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A Long Walk To Water By Linda Sue Park

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Dear Mrs. and Mr. Hanlon. Hello, my name is, Cole Tobias, I am a 7th grader at Lincoln Middle School. My Language Arts class recently read the book A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. It is a biography about Salva Dut, and a fictional girl named Nya, while Nya is walking for water twice a day for eight hours, Salva is running from the Sudanese Civil War. After walking to many different refugee camps, he was relocated to America, where he got the shocking email that his father was still alive, but very sick. This inspired Salva to build a well with the money that he raised. The organization that we are raising money for is called Water For South Sudan, https://www.waterforsouthsudan.org. The company was created by Salva Manuel Dut, he first …show more content…

Her sickness came from the water, the nurse explained. She should only drink good clean water. If the water is dirty, you should boil it for a count of two hundred before she drinks it." 45. A Long Walk To Water. Villages that have wells are usually healthier, and they have a lower infant and elderly mortality rate. Those who don't have a well have an infant mortality rate of up to 90%. They also get small amounts of water, so boiling to a count of two hundred is impossible. Only ten percent of people in South Sudan have access to clean drinking water from Water for South Sudan. Out of 11,241,753 people in South Sudan, only 10% have access to clean drinking water. This means that 11,241,175 people don't have clean water, highlighting a concerning issue that needs urgent attention. "The dry season forces millions of South Sudanese each year to leave their village homes in search of water. Some have to abandon their homes and move altogether," waterforsouthsudan.org. In South Sudan, families are forced to leave their homes every year in search of water, facing unimaginable challenges. By supporting Water for South Sudan, we can help build wells in these communities, providing clean and healthy drinking water. Let's make a difference and keep families in their

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