SNIM Foundation: A tool for local development

/ October 09, 2023

In addition to its significant contribution to GDP, to job creation, to exports and to the Mauritanian state budget, SNIM provides a wide range of services to the people Nouadhibou-Zouerate corridor:

Water and electricity supply to Zouerate and F'derick;
Water distribution along the railway line;
The provision of electricity to communities located nearby the railway maintenance bases;
Rail transport of people and goods;
Medical assistance;
Annual budget support to the municipalities of Nouadhibou-Zouerate corridor;

Most of these services are supported through the SNIM FOUNDATION, created in 2007. It is a non-profit foundation that organizes and manages the interventions of SNIM in favor of the populations living along the railway corridor of Zouérate-Nouadhibou and on a national scale.
The Foundation's vision takes into account the national poverty reduction strategy. Its main lines of action are:

Poverty alleviation
Improving the living conditions of target populations;
Facilitating people’s access to healthcare, education, drinking water and basic infrastructure;
Socio-economic reintegration of SNIM pensioners;
The development of microfinance among the target populations;
Promoting good governance.

Since 2007, the SNIM Foundation has invested over USD 96 million in its focus areas.

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You can download the latest SNIM FOUNDATION REPORT (in English) or Visit the foundation's website (only in Arabic for this moment)