Magda & Peter eating on the floor in Mauritania

Our first purchase of Maurtianian Neem!

December 2007 Trip to Mauritania

In mid-December, 2007, Peter Radtke and Bill Criswell flew to Mauritania to finalize a collaboration agreement with an NGO in Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania. We had begun to talk about working together during our last visit in the spring of 2007. This organization works directly with the poor in areas where living quarters are 1 to 2 rooms maximum - oftentimes with no window and always without running water. Food preparation takes place on small gas or wood-burning stoves in the courtyards that multiple families share.

This NGO has operated in Mauritania for the past 20 years and has established relationships with its people and government. As we got to know them, we were impressed by their dedication and care for the poor.

These friends in Mauritania have now committed one man to plant Neem trees. They hired a young local man to harvest and process Neem in a rented facility. Bill and Peter visited the Neem processing facility and met the young man and his wife. Watch a video about them:

Bill and Peter also discussed financial support for planting more Neem trees in the future. The NGO is currently experimenting with growing trees from seeds.

On their last day in the country, they received a Neem order for JustNeem that was delivered and shipped home to us the next day. Back home we were thrilled to receive our first batch of real Mauritanian Neem!