Stuck Between Refuge and Risk in Cote d'Ivoire
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Photo 1 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINVolatile western Côte dIvoire may not seem a likely place to seek refuge, but for nearly 20 years it has hosted tens of thousands of Liberian refugees.
A Liberian refugee closes a hole in the tarpaulin that forms her shelter. -
Photo 2 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINMost of Tabou residents have returned to Liberia but some face a choice between returning home or integrating fully into Ivoirian society... -
Photo 3 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRIN...Like this man who holds his new ID card -
Photo 4 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINNicla II refugee camp, known as Peacetown, has evolved into a sprawling village despite some discomforts. -
Photo 5 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINCamp residents say levels of assistance have declined in recent years.
Here USAID boxes are used as a makeshift curtain. -
Photo 6 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINHowever, for many child refugees, transit camps are the only home they have ever known. -
Photo 7 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINChildren are often sent to collect firewood in the bush but... -
Photo 8 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRIN...They also find time to play games. -
Photo 9 of 9Credit: Tommy Trenchard/IRINThis derelict colonial mansion with graffiti is home to many who do not live in formal camps.
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