Tunisia faces the challenge of water shortage

In the full sun, climbing a hill is not the most complicated thing when the jerrycans are empty. The way back, once the jerrycans are full, is much more arduous. For the 250 families who live in Sbikha, a rural region in central Tunisia, there is only one water point, accessible through a pipe connected to a well. You have to be patient before setting off again.

“We have to carry containers that are very heavy. The distances are long, especially when you do this several times a day.”confides a resident. “Before, the donkeys helped us, but they died of thirst, like all the other animals we had. We have been suffering from this water shortage for seven years.”she laments. The drought is becoming more and more intense. Drinking water is becoming increasingly rare. The water that comes from the well is often contaminated, but these villagers have no choice but to drink it and use it for their daily lives.