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"These are our wedding gifts"

"These are our wedding gifts"

They have 6 children, one of whom is their almost one year old daughter, who appears to be suffering from severe acute malnutrition. Her hair growth was sparse, she could barely stay awake and upright in her father’s arms while he tried to cheer her up. Flies gathered around her nose and mouth, her skin was loose and she was extremely thin, literally like she was slowly wasting away. Whilst this sounds like every other image of malnutrition, I can tell you the problem is real and dire and no one, let alone a child, should suffer in this manner. (Need to confirm conflict story with Ciara). As we chatted, Mohammed cheerfully showed us the inside of his home despite all their mishaps. He said, “they bombed everything, and narrowly missed my TV” which measured about 30cm by 30cm. He laughed and shook his head at the same time as he recounted the event. He then walked towards a wall, covered in a somewhat cheerful, floral wallpaper that was peeling off. There, he showed us a table spoon, the handle of which was covered in a beautiful yellow, orange and red (need to confirm) beading. There was also a water bottle holder, made of the same beading that was specific to his clan. He explained they were his wedding gifts as he put his arms around his very shy wife, their youngest daughter between them. On an adjoining wall were some doodling by his children - a mixture of what looked like stick figures of kids, and a list of acronyms, one of which was “TDF”, Tigrayan Defence Force (formerly known as Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front).