Children and Families Flee Violence in Ivory Coast

Rae McGrath, Save the Children, Emergency Response Manager

Saclepea, Liberia

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Save the Children is responding to Ivorian refugees streaming into Liberia as result of the conflict in the Ivory Coast. 

Our child protection teams are, "ensuring that children are made safe and brought to a safe place as quickly as possible." Children arrive frightened and fatigued from the long, arduous walk. On a typical day the temperature is around 100 degrees and humid.

Listen to this podcast from Save the Children's Emergency Field Manager in Liberia, Rae McGrath, to learn more about the situation and how we are responding to children's needs: 

Support our Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Children in Crisis Fund.

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[Perle]

Thank you for the help that you are providing in Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia. Thank you from the kids and the parents.
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