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Girl at the Well
Photo by Sarah Day
 This photograph was taken in Sudan, on assignment with a Kenya-based international development organization that funds projects throughout East Africa. This Dinka girl, no more than 16 years old, has just drawn water from a well in Akot, southern Sudan, which she will carry home on her head for cooking dinner, drinking and washing. She will make several such trips to this well before the late-afternoon sun sets, as she does every day, in order to gather all the water needed for her household for the following day. Like many women and children throughout the developing world, she is dependent upon this clean water source for the health and safety of her family, and upon he safety of her environment to maintain access to this life-giving supply. This one girl, thrust early into the responsibilities of womanhood due to war and poverty, epitomizes so many women and children in the developing world, for whom water really is a matter of life and death.
As an accomplished freelance photographer with a master's degree in international health, Sarah Day has put her training and her care for people to work on behalf of a number of international development organizations. Whether in southern Sudan just after the signing of the 2005 Naivasha Peace Agreement, in Romania with vulnerable children, in Rwanda for their first international mountain bike race, among goatherds in Turkana, Kenya, or in the coffee-rich mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico, she has chosen to use her talents in support of meaningful work that enriches the lives of others.
Growing up in the developing world, Day developed a heart for promoting human dignity by telling stories of hope and opportunity. It wasn’t until she discovered photography, however, that she found her medium for communicating and engaging in global issues, and her camera has been an extension of her ever since. Day's subsequent studies prepared her for several years of communication work on behalf of a number of international NGOs.
More information on Sarah’s work can be found at her website. For further inquiries about her work and availability, contact her directly at asarahday@gmail.com.
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