Reference :
V-P-SS-E-00940
Date :
21/06/2017
Caption :
Central Equatoria, Rokon. Portrait of a woman and her one and a half month baby during a seeds, tools and food distribution for displaced people and local communities. This distribution is co-organized by the ICRC and the South Sudan Red Cross Society.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
The woman has four children and came to Rokon in 2013. “People in the villages have nothing. There is nothing, so this will help people. Some are dying because of hunger. We only eat green vegetables every day and also without bread. I think we will be ok now with seeds and tools and rain is also coming. We will be able to harvest this after three months”, she says.
Around 13.000 people were provided with seeds, tools and food in Rokon, central Equatoria. The host communities of this area are experiencing increased tension and pressure, following an influx of displaced people after fights in the region.
Equatoria is traditionally a rich part of South Sudan, with a farming population. The intensification of the conflict have left many persons unable to farm their land and many have also lost their belongings while fleeing. The ICRC therefore focuses mainly on the distribution seeds and tools to displaced persons and host communities, to allow people to get back to farming. In addition to this, they are also given protection rations of food in order to have something to eat before they can harvest their crops.
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
5760x3840
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
