Our partnership with Water for South Sudan

Having established its independence in 2011, South Sudan stands as one of the newest countries in the world and remains as one of the poorest in resources. South Sudan lacks the infrastructure necessary to provide its citizens with access to one of the most basic human rights: clean water. Without access to a clean water source, women and girls spend hours each day walking to find water. This leaves the women little time to establish other sources of income and girls the inability to attend school. Additionally, the water collected is often contaminated with harmful bacteria. People become sick from drinking this water while the very young and the elderly are especially vulnerable to water-borne illnesses and death. 

One Day’s Wages partnered with Water for South Sudan (WFSS) to drill one deep water well and rehabilitate two broken wells, providing 2,438 people access to clean, safe drinking water. Hygiene training sessions were provided in the three villages where the wells were either built or restored. The availability of water, coupled with basic hygiene information, brought improved health at the individual and community level. Communities were also indirectly impacted as children were given the opportunity to attend school and the community experienced increased stability of economic development.