Water is Basic
February 8, 2010
2/8 - Photo of the Week
A woman carries two 5 gallon jerry cans from a Water is Basic well in Hai Atlabara, on the outskirts of Yei, Sudan. (click to enlarge image)
Fetching water in Sudan is a daily chore, typically done by the women & children. Each morning, they walk from their tukel to the community well - or ground water hole - and fill their jerry cans. If they are lucky, the walk is only a few hundred meters, but for most, the trip is several kilometers.
One full jerry can holds 5 gallons of water and weighs over 40 lbs. I can't imagine carrying one more than a few feet, let alone carrying two the distance the woman in this image has in front of her.
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