Reference :
V-P-IL-E-04272
Date :
18/09/2024
Caption :
Gaza Strip, El Karama camp for displaced persons. Portrait of Fatima and her daughter, beneficiaries of the ICRC's “cash for work” program, which supports them by helping to finance the installation of a community clay oven.
Confidentiality level :
public
Publication restrictions :
publication without restrictions
Description :
Fatima is the mother of six children, two of whom are married. She was displaced to Rafah and now lives in El-Karama camp. One of her daughters was killed with her husband and young daughter in an attack on her home. She is now one of the people working in the ICRC's community bakery project. The ICRC provides financial support for the construction of traditional community clay ovens and supplies firewood to the community to subsidize bread production for vulnerable people living in camps in priority areas. The aim is to give vulnerable households access to cooking facilities. Target: 13,860 households, 69,300 people.
Fatima says: “This war has brought total destruction - psychological, financial, everything. We've lost everything: our lives, our homes, our memories. Even our children's schools and education are gone. [...] Honestly, I had no intention of leaving because, during those wars, I never left my home; on the contrary, my home was a refuge. But this war, for the first time, has instilled fear in our hearts. [...] My daughters fell to the ground, frightened by what they saw. [...] We didn't adapt; we simply accepted reality because we had no choice.”
Original material :
digital
Resolution :
7008x4672
Orientation :
landscape
Colour/B&W :
colour
