Reference :
V-P-CI-E-00263
Date :
31/10/2011
Caption :
Man, Bangolo, Granpain. Flore lost her home during the fighting that broke out in February 2011. She, her children and her husband are now living with a guest family. They relies entirely on food aid to feed themselves.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
reserved users only
Description :
ICRC website, Photo gallery, 05-03-2012
Côte d'Ivoire: women pick up the pieces
They are wives, daughters, mothers or grandmothers. The women of Côte d'Ivoire continue to pay the price for a conflict in which they had no part. Following the post-electoral crisis that degenerated into armed conflict, countless Ivorians seeking safe refuge fled to other parts of the country or into Liberia and other countries in the region. Months later, those who return find homes destroyed, belongings stolen and wells contaminated. Many are still separated from their families. The ICRC is focusing on helping those who have returned and reducing the impact of the conflict.
Flore fled with her five children after armed men stormed her home and killed her brother in cold blood right in front of her. Pregnant at the time, Flore was spared and told to leave her home immediately. Her house was subsequently torched. She is now living with a host family in Granpain and her husband is desperately looking for employment. In the meantime, she relies entirely on food aid to feed herself and her five children.
"I keep trying to block out my memories of that day. I don't know how I manage to carry on.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4896x3264
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
