UGANDA / REFUGEES ACCESS TO WATER

Water in northern Uganda, where hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese have sought refuge, is scarce. In northern Uganda’s sprawling camps most are forced to walk for miles to get access to clean water. The United Nations is trucking water from the River Nile, which is both costly and unsustainable. UNHCR

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:22
• Production Date: 16 June 2017
• Asset Language: English
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES - UNHCR
• Subject Topical: REFUGEES; WATER
• Geographic Subject: SOUTH SUDAN; UGANDA
• MAMS Id: 1911279
• Parent Id: 1911279
• Alternate Title: unifeed170616e

Description

STORY: UGANDA / REFUGEES ACCESS TO WATER
TRT: 02:24
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 8 MAY 2017, RHINO CAMP / NORTHERN UGANDA

Shotlist

1. Wide shot, South Sudanese refugee Kiden Rose sitting on jerry cans while waiting for water
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Water is part of life.”
3. Wide shot, refugee children with jerry cans
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Without water you cannot survive.”
5. Wide shot, a dried out tree
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“The water is not enough for us.”
7. Wide shot, refugee boys sitting on empty jerry cans
8. Med shot, Kiden waiting for water
9. Med shot, empty jerry cans and water tap
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“We stay sometimes three days without water.
11. Wide shot, refugee boy sitting on empty jerry cans
12. Wide shot, the River Nile
13. Wide shot, the water plant by the River Nile
14. Med shot, a man testing s water tank
15. Wide shot, water trucks leaving the plant
16. Wide shot, view from the truck
17. SOUNDBITE (English) James Kato, Ugandan Truck Driver:
“All the vehicles are getting water from there. You can find a line of about one hundred metres when the vehicles are parking looking for water.”
18. Wide shot, water-trucks lining up for water
19. Wide shot, truck being filled with water
20. Close UP, James Kato shifting gear
21. Med shot, James Kato driving
22. Wide shot, view from the truck
23. SOUNDBITE (English) James Kato, Ugandan Truck Driver:
“They tell us: We need water. Why don’t you bring us water?”
24. Wide shot, water truck arriving to the settlement and refugee children running
25. Med shot, refugees filling up basin
26. Close up, refugees filling up basin
Pan of Rose running towards the water truck
27. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“If you get the water you will be happy.”
28. Tracking shot, jerry can line
29. Med shot, Kiden Rose filling up her jerry can
30. SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“We are just tolerating. We just bear conditions. Bearing conditions, just.”
31. Tracking shot, Kiden Rose walking home with a jerry can
32. Wide shot, Kiden Rose arriving home with a jerry can

Storyline

Water in northern Uganda, where hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese have sought refuge, is scarce. In northern Uganda’s sprawling camps most are forced to walk for miles to get access to clean water. The United Nations is trucking water from the River Nile, which is both costly and unsustainable.

SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Water is part of life.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“Without water you cannot survive.”

In northern Uganda water is in short supply.

It’s a daily struggle.

Kiden is a refugee from South Sudan.

She gets 10 litres of water a day to drink, cook and wash if she is lucky.

SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“We stay sometimes three days without water.”

Most refugees depend on water trucked from the River Nile.

The water has to be treated in plants like this one.

1 million litres are needed every day.

But on average less than half is available.

James trucks water to refugee settlements.

SOUNDBITE (English) James Kato, Ugandan Truck Driver:
“All the vehicles are getting water from there. You can find a line of about one hundred metres when the vehicles are parking looking for water.”

He says somedays refugees don’t get any water at all.

SOUNDBITE (English) James Kato, Ugandan Truck Driver:
“They tell us: We need water. Why don’t you bring us water?”

Refugees have been waiting here for water since yesterday. It runs out quickly. Every drop counts.

Kiden hopes to fill her jerry-can today. Finally the wait is over.

SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“If you get the water you will be happy.”

SOUNDBITE (English) Kiden Rose, South Sudanese Refugee:
“We are just tolerating. We just bear conditions. Bearing conditions, just.”