Kurga Village Dam Rehabilitation
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Authors
Elizabeth Dunn
Issue Date
2016-03
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Agriculture , Water and Sanitation
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Abstract
Salin and Adam both live in the village of Kurga, North Darfur. The village had a dam, however, it is faulty and doesn’t work. Practical Action will be rehabilitating the dam as part of the Integrated Water Resource Management project (IWRM). “Now the situation is terrible. The water does not reach. 10-20 years ago, the situation was very good. But now it is not good.” “50 years ago, [the] situation was different. Lots of trees and livestock. All livestock has died because of the dry.” “One farmer would have 50 animals. Some had up to 300. People now don’t have livestock. We have one donkey and rely on farming.” “We have shallow wells. There is no water, so we are not able to grow anything. We rely on cultivating a small amount of crops. We solve problems by getting generators and pumping water.” “We cultivate and eat millet. The children sometimes go hungry. We have 1-2 meals a day. Some people’s children go to school. About 60% of children do not go to school. We will invest and trade. We will be able to send our children to school.” “I feel like my life will be better. There will be education, there will be health. I will feel like I’m human and do what I would like to do.” “I feel unwell; we eat the same food every day. A lot of people are unwell. Many diseases appear.” “We are optimistic. When the heavy machines come, God willing, there will be a party.”