Kindly Donated by ESS Through Purchases of Life Water

“My name is Achol Goch, and I am 23 years old. I got married in 2020 and have one daughter who is now 4 years old. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to have more children due to a serious illness in 2022 that nearly took my life. My husband took me to Khartoum for a year of medical treatment, and despite that, I am still unable to have more children. I have sent my only child to school, but when our well is broken, we are forced to collect water from neighboring wells since there are no ponds nearby in town. The people at these neighboring wells often cause us problems when we try to collect water. They charge us fees that are unfair and frequently try to start fights or chase us away from the well. They also ignore our rights, such as when we arrive first and place our jerrycans in line, only for them to push their jerrycans in front of ours. If we speak up, they respond with violence and insults. Our children suffer from thirst when we have to collect water from faraway places, and our feeding habits are disrupted because we can’t eat on time due to the time spent gathering water.”

Achol Goch, Community Member.

This project was undertaken as part of our campaign of projects that actively reduce carbon emissions. This project helped the community save their much needed wood which was previously being burnt daily to boil water. This project has also eliminated the many thousands of hours previously spent on walking to collect water.