Water is Basic
January 29, 2010
New Well Begins Today
Today, a new well will begin in Yei town. But that isn't all that begins anew in Yei. Water is Basic is on the verge of some very exciting things - 2010, in fact, should make everything up to this point sound, in retrospect,...
January 26, 2010
1/26 - Photo of the Week
24,000 refugees poured across the Nile River, into the town of Tarekeka after a neighboring tribe burned their village. This Mundari cattle herder watches as a Water is Basic drilling crew installs the first of four wells on land...
January 21, 2010
New Years in Kanjoro, Sudan
I wanted to share a quick story about a recent well that was drilled in the village of Kanjoro. Just before the end of the year, we received an email from a company looking to make a donation on behalf of their customers. On the...
January 19, 2010
1/19 - Photo of the Week
The well at Hai Simba in Yei provides the people of the densely populated village with more than clean water. Before the well, a shortage of water in the boma caused conflict between the wives of civilians & the wives of...
January 12, 2010
1/12 - Photo of the Week
In Sudan, women and children spend large amounts of their day in pursuit of clean water for drinking, cooking, bathing and laundry. These two industrious boys employed the help of a wheelbarrow to ease the burden.