Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health, humanitarian crisis on Jun 6th, 2008
In the final part of our interview series, Dr Ione explains the action undertaken by her NGO to support health centres during a period not exceeding five months. She emphasizes the need to quickly switch from humanitarian assistance (providing medicine and care) to development in order to restore the system as it was before the […]
Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health, humanitarian crisis on May 29th, 2008
In the seventh part of our interview series, Dr Ione describes how people undertook the rebuilding of their houses and collective facilities. She emphasizes the efforts made by the government to re-open a dialogue with the rebels and to restore trust among the population. Thanks to her privileged relationship with the people of Ngaoundaye, including […]
Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health, humanitarian crisis on May 24th, 2008
In the sixth part of our interview series, Dr Ione describes the difficulties faced by farmers whose fields had been destroyed and who were threatened on their way to the markets. She explains how people could only cultivate for their own survival, leading the entire agriculture of the northwest to collapse. However, the international community […]
Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health on May 12th, 2008
In the fifth part of our interview series, Dr Ione recalls the turmoils faced by the population of Ngaoundaye, surrounded by belligerent parties. She explains how people were trapped between the rebels and the government forces, how the attacks have changed the life in the villages and how precarious the situation remains. During her recent […]
Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health on Apr 9th, 2008
In the fourth part of our interview series, Dr Ione recalls the attacks on the village of Ngaoundaye, the farmers forced to flee into the bush, the violence inflicted upon the women and their incredible ability to forgive those who attacked them. Dr Ione recounts how she shared the fears of the people of Ngoundaye […]
Posted in Central African Republic, Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health on Apr 2nd, 2008
In the third part of our interview series, Dr Ione explains how insecurity and violence have destroyed the progress of decades of hard work. By 2000, the population of Ngoundaye had managed to set up an extensive network of schools, health centres and water pumps. Maintenance costs were progressively transferred from NGOs to farmers’ committees, […]
Posted in Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health, video on Mar 28th, 2008
In the second part of our interview series with Dr Ione, she recounts the achievements of the population in the region of Ngaounday at the border with Chad and Cameroon. She reflects upon the quick establishment of social services and on the farmers’ initiatives to improve their living conditions.
In part I, Dr Ione described her […]
Posted in Living convictions, Ngaoundaye, health, video on Mar 25th, 2008
In a series of interviews, Dr Ione describes her incredible experiences in the Central African Republic: A thrilling eye-witness account of the country’s history.
In 1968, Dr Ione, then a young medical student from Italy, came to the newly independent Central African Republic to help run a hospital Ngaoundaye, close to the point where CAR, Chad […]
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