The women of the refugee crisis in war-torn Africa

September 2, 2016 | 12:02 ET Sohail seer September 2, 2016 | 12:02 ET A mother dreams Wonderland give to his son, where they could be b...

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A mother dreams Wonderland give to his son, where they could be blinded by the vineyards, taste the fruit, and are encapsulated by the peace and beauty go in them. But this mother awakened by the deafening noise of the war, the inhumanity charged by the gardens light up with grotesque misery and refugee crises have replaced. Now you need to take your child nourished, either by hand or in the abdomen, and walk the streets once appointed, or seek refuge in camps to get food and shelter.

humanitarian work of UN Women. Gado bearing scenes of refugees in eastern Cameroon. Future detailed captions. April 19, 2016. Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown
humanitarian work of UN Women. Gado bearing scenes of refugees in eastern Cameroon. Future detailed captions.
April 19, 2016.
Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown

One of them is the mother Hawa, who lives in the refugee camp of Cameroon, whose history gives you an idea of ​​the difficulties pregnant women face and how the UN is trying to reduce their problems. When the 23-year-old Hawa was 8 months pregnant with her husband, father and brother, they were killed during the fighting, the RCA took over. Hawa bearings Gado refugees fled to Cameroon, where she was born Ibrahim Haphisi. It would have been completely in the field of thank you to support his son seized by the United Nations Women's Initiative, has not helped.

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Today Hawa takes his son and sells cassava flour bag, dried fish and nuts market in the camp with the help of his neighbors.

Pregnancy complications are a major cause of death and disability in African countries, all from 1 to 22 pregnant women either during pregnancy or dying in childbirth. The lack of resources that pregnant women can not provide quality care during his tenure is obtained, the reason for these heartbreaking statistics. The worst part is that only 37% of people in developing countries receive care from health personnel trained and qualified.

"When I arrived, I had no one," says Hawa on advice from the UN Women staff. "They have been sensitized and trained me about how to do a business plan in the field."

Apart from the lack of availability of basic health resources, most women in Africa suffer from food insecurity. A recent report of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has revealed that about 217.8 million people in sub-nourished and food insecure regions. However, UN Women worked to make life easier for them and others remained with refugee crises.

Cameroon. WEE history. Future detailed captions. April 23, 2016. Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown
Cameroon. WEE history. Future detailed captions.
April 23, 2016.
Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown

Another beneficiary of this initiative is Ouseina Hamadou, a woman of 22 years, the refugees lived as a food supplier in the storage Ngam. After Ouseina Hamadou "UN Women me trained in a business plan, gave me financial support, I reinvested in my restaurant on the street. I started 5000 francs [8.50 USD] savings per day and if I 'had 200,000 francs ($ 350), I decided to build me my own house to begin. "

humanitarian work of UN Women. Future detailed captions. April 22, 2016. Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown
humanitarian work of UN Women. Future detailed captions.
April 22, 2016.
Photo: UN Women / Ryan Brown

Similarly, Nene Daouda, a widow of 38, are also the refugee crisis in the region Adamawa, worked with one of his daughters, Salamatou Abubakar to provide 12 years food for other refugees available through a makeshift restaurant in the camp of the common market: "I have a complete conversion visited observed in my business and income after training, by UN Women, organized at the end of training, we have 50,000 [CFA] francs capital (usd. 85). I reinvested the money in my business and began the weekly savings. "

The United Nations is such an organization that works to make life easier for these women in Africa. Above all, the UN is - women a laudable initiative, the economic and social rehabilitation of vulnerable women supported escape the turmoil of the violence and has already authorized more than 6,250 women in war CAR.

Sohail seer Shahzadi

Seher Shahzadi Sohail is a professional nutritionist with a zeal for writing and love to explore innovation in healthcare through cutting edge research and investigate the latest public policies on welfare. After graduating in "biotechnology", he decided to use the main cause of chronic disease focus and dialed in "Food Science and Human Nutrition" to specialize and notes that quality of life is the key to a healthy life. In addition to a dedicated amateur TEDx Seher also an avid reader of books of all genres and some of your favorite authors is to be belong to JK Rowling, Jane Austen, Paulo Coelho and Dan Brown. What's more, its inherent need for travel to explore new areas and adventure Search while constantly to seek answers to the right questions about life.

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