Tuesday June 05 2007. Sahara, Tunisia. An old Rebaya woman care for her weak and sick grand child in the shelter made of branches while his parents are away collecting more branches and water, many kilometers away...Hundreds of Rebayas families crossed the borders during the algerian civil war and have a traditional way of life, living all year long in the desert. Many children suffer from vitamin deficiencies and anaemia due to a loss of traditional feeding habits. ..As more and more... more »
Tuesday June 05 2007. Sahara, Tunisia. An old Rebaya woman care for her weak and sick grand child in the shelter made of branches while his parents are away collecting more branches and water, many kilometers away...Hundreds of Rebayas families crossed the borders during the algerian civil war and have a traditional way of life, living all year long in the desert. Many children suffer from vitamin deficiencies and anaemia due to a loss of traditional feeding habits. ..As more and more motorized tourists (4X4, quad, motocross) go in the desert to have fun, the hunting games from which fed Rebayas are more difficult to hunt. Their ancestors fed from game's stomach as well as the fresh meat, to have a more balance diet... The algerian refugees live in the desert with their camels and sheeps herd, building shelters from branches and changing camp every months or so. Being paperless and living away from settlement, they have very few access to health care. « less
