In this photo, a woman in Mali collects her family’s sack of essential household goods distributed by the Red Cross, such as blankets, mosquito nets, clothing and kitchen utensils. These are items she left behind when she fled her home.
In response to the on-going crisis in Mali, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Mali Red Cross have been delivering supplies and other forms of aid to assist people who have been displaced, as outlined on this map.
Photo credit: ICRC / T. Touré