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I ❤️ NDB
Our Areas of Work

Four Areas, One Goal

I ❤️ NDB works across four interconnected areas that respond to Nouadhibou's needs — bringing together the environment, knowledge, community relationships, and faith-inspired volunteering and national service — to create a practical, lasting impact.

Each of these four areas connects to a set of the organization's projects, and its impact is measured by a specific, stated result — not general slogans.

Environment and cleanlinessEducation, knowledge, and productionCommunity relationships and developmentFaith-Inspired Volunteering and Serving the Nation

Environment and cleanliness

A healthy and beautiful city

We build environmental awareness, keep public spaces clean, and encourage initiatives that add to Nouadhibou's beauty and its residents' health.

The Challenge

Nouadhibou faces environmental challenges around the cleanliness of public spaces and beaches, alongside limited awareness of the importance of protecting the local environment.

Our Goal

Encourage behaviours that keep the city clean and beautiful, and raise environmental awareness among residents.

How Do We Respond?

The organization lets residents report and discuss environmental problems through the Community and Community Ideas projects, and encourages volunteer initiatives that serve the cleanliness of public space.

Volunteers working together to remove waste and clean up the public space

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Fieldwork that strengthens environmental awareness and community responsibility
Community participation in cleaning a public space in Nouadhibou
A volunteer initiative to keep the beach clean

Expected Impact

  • Cleaner public spaces across Nouadhibou's neighbourhoods
  • Wider environmental awareness among residents
  • Renewed local initiatives to protect the environment

Examples of Possible Activities

  • Environmental awareness campaigns
  • Beach and neighbourhood cleanup initiatives
  • Protection of public space
  • Encouraging reuse and recycling

Partnership Opportunities in This Area

Support cleanliness and awareness campaignsCooperate with environmental associationsContribute to public-space protection initiatives
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Education, knowledge, and production

Useful knowledge, skills, opportunities, and local production

We support the acquisition of knowledge and skills, and connect education to practice, work, and production, opening wider horizons for individuals and the community.

The Challenge

Many young people and professionals in Nouadhibou still need practical educational paths that connect knowledge — especially in artificial intelligence — to real work and production opportunities.

Our Goal

Enable individuals to gain useful knowledge and skills, and help them turn that into work and local production.

How Do We Respond?

Zidnni Academy offers gradual, simplified artificial intelligence education, and helps learners showcase their skills and services through Goum and Our Market.

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Expected Impact

  • Wider digital skills among young people and professionals
  • A clearer link between education, work, and production
  • Better access to local opportunities and markets

Examples of Possible Activities

  • Progressive artificial intelligence lessons
  • Training in practical digital skills
  • Support for showcasing products and services locally
  • Completion certificates where available

Partnership Opportunities in This Area

Support educational and training contentPartner on vocational qualification programsSupport local employment and production
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Community relationships and development

Trust, cooperation, and development

We work to strengthen trust and cooperation between residents and institutions, turning dialogue and participation into lasting development impact.

The Challenge

Nouadhibou needs clearer channels of communication between its residents and institutions, ones that allow knowledge and opportunities to be exchanged and mutual trust to be built.

Our Goal

Strengthen ties between community members and institutions, and turn dialogue into practical cooperation serving the city.

How Do We Respond?

The organization provides safe spaces for communication and participation through Community and Messages, and connects local initiative founders with interested supporters.

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Expected Impact

  • Closer relationships between residents and institutions
  • More visible, participatory local initiatives
  • Sustained cooperation serving the city's development

Examples of Possible Activities

  • Community discussions and initiatives
  • Connecting initiative founders with interested supporters
  • Documenting Nouadhibou's local memory and history

Partnership Opportunities in This Area

Support community dialogue initiativesCooperate on local development projectsContribute to documenting the city's memory
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Faith-Inspired Volunteering and Serving the Nation

An active citizen, a cohesive and responsible community, a stronger nation

We encourage volunteering inspired by religious and human values, and responsible participation in helping others and serving Nouadhibou and Mauritania.

The Challenge

Many residents of Nouadhibou in need require practical, reliable support, while others are looking for clear ways to give their time, knowledge, or resources in service of their community.

Our Goal

This area brings together volunteering inspired by religious and human values with national responsibility, encouraging community members to turn the values of solidarity, generosity, and cooperation into actions and initiatives serving Nouadhibou and Mauritania.

How Do We Respond?

The organization lets volunteers contribute their time, knowledge, or resources through گرعتك and community projects, serving those in need and strengthening solidarity among the city's residents.

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Expected Impact

  • Broader support for Nouadhibou residents in need
  • More regular, responsible volunteer participation
  • A more cohesive, connected community

Examples of Possible Activities

  • Helping families and individuals in need
  • Giving useful items through گرعتك
  • Supporting local volunteer initiatives
  • Sharing knowledge or time in service of others

Partnership Opportunities in This Area

Support social solidarity initiativesCooperate with charitable and volunteer organizationsContribute to community service programs
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A better Nouadhibou, a responsible community, a stronger nation

All four areas converge on a shared goal: a cleaner, more educated, more cooperative city, serving its residents and Mauritania as a whole.