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Isaac Buk is a criminal.
Until recently Isaac, his guards, and his fellow inmates have not had access to clean water.
The right to water for prisoners is protected by many international treaties, including the Geneva Conventions and the European Charter of Human Rights. Without clean water, closed communities like prisons become breeding grounds for disease. Water also provides a unique security concern. Several prisoners have escaped from Yapa while collecting water in recent years.
DIGDEEP's water projects recognize the needs of individuals like Isaac, who don’t fit the traditional charity model. We believe that every person has a right to the clean water they need to live in dignity. Because no one – prisoner or free – deserves to be sentenced to a lifetime of illness.
Thank you so much for your incredible gift. We all have a human right to water. DIGDEEP.
"My name is Vicky Umina, I am married and live in Romogi Village in Kajo-Keji County. I joined the South Sudan Prison Service as a Secretary in 2010 in Juba, and I was transferred to Kajo-Keji soon after.
In Yapa village we have a sojourn outpost which lacks clean, sustainable water near to the barracks. There is a borehole about one kilometer, but the water there is unreliable. Sometimes it will provide 100 liters of water in the morning and stop for five hours, while a large crowd of people wait for it to refill. Often, we must collect from streams and hand-dug wells nearby. Dirty water and bad hygiene practices between the prisoners and the staff lead to many diarrheal diseases, typhoid, fungal infections, and worms.
Therefore with much Joy, I give thanks to God for the help He sends to us as we plan to develop the outpost and the village. Someday soon, this well may serve over 3000 people as we expand."
 
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