Over 100 USG-funded events, trainings, and activities designed to build mass support for peace and reconciliation—reaching more than 5,540 participants—were not implemented. This includes missed opportunities to promote tolerance, civic engagement, and peaceful conflict resolution.

Date: 9/25

Region: Africa

Country: Mauritania

Topic: Economy & Livelihoods, Peacebuilding & Stabilization

Policy Lens: Security & Resilience

Additional Context: The Nafoore program strengthened the resilience of vulnerable youth and communities in Mauritania against radicalization, recruitment by violent extremist organizations, and shocks to food security worsened by the Russia-Ukraine war. Operating in the four regions of Nouakchott, Trarza, Hodh El Gharbi, and Hodh Ech Chargui, Nafoore worked with local youth-serving organizations to build social, economic, and structural resilience. The program was terminated.

Source: Mercy Corps