Water for South Sudan, Inc.

06/19/2026

At first glance, the photo is simple.
Children sit together for class. They are dressed in white uniforms. They have shown up.

It would be easy to call this resilience. In many ways, it is. Across South Sudan, children, families, and teachers continue to make education possible in conditions that ask far too much of them.

But showing up for school should not require extraordinary resilience.

A school day begins long before a child reaches the classroom. It begins at home. It begins with whether there is water nearby. It begins with whether someone had to walk for it that morning. It begins with whether a child is healthy enough to attend, whether a girl has a safe and private place to manage her period, whether a family has enough time, and whether the community has the basic infrastructure that allows daily life to hold together.

Our work is to help the systems around them show up with them.

Because a school day does not begin at school. It begins with the conditions that allow a child to get there.

Help build the conditions that make school possible.

Your support helps communities in South Sudan access clean water, strengthen local ownership, and sustain the systems that support health, dignity, opportunity, and learning.

https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/donate

06/18/2026

What would you miss if you had to walk for water every day?

For many children in South Sudan, collecting water is part of everyday life—something they don’t think twice about.

Time spent walking for water is often time away from school, rest, play, and childhood itself.

Access to clean water changes more than health—it changes how a child spends their day.

06/17/2026

Building wells in South Sudan is more than installing infrastructure — it's about building the local capacity to keep that infrastructure running. Every WFSS water system combines drilling, rehabilitation, storage, and community-based maintenance, designed to be owned, operated, and sustained by the community it serves.

06/16/2026

Q: What are your organization's goals?
A: We raise funds to support sustainable access to clean water solutions and strengthen the work of the local South Sudan team through individual, school, and foundation contributions, while also sharing updates and impact from the team through digital channels such as email, websites, and social media.

06/12/2026

Two children. A few buckets. A hole in the earth. This is what 'water access' looks like for millions of families. We can do better — together.

06/11/2026

Why South Sudan?

South Sudan is often a focus for clean water work because the scale and combination of challenges there make basic infrastructure—especially water—both urgently needed and historically underbuilt.

A few key reasons:

1) Prolonged conflict and instability
2) Extremely low infrastructure coverage
3) High burden of waterborne disease
4) Geography and climate variability
5) Displacement and rural isolation
6) Development gap as a very young nation

So the short version is: South Sudan isn’t chosen because it’s uniquely “hopeless,” but because the gap between need and access is still very large—especially for something as foundational as clean water—and small infrastructure investments can have outsized impact.

06/10/2026

Q: What is an Internally Displaced Person (IDP)?
A: Someone forced to flee their home—but still trapped within their country.

In South Sudan, nearly 2 million people are living this reality.

Access to clean water changes everything—from health to hope. From now until June 15th you can support displaced communities.

💧 Be part of the solution.

To make a donation, visit: https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/idp-2026

06/09/2026

Internally displaced people (IDPs) face daily challenges most of us will never know firsthand or understand. At Water for South Sudan, we show up for them — because safe, clean water is something everyone deserves, no matter their circumstances. 💧

Learn more about our work at waterforsouthsudan.org.

06/05/2026

South Sudan has one of the highest rates of out-of-school children in the world—about 3 in 5 children are not in the classroom.

For those who are enrolled, learning is often shaped by more than what happens in school. Daily access to basics like clean water, health, and distance to school directly affects attendance and learning.

For those who are enrolled, the challenges continue:

- Only 42% attend primary school
- Just 15% complete primary education
- Only 6% reach secondary school
- Only 9% of early grade students can read most of a simple story
- Just 11% demonstrate basic numeracy skills
- Only 12% of children ages 3–4 access early childhood education

Girls face even greater barriers to staying in school.

Education access is improving slowly—but the gap is still enormous.

06/04/2026

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn—but in South Sudan, getting to school often means overcoming incredible challenges.

Our latest blog shares what it really takes for children to attend school and how access to clean water can help remove barriers to education, improve health, and create brighter futures. Read the story and see the impact your support makes possible. 💙

📖 Read more: https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org/blog/showing-up-what-it-takes-for-children-in-south-sudan-to-attend-school

A school day doesn't begin at school. For children in South Sudan, it begins with access to clean water. Learn how water access shapes education, health, and opportunity.