an exit strategy for Tekavoul, supported by the World Bank's Social Safety Net System Project II 2020 General Delegation of Taazour The program provides households exiting the Tekavoul program with an economic inclusion package, including pre-creation support, monetary subsidies, and post-creation support, to facilitate productive initiatives. 3,388 76-99% of participants Targets poor broadly Yes
Regional Sahel Pastoralism Support Project II (PRAPS-2) 2022 National Institute for the Promotion of Technical and Vocational Training, under the Ministry of Employment The program aims to strengthen the economic inclusion of women and youth 4,000 26-50% of participants Targets poor broadly No

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank