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In numbers
In 2016
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2,460people who returned to their home villages in Casamance were supplied with the roofing materials they needed to rebuild 262 houses.
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750detainees received ICRC visits in five detention facilities in Casamance (in Ziguinchor, Bignona, Kolda, Sédhiou and Oussouye).
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1,600people had access to a better water supply after we built or repaired 15 village wells.
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33,000cattle, sheep and goats, belonging to 3,600 families, were treated for several major livestock diseases by 6 veterinary assistants supported by the ICRC.
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200families (i.e. 1,880 people) who returned to their home villages received 13,000 kg of corn, groundnut, cowpea and rice seed to grow decent crops and boost farming production.
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55families displaced by the conflict and now living in Ziguinchor received funds and training to set up businesses and earn a living
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Other countries covered:
Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau