Take a moment … How many different ways have you used or accessed water today? How far did you have to walk to get your water?

Women and young girls mainly collect water for their families.

How many containers do you think you could carry full of water? They can walk up to an hour return and then have to wait in line to get their fresh water. How many containers do you think you could carry full of water?

Sadly, still over 30% of people do not have this necessity of life. Agencies such as Caritas South Sudan and Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand, help provide South Sudanese people with access to safer drinking water. Sadly, still over 30% of people do not have this necessity of life.

Access to fresh clean water for the people in South Sudan will: Help reduce illness Lessen travel to collect daily water Improve the overall quality of life for so many people

Young children take time filling up their water containers before the long, hot journey home.

How far could you carry water like this?

Or like this?

These boys collect fresh water while sheltering from the rain.

When the rain comes it pays to make the most of it.

Image Credits: Caritas Internationalis