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Pendant le conflit, des enfants blessés ont été accueillis en France. C'est le cas d'Ostwald qui n'oublie rien des massacres mais réapprend à vivre à Marseille
Card Number 36546
Number
36546
Author
Bobillier, Laurence
Author
Jeammet, Danièle
Date
20 juillet 1994
Ymd
19940720
Time
12:00:00
Time zone
CEST
Uptitle
Journal de 12 heures
Title
Pendant le conflit, des enfants blessés ont été accueillis en France. C'est le cas d'Ostwald qui n'oublie rien des massacres mais réapprend à vivre à Marseille
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18409 bytes
Pages nb.
2
Source
Public records
Type
Transcription d'une émission de télévision
Language
FR
Abstract
- While humanitarian organizations speak of a humanitarian disaster in Rwanda, the distribution of aid to refugees in two camps north of Goma began this morning. Additionally, 120 tons of food were distributed in the Kibumba camp yesterday [July 19] and the day before [July 18].
- France has decided to release an additional 8.2 million francs in aid to assist the refugees. Furthermore, 2,000 United Nations troops are expected to be deployed to Rwanda by the end of August to take over from the military forces of Operation Turquoise.
- During the conflict, wounded children were brought to France for care. One such child is Ostwald; he remembers the massacres vividly but is learning to live again in Marseille.
- Ostwald is 11 years old. Just a few months ago, he still had both his legs. But amidst the murderous frenzy of Rwandan government militias, he endured the worst. When the RPF liberated the Tutsi village of Kibungo, Ostwald had been living in the church for eight days, without food or water, surrounded by the dead and the dying.
- Ostwald does not speak of this. Evacuated to France by Médecins du Monde, he spent 17 days at La Timone Hospital in Marseille. Doctors managed to save his severely infected leg stump, a necessary step for fitting him with a prosthesis. Now, the task remains to treat his anemia and, above all, to heal the heart of this traumatized child. That is the role of his host family here in La Bédoule.
- Ostwald's parents were alive at the time of his evacuation. They encouraged him to leave and sent word of their well-being. However, since the start of Operation Turquoise, all contact has been lost. Monique Tous, president of the "Espoir pour le Rwanda" association: "Since the French army withdrew, our teams have left because they no longer had any guarantee of protection. Now, the situation should return to normal, and in principle, all NGOs should be back inside Rwanda in the coming days".
- While awaiting a return home, of which he has no doubt, Ostwald settles into the offered sanctuary with undisguised joy. To the point where, at times, he creates the illusion of having forgotten the unforgettable.
- France has decided to release an additional 8.2 million francs in aid to assist the refugees. Furthermore, 2,000 United Nations troops are expected to be deployed to Rwanda by the end of August to take over from the military forces of Operation Turquoise.
- During the conflict, wounded children were brought to France for care. One such child is Ostwald; he remembers the massacres vividly but is learning to live again in Marseille.
- Ostwald is 11 years old. Just a few months ago, he still had both his legs. But amidst the murderous frenzy of Rwandan government militias, he endured the worst. When the RPF liberated the Tutsi village of Kibungo, Ostwald had been living in the church for eight days, without food or water, surrounded by the dead and the dying.
- Ostwald does not speak of this. Evacuated to France by Médecins du Monde, he spent 17 days at La Timone Hospital in Marseille. Doctors managed to save his severely infected leg stump, a necessary step for fitting him with a prosthesis. Now, the task remains to treat his anemia and, above all, to heal the heart of this traumatized child. That is the role of his host family here in La Bédoule.
- Ostwald's parents were alive at the time of his evacuation. They encouraged him to leave and sent word of their well-being. However, since the start of Operation Turquoise, all contact has been lost. Monique Tous, president of the "Espoir pour le Rwanda" association: "Since the French army withdrew, our teams have left because they no longer had any guarantee of protection. Now, the situation should return to normal, and in principle, all NGOs should be back inside Rwanda in the coming days".
- While awaiting a return home, of which he has no doubt, Ostwald settles into the offered sanctuary with undisguised joy. To the point where, at times, he creates the illusion of having forgotten the unforgettable.