Mauritania | Team game for the new Agents of Change

Mauritania is among the first countries to suffer the consequences of major global crises such as the ecological and social crises. Mauritanian youth are facing severe production shortages caused by severe droughts and therefore a complex socio-economic context resulting in high unemployment and the lack of a fertile labor ecosystem. Despite the country's great potential for development, young people have lost the aspiration to face the challenges of their environments and communities. How can we help to recover this force for change to generate a new horizon for Mauritania?

One of the keys to operating in the Mauritanian context is to understand and respect the delocalization of the communities themselves and the heterogeneity of the local challenges presented by each of them. For this reason, we developed a game called “Game of Changemakers Teams" to establish a model based on "Learning by Doing” and the mission of “Protecting People, Promoting Employment”.

In this way, with the support of Mondragon Team Academy (MTA), we applied the MTA Falkon Model, oriented to cultivate teams of Agents of Change, but adapting it to the Mauritanian context and needs.

Thanks to the collaboration with illustrator and graphic designer Ane Arzelus, we have designed for the game a narrative and visual universe based on stars, constellations and space travel: “Looking at the sky and observing the stars is a universal way to understand that we are all part of something bigger. Reconnecting with the potential of the group is a good way to face a team entrepreneurship process. Wherever, whenever".

Thus, the “Game of Changemakers Teams” allows people from different latitudes to play, connect to the game and share their learning experiences. In addition, the game has been transferred to different contexts, thanks to a “Training of Trainers” provided by dot. at the ILO Mauritania, where the methodology and skills necessary for autonomously accompanying and energizing different Changemaker teams throughout the country have been transmitted.