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Latrine for children in Bossangoa, Central African Republic
Access to safe sanitation becomes even more difficult during a conflict, as well as in its immediate aftermath. Across the Central African Republic, more than 2.3 million children have been affected by the crisis since intense fighting reached the capital, Bangui, in December 2013, forcing nearly a million people to flee their homes. The sanitation conditions in the country are extremely poor: in some displacement camps in Bangui, there is an average of only one latrine for every 1,200 people.
This picture shows a children’s latrine in a camp for internally displaced people in Bossangoa. Its walls have been lowered because children are otherwise afraid to use it. Reportedly, one of the problems with latrines in these displacement camps is their smell: in Bossangoa, aid agencies have tried to encourage people to spread ashes after using the toilet, but this practice is still not very common.
Photo: Virginie Le Masson/ODI
Latrine for children in Bossangoa, Central African Republic
Access to safe sanitation becomes even more difficult during a conflict, as well as in its immediate aftermath. Across the Central African Republic, more than 2.3 million children have been affected by the crisis since intense fighting reached the capital, Bangui, in December 2013, forcing nearly a million people to flee their homes. The sanitation conditions in the country are extremely poor: in some displacement camps in Bangui, there is an average of only one latrine for every 1,200 people.
This picture shows a children’s latrine in a camp for internally displaced people in Bossangoa. Its walls have been lowered because children are otherwise afraid to use it. Reportedly, one of the problems with latrines in these displacement camps is their smell: in Bossangoa, aid agencies have tried to encourage people to spread ashes after using the toilet, but this practice is still not very common.
Photo: Virginie Le Masson/ODI