Father and son: the victims of an LRA attack in a small village some 15 km from Yambio. The attack left some 100 households displaced in Yambio, which already has a large IDP population. Togther with UN and NGOs we went to assess the needs of the population, as well as to verify their numbers.
The "home" of a displaced family. When families run from an attack they usually have nothing with them, only the clothes on their back. This family has managed to at least borrow a jerry can for water, some cooking pots and a bed. The tukul they are staying in was given to them by a kind neighbour in Yambio.
Visting water sources in the area where the IDPs settled. Many people (especially from rural areas) prefer drinking water from shallow wells like this one, rather than from a hand pump. The shallow well water tastes "sweeter" than the hand pump water, which also sometimes becomes red in colour from the rust in the pipes.
During the assessment I was talking to some of the women displaced, among them the woman who lost her husband and son. Now she is alone with 2 other small children to look after - and no belongings, food etc. Thankfully she has some relatives (also displaced, but from 2010) who takes care of them best they can, sharing what little food they have.
On motorcycles to do hygiene promotion in the IDP camps together with our local partner organisation, YWCA. They move house to house and inform about hygiene and also lend tools to construct latrines.
IDP woman in her kitchen - under a tree! She is shelling ground nuts, which is a very important part of the diet here. G-nut paste is put in everything: meat, greens, beans.
Justin from YWCA is explaining how to look after a latrine. People are very interested in learning about hygiene - and especially to see the pictures and discuss.
Father and son: the victims of an LRA attack in a small village some 15 km from Yambio. The attack left some 100 households displaced in Yambio, which already has a large IDP population. Togther with UN and NGOs we went to assess the needs of the population, as well as to verify their numbers. 
The "home" of a displaced family. When families run from an attack they usually have nothing with them, only the clothes on their back. This family has managed to at least borrow a jerry can for water, some cooking pots and a bed. The tukul they are staying in was given to them by a kind neighbour in Yambio.
Visting water sources in the area where the IDPs settled. Many people (especially from rural areas) prefer drinking water from shallow wells like this one, rather than from a hand pump. The shallow well water tastes "sweeter" than the hand pump water, which also sometimes becomes red in colour from the rust in the pipes.
On motorcycles to do hygiene promotion in the IDP camps together with our local partner organisation, YWCA. They move house to house and inform about hygiene and also lend tools to construct latrines.
IDP woman in her kitchen - under a tree! She is shelling ground nuts, which is a very important part of the diet here. G-nut paste is put in everything: meat, greens, beans.
Justin from YWCA is explaining how to look after a latrine. People are very interested in learning about hygiene - and especially to see the pictures and discuss.
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