The more I took photographs and heard people’s stories, the same recurrent themes kept coming up: Lack of immediate aid during the flooding, the resilience of the people of Grand-Bassam and how they struggled to get back on their feet, and currently still try to build preventative methods in anticipation of another devastating flooding. Lastly, the pain they still carry in regards to their precious damaged property, loss of income, and the way they were left to fend for their own.