In South Sudan, Water Shortages Everywhere

A South Sudanese girl is lifted off the ground as she pumps water at a borehole in Gudere, near Juba. The international community is pumping funds into South Sudan to try to develop its water infrastructure. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

1 A South Sudanese girl is lifted off the ground as she pumps water at a borehole in Gudere, near Juba. The international community is pumping funds into South Sudan to try to develop its water infrastructure. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

A young South Sudanese woman pumps water at a borehole in Gudere, near Juba, in South Sudan. The South Sudanese capital has grown from population of around 60,000 in 2005 to nearly 400,000 in 2011. The city’s water resources have not been able to keep up.

2 A young South Sudanese woman pumps water at a borehole in Gudere, near Juba, in South Sudan. The South Sudanese capital has grown from population of around 60,000 in 2005 to nearly 400,000 in 2011. The city’s water resources have not been able to keep up.

A South Sudanese woman carries plastic jerrycans to collect water in Gudere, near Juba in South Sudan. The country's under-developed infrastructure means that water resources are still strained in most areas. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

3 A South Sudanese woman carries plastic jerrycans to collect water in Gudere, near Juba in South Sudan. The country's under-developed infrastructure means that water resources are still strained in most areas. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

A young woman carries a plastic container to collect water in Gudere, near Juba in South Sudan. Only half the population of South Sudan has access to clean water. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

4 A young woman carries a plastic container to collect water in Gudere, near Juba in South Sudan. Only half the population of South Sudan has access to clean water. (VOA/Mugume Davis Rwakaringi)

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In South Sudan, Water Shortages Everywhere