In West Africa's Ivory Coast, thousands of children and families are threatened by deadly diseases in crowded camps without shelter or healthcare as the rainy season approaches.
That's the shocking reality of life for families caught up in a conflict sparked by a disputed election last November. The crisis led to heavy fighting in the country's west and in the capital Abidjan. Over one million people were made homeless including 500,000 children.
The country, once one of Africa's most prosperous, is now plunged into a major humanitarian crisis.
What we're doing
We sent a cargo plane loaded with basic shelter supplies for 5,000 people
We have sent six tonnes of medical supplies to meet the health needs of 40,000 people for the next three months
We have distributed food to 22,000 people, and given out 2,000 packets of soap to help families keep clean and healthy in Duékoué and household kits, sleeping mats, child-sized blankets and buckets to help families who have been forced from their homes
We're working to keep children together with their families by educating families on the importance of keeping their children with them when on the move. We also protect children who have become separated from their parents, by placing them with foster families and we're helping to trace their parents so they can be reunified
We have set up safe spaces for children in Liberian refugee camps where they can play safely with their friends
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