Navigating flood waters, negotiating roads that have turned to mud, dealing with broken down vehicles and walking for miles — just some of the hurdles that Tearfund teams face in the course of their everyday work.
Wading waist high through water is not an unusual experience for Tearfund staff in South Sudan, where the country’s rainy season often brings deluges that turn baked earth into lakes.
With few decent roads, getting around becomes a time-consuming, and sometimes muddy, business.