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Amputees, war-wounded to get homes in Freetown

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    Amputees and war-wounded people are to be housed in 100 specially designed permanent shelter units in Freetown, OCHA said in its situation report of 20 April to 8 May.

    The Norweigan Refugee Council has agreed to build 70 homes for 200 amputees. The National Commission for Reconstruction, Resettlement and Rehabilitation will pay for basic furniture: one table, two beds and four chairs per home.

    OCHA said that a committee comprising the NGOs Cause Canada and Handicap International had been set up to assess modifications in home designs for the beneficiaries.

    The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has provided 40 plots of land for the construction. OCHA said agencies were planning ways to continue helping the war victims after resettlement. OCHA added that there were some 390 amputees and their families living at an amputee camp in Murray Town, Freetown, and 792 war-wounded and their families at a camp in Grafton.

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