Guinean Red Cross and ICRC members prepare to distribute household items to families affected by Ebola.
In total, 15 local Red Cross volunteers took part in the distribution between 19 and 21 March.
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Bawa, Guéckédou, Guinea.
The families received sleeping mats, blankets, lengths of cloth, soap, mosquito nets and cooking utensils.
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Bawa, Guéckédou, Guinea.
An ICRC staff member hands over household essentials to a member of one of the 150 families who received aid from the ICRC and the Guinean Red Cross.
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Damas, Guéckédou, Guinea.
A woman leaves the distribution site carrying household goods. It was in the Guéckédou area that the first Ebola case was detected in December 2013. Since then, the epidemic has claimed many victims in Guinea.
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Damas, Guéckédou, Guinea.
A woman coming to collect household goods registers with Guinean Red Cross members.
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Fassaba, Guéckédou, Guinea.
Children wait for the aid distribution for 150 families living in Fassaba and six other villages in the Tékoulo area to get under way.
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Fassaba, Guéckédou, Guinea.
A woman carries the assortment of household goods donated to her. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the ICRC and the National Red Cross Society have been working together closely to help the victims and prevent the spread of the disease.
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Fassaba, Guéckédou, Guinea.
A Guinean Red Cross member hands over household essentials.
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Fassaba, Guéckédou, Guinea.
The children of the villages watch what the grown-ups are doing with interest. In a country where Ebola is still claiming victims, the ICRC and the Guinean Red Cross have also run awareness-raising campaigns in local communities about hygiene measures to prevent and avoid the spread of the disease.
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Kolobengou, Guéckédou, Guinea.
A Guinean Red Cross member hands over lengths of cloth and soap to a man whose family has been affected by Ebola.
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Guéckédou, Guinea.
A woman leaves with her box of household goods. Women also received hygiene essentials.
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Guéckédou, Guinea.
A woman balances her parcel of household goods on her head before starting the journey home.
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Guéckédou, Guinea.
This man has just received his household goods. Many families had to destroy a lot of their belongings to stop the spread of the Ebola virus.
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Guéckédou, Guinea.
Children help their parents to carry the items distributed by the National Red Cross and the ICRC.
The ravages of the Ebola virus continue to be felt in Guéckédou, southern Guinea, near the border with Liberia and Sierra Leone. This area was the epicentre of the epidemic and the death toll here over the past year has been high. Although the disease no longer holds sway here, it is still present in other parts of the country.
With the support of the ICRC, volunteers from the Red Cross Society of Guinea have distributed aid to 150 families whose members suffered, and in some cases died from, the disease.
"Three members of my family died during the outbreak. Some of our belongings had to be destroyed to prevent contamination. We really needed this aid," said one of the beneficiaries. Another added: "I caught Ebola last year but recovered. Ever since, the Red Cross has supported and looked after me. I'm so grateful for their help. God bless them!"
