South Sudan: Bringing Water Closer to Communities in South Sudan

press release

A Red Cross project in South Sudan is reducing the burden of water collection for thousands on women and girls.

Water and sanitation is a basic human right for all. Yet, the UN Report on Clean Water and Sanitation suggests water scarcity affects more than 40 per cent of the global population. In countries like South Sudan water and sanitation-related diseases are among the top killers of children under five, even though they are completely preventable.

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