Senegal: ICRC distributes food and seed to 34,000 people in Casamance

09-10-2012 Photo gallery

The ICRC has distributed 2,000 tonnes of food and 250 tonnes of seed, bringing hope to people affected by conflict and disaster.

- The convoy sets off with 2,000 tonnes of food and 250 tonnes of seed. At times the roads are almost impassable, which delays progress. The distribution will take two months.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. The ICRC trucks arrive in the village of Wangarang. In all, 34,479 people from 128 rural villages in Djibidione, Djinaky, Kataba 1, Sindian, Oulampane, Diacounda, Bona, Dandion, Mangana and Inor will benefit from this aid.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. Young people from Wangarang and volunteers from the Senegalese Red Cross unload the trucks. In all, 40 ICRC staff and 65 Red Cross volunteers were involved in distributing the aid.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. Young people from Wangarang unload the sacks of rice and stack them in the veranda of a house set aside for this purpose.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. The head of a family in Wangarang signs the list of people who are to receive food, presented by a volunteer from the Bignona branch of the Senegalese Red Cross.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. A team from the ICRC and the Senegalese Red Cross present the mandate and activities of the two organizations to the villagers. This is a good time to explain in detail how the supplies will be divided up.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. Women attend the information session. They are the ones in charge of managing the supplies received. Messages are addressed directly to them in order to prevent waste in a time of food crisis.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. Before distributing the food and seed, a volunteer from the Bignona branch and a leader from the village of Essom Silathiaye check the lists of beneficiaries as a local resident looks on.
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- Wangarang, Casamance, Senegal. The distribution gets under way: 2,000 tonnes of food and 250 tonnes of seed are distributed to more than 34,000 people in all.
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- Kamomghone, Casamance, Senegal. Beneficiaries from the village of Kamomghone are delighted to receive the eagerly anticipated supplies: rice, peas, oil and salt, as well as seed for rice, groundnut and black-eyed pea crops.
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- Casamance, Senegal. Hope is restored to these women, who have received rice and groundnut seed. They go to work in their fields, uprooting the weeds so the rice plants can flourish.
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- Casamance, Senegal. With the operation a success, it's off to the next stop. The ICRC has been working in Casamance since 2004, where it is attuned to the needs of these communities affected by the armed conflict and recurring natural disasters.
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