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Guinea Bissau: Aid for isolated north-west
Friday, November 14, 2008
Working with the Red Cross Society of Guinea-Bissau, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has begun a series of aid distributions near São Domingos in the north-west of the country.
This isolated part of Guinea-Bissau, which is temporary home to some 8,000 Senegalese refugees from Casamance, faces numerous difficulties such as weak infrastructure. It has also been hard hit by rising food prices. The latest operation is intended to help kickstart economic activity in the area and relieve its isolation. "What we're trying to do is give the poorest sectors of the population a long-term boost," explained Maurice Grundbacher, head of the ICRC's Ziguinchor sub-delegation in Casamance. "Our hope is that they will achieve self-sufficiency in terms of food." The current operation is being coordinated by the Ziguinchor sub-delegation. |
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