DCI-Mauritania, a member of the DCI federation, was launched in 1999 as the Mauritanian Association for the Health of Mother and Child and now operates as an independent, non-governmental organization.

DCI-Mauritania protects and advances the rights of vulnerable women and children in the areas of health, education, employment, and social care. To that end, it:

• reduces maternal and child mortality rates;
• contributes to the fight against HIV and AIDS;
• tackles violence and abuse of women and children; 
• defends women’s and children’s rights.