Sudan Humanitarian Fund brings clean water and latrines to hundreds of displaced people
People’s lives have dramatically improved thanks to a water and sanitation project from the Sudan Humanitarian Fund and the Al Salam Organization for Rehabilitation & Development
Access to clean, running water and sanitation facilities is a daily struggle for many displaced people in Sudan. Across the country, some 3.5 million people need clean drinking water and latrines. In rural areas, water for the family is traditionally collected by women and girls. But for many of the 1,200 people living in the Khor Ramla displacement site in South Kordofan State, this simple task involved a four-hour walk every day because the closest riverbed often ran dry for several months a year.
Sana Adam, a 22-year-old widow and mother of three, recalls her twice-daily trip to the nearest well. “We women and girls used to plan so that we could walk to the well together early morning and before dark, when it wasn’t too hot. Sometimes, that meant our girls would miss school, as the queues at the well were often long, even if we started walking before sunrise.”
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