Kenya’s Displaced People [Photos from the Field]
Posted by The IRC on February 5th, 2008
 Photo: Anna Husarska/The IRC |
| openDemocracy today published a photo essay by IRC senior policy adviser Anna Husarska:
A month of fear and violence following the disputed presidential election has left tens of thousands of Kenyans homeless, displaced and traumatised. Their desperate need is highlighted in Anna Husarska’s images and commentary from the frontline of the International Rescue Committee’s relief-work. Anna says of the image above: These triplets — Karen, Dorgas and Deborah — are 5 years old. Their mother, Jennifer, fled with the girls, while the father went to hide with the three older brothers at the neighbours’ home. Later the family was reunited in the relative safety of a makeshift camp in the showground of Kitale, the provincial capital. When they escaped from their village in the Rift Valley it was burning; four people were shot and two hacked to death. They fled at 5 am, and Jennifer asked the girls to quickly put on their best clothes. But these cute white dresses may not be the most practical attire in their new life as displaced persons. Full photo essay on openDemocracy You can read the latest news on relief efforts in Kenya at theIRC.org |
Save to Browser Favorites
Ask
backflip
blinklist
BlogBookmark
Bloglines
BlogMarks
Blogsvine
BUMPzee!
CiteULike
co.mments
Connotea
del.icio.us
DotNetKicks
Digg
diigo
dropjack.com
dzone
Facebook
Fark
Faves
Feed Me Links
Friendsite
folkd.com
Furl
Google
Hugg
Jeqq
Kaboodle
kirtsy
linkaGoGo
LinksMarker
Ma.gnolia
Mister Wong
Mixx
MySpace
MyWeb
Netvouz
Newsvine
PlugIM
popcurrent
Propeller
Reddit
Rojo
Segnalo
Shoutwire
Simpy
Slashdot
Sphere
Sphinn
Spurl.net
Squidoo
StumbleUpon
Technorati
ThisNext
Webride
Windows Live
Yahoo!
Email This to a Friend
If you like this then please subscribe to the
February 6th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
why should brothers kill brother, we how to learn.iam praying to GOD everday to chang our mine too much power.
February 6th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
why should brothers kill brother.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:04 am
dégoulasse ce que les gens peuvent ….
February 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
The Violence in Kenya has proved as to how power mongers are ready to take whatever it takes even peoples’ lives just to satisfy their greedy and selfish interests. This is irresponsibility of a high degree that Africa keeps on witnessing.
I am concerned with Innocent people especially children who suffer and deprived their rights to live in a peaceful enviroment with no one to save them. Many are now displaced within Kenya and they are persecuted by their own parents. How can this be?