Zimbabwe: ICRC supports impoverished rural populations

12-11-2008 Photo Collection

Years of economic and political strife have taken a severe toll on the people of Zimbabwe, particularly those living rural areas. The ICRC is providing the most vulnerable with food and household items, and helping improve access to water and health care facilities.

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Lined Tlou's left leg was amputated following complications associated with diabetes. Now she can walk again, thanks to assistance from the ICRC Special Fund for the Disabled (SFD).

Created in 1983, the SFD ensures the continuity of physical rehabilitation projects of the ICRC and supports war-disabled and other people with physical disabilities.

The SFD provides three centres in Harare and Bulawayo with prosthetics and other materials, and sponsorship for the training of orthopaedic technicians.

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