Photo Credit: Refugees International
02/06/2008

With the return of so many people to the villages in southern Sudan, already limited resources are now stretched beyond their limits. Every community with whom the Refugees International team met told us that lack of drinking water was their number one problem. Even when there are water boreholes they are often not maintained, as communities do not have the resources for maintenance and repairs. Conflicts often break out particularly between women who are the ones collecting water and have to wait in long lines.