A Long Walk to Water

By zachp04
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva is in school, but then a shooting starts, so he must leave. .
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    He walks into the bush because it isn’t not safe in the village, however he does not know where his family is.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    They leave salva behind because he is a child and might slow them down. He meets a women who takes care of him.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva hoped to see his family, but they weren’t there.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva tried to get honey from the tree but the bees stung him. He also meets Marial.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva meets his uncle. Suddenly everyone treats him better because his uncle is in charge. His uncle leads the way. This is when Marial is attacked by the lion. Salva is upset.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva is very scared because of what happened to Marial. When they get close to the Nile, they build boats. It will take them a long time to cross.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    They paddle for hours. Then they finally pulled onto a island in the middle of the river. Then they ate there. Salva got covered in bites because of the mosquito’s.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva is in the desert. They meet another group of people who died of dehydration.
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    Salva find out that his uncle is going back to fight after they get there. There supply of water is almost gone. Once they settle down for the night, they are raided by bandits and his uncle is killed
  • Southern Sudan 1985

    They bury salva’s uncle. No one had anymore respect for Salva. He finally gets to the refugee camp. Salva thinks that he found his mom, but it is some other women.
  • Itang refugee camp, Ethiopia, 1985

    Salva is at the camp. He realizes his family is gone and he might not see them for a long time. He thinks he will be able to get through the refugee camp
  • Itang refugee camp, Ethiopia, 1991

    They close the camp. Salva is caught up in the surge of people as they were leaving. He is being forced to cross the crocodile infested water
  • Ethiopia-Sudan-Kenya 1991-92

    People lined the riverbank. The soldiers were shooting at the migrants. Salva nearly got shot, but did not. He organized a group to get them safely to Kenya.
  • Rochester New York

    Salva gets to fly to New York at live with a family.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    Nya is going to get water
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    Nya’s foot was all scrapped up because of spiky plants that were along the path.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    She is getting into a more fertile area around the pond. The water is muddie
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    Nya’s mother emptied the water into some jars. Then she will have to get some more water, but her mother said to take her younger sister with her. Nya does not wanted because Akeem will slow her down.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    Nyas family had been going to the lake for generations, but nyas mother was afraid this year because of al the fighting.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    Nya got sick , so they decided to take her to a doctor. She is feeling better, but they must hold the water.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    A Jeep came to her village and two men hopped out. They were talking about water.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    They begins clearning the area between the trees. It was dangerous work.
  • Southern Sudan 2008

    The “Iron Giraffe” was a drill brought to the city. They needed lots of water in order to use the drill
  • Southern Sudan 2009

    The workers got frustrated because the bag kept popping, but there boss told them to keep on working.
  • Southern Sudan 2009

    They finally hit water and a large chute of water came out, however it was muddy.
  • Southern Sudan 2009

    They have to drill more to get new water because it is mixed with the pond water.
  • Southern Sudan 2009

    They are going to start building a school because they will not have to go get water now.
  • Southern Sudan 2009

    Nya wanted her turn in line for water. She thought it was weird the water was so clear.