With the help of the IRC, a village in Ivory Coast has not seen a single case of cholera for more than a year after coming together to promote healthy practices that can prevent the spread of disease.
A young Ivorian boy washes his hands in the village of Monleu after using a latrine. This rural community of 365 residents in western Ivory Coast was once ravaged by cholera. The water-borne disease causes severe diarrhea and rapid dehydration, and can result in death within hours.