Reference :
V-P-CI-E-00276
Date :
26/10/2011
Caption :
Man, Zouan Hounien, Deinneu. Hundreds of people lost their house during the fighting. The ICRC helps them to rebuilt their home.
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. The ICRC is helping Cécile and hundreds of others like her to rebuild their homes.
Cécile is a widow, with three children. Before she was forced to flee to Liberia, she had a husband and a fourth child, aged six. Upon her return, she found her house and all her belongings destroyed.
"I lost my husband and my fourth child in Liberia. And I lost hope.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
4896x3264
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
