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Emptying truck in operation at a discharge site in Nouakchott

Mauritanian Association for Sanitation

Sanitation: a national priority for Mauritania.

AMAA works across Mauritania to improve sanitation, public health and environmental protection, alongside government institutions, local authorities and its operational partners.

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Who we are

AMAA is a Mauritanian association founded by health and environmental professionals. It supports public and private actors in faecal sludge management, informs communities about health risks, and strengthens the skills of sanitation workers.

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Awareness work on hand hygiene and safe drinking water

Our areas of work

Three complementary levers serving public health.

Sanitation

Faecal sludge management, protective equipment for workers and improvement of discharge sites.

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Awareness

Community campaigns on hygiene, safe drinking water and solid waste management.

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Training

Building the skills of emptying operators, municipal agents and community facilitators.

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Featured projects

Concrete interventions, documented and evaluated.

Emptying truck in operation at a discharge site in Nouakchott
Completed

Vaccination of sanitation workers

A vaccination and health-protection campaign for emptying workers, run with the health authorities.

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Mauritanian coastline covered with containers and plastic waste
Upcoming

Coastal waste management

Participatory beach clean-ups and a waste sorting stream set up with fishing communities.

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Hands filling a container at a safe water point
Upcoming

Safe water access and hygiene

Water points, handwashing stations and hygiene education in peri-urban schools.

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Latest news

  • Vaccination campaign for sanitation workers concludes

    Results of the campaign conducted with the health authorities for emptying workers.

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  • New institutional partnership for sanitation

    A technical cooperation agreement on faecal sludge management has been signed.

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  • Training session for emptying operators

    Three days of practical modules on occupational safety and risk prevention.

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Our work in pictures

Supervised emptying operation at an authorised discharge site
Sanitation
Awareness work on hand hygiene and safe drinking water
Awareness
Polluted coastline identified ahead of a clean-up campaign
Environment
A Mauritanian oasis: a water resource to preserve
Environment
Faecal sludge treatment: ponds and drying beds
Sanitation
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Those who support us

  • APAA
  • Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation
  • Nouakchott Municipality
  • Authorities of the other regions of the country

Let's build lasting sanitation together

Institutions, donors and local authorities: our teams are available to explore a technical or financial partnership with you.

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