Town on the Banks of the Nile Turns Flooding into Fortune

Town on the Banks of the Nile Turns Flooding into Fortune

Bor, South Sudan – credit, CC 4.0. BY-SA Leroy Playpus In South Sudan, on the banks of the Nile, a flood of rare destructive power swept an already water-stressed city into poverty before acting as the catalyst for a transformative humanitarian success. Development funding from the Netherlands and South Korea has made a big difference in the city of Bor, where tens of thousands of people used to have to walk several miles to borehole wells alongside the banks of the White Nile. The water that was drawn up in yellow plastic jerry cans was filthy, often carrying disease, and was time-consuming to bring home. Now, the Bor water treatment facility has given tens of thousands of of residents clean, reliable water through a 33-mile pipe network. The network supplies 28 community water kiosks, 704 households, 7 schools, and a hospital, totaling around 98,000 people. It also takes a qualified team to maintain and administer—a much-needed opportunity for those who took the time to receive an educat…