A Long Walk to Water

  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva's village was split into two groups. One group was made up of men, and the other was made up of women, children, and elders. The teenage boys were classified as men and were sent to be soldiers.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    A group of Dinka people had allowed Salva to walk with them. They all wanted to avoid the war.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva found his uncle while fishing. His uncle had been in the army for years. Now Salva has someone to take care of him.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Marial was killd by a lion, which had made Salva scared. But his uncle made him feel safe. Salva and his uncle are going across the Nile River over to the ocean. After that is Ethiopia, like Marial said.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva had never been hungry at home before because of all the cattle his family had. Then after the war started, he has been hungry everyday. Salva was amazed by what he saw at the island where people fished and worked in the Nile River.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva is at the barn all alone and the woman lets Salva stay. Then the woman must leave him for the dry season.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva went to school during only rainy season and moved away his village during the dry season. While he was in school a war had begone out of no where.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva and his uncle made it to the desert. Now they are making their way to Ethiopia.
  • Southern Sudan Salva

    Salva meets a new friend called Mariel. Together they walk east towards Ethiopia.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya was walking somewhere very far while carrying something.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya went on a long walk. At the place that she was at, there was thorns on the ground. A thorn got stuck on her foot and she had to take it out.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya goes to the pond everyday to collect water.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya's family moves to the big lake when the rain stopped.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    While Nya's family is at the pond the men has to go hunting for food. Nya's mom always gets worried.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Akeer gets sick while walking to water with Nya.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya is collecting muddy water.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya's parents took Akeer to where the doctors are. The doctor said to not drink dirty water. The water must be boiled for 200 seconds, but there is not enough water to boil because all the water would be gone.
  • Southern Sudan Nya

    Nya's uncle is leading her to the water.