Mauritania

Mauritaniahas a reputation for being a difficult country due to the fact that it is so very different from our own, both culturally and environmentally.
As a nation that is 100% Muslim, guests are expected to respect certain cultural norms (exchanges between men and women, observing a more conservative dress code, etc.)
This is sometimes a hardship for our Volunteers, who live with host families and work closely with Mauritanians on a daily basis, but most learn to embrace the opportunity after the initial shock.
Google Earth file showing where our GMCs are located in Mauritania. You need to have Google Earth downloaded in order to view the file. There is also a brief country profile pdf. I'm trying to find a way to send a powerpoint file, but it exceeds the gmail 25MB requirement.