“You can protect your family from cholera!” “This disease scares me. I will lecture my children and tell them to wash their hands with soap. I hope this will keep my family safe!” On the street outside her house, Rosine is listening very carefully to the Red Cross volunteer explaining how simple hygiene measures can prevent… Read more →←
Author: Donaig Le Du
Saturday, September 26, 2015 is a day to remember in the long history of the crisis in the Central African Republic. That morning, the body of a young Muslim motorcycle taxi driver was found in town. He had been brutally murdered. That death triggered a new escalation of violence, another round in the vicious circle of killing, looting,… Read more →←
When Linsavanh Inthaphonedeth, a 26-year-old drilling engineer from Lao People’s Democratic Republic, first arrived in Bangui, he was shocked to see the numbers of soldiers and army vehicles in the streets. The rest, he says, is fine although his family back home is worried about food and mosquitos. This is Linsavanh’s first trip… Read more →←
In the transit center for children formerly associated with armed groups, in Bambari, Central African Republic, Jonathan* a 16-year-old boy, is sitting on the floor and going through a big bag full of ‘jujus’ – necklaces, armbands and little pouches. “This amulet used to protect me against Kalashnikov bullets. This other one made… Read more →←
