Water ‘stress’ affects every aspect of life in Warawa, Nigeria | First Person
08/01/24 • 7 min
Our First Person narratives aim to dig into the humanity of humanitarian challenges.
In this episode, Yusuf Sa’adu, a shopkeeper in Warawa in Nigeria’s Kano state, points out that “whoever has abundant water has wealth”. He shares how water scarcity made him lose out on education and still impacts personal relationships.
“If you are experiencing water stress, you will not be able to do a lot of things”, Yusuf explains.
The New Humanitarian aims to amplify the voices of refugees, asylum seekers, and people affected by conflict and disaster – placing them at the centre of the conversations about the policies and events that shape their lives. Find more first-person stories at TheNewHumanitarian.org.
Our First Person narratives aim to dig into the humanity of humanitarian challenges.
In this episode, Yusuf Sa’adu, a shopkeeper in Warawa in Nigeria’s Kano state, points out that “whoever has abundant water has wealth”. He shares how water scarcity made him lose out on education and still impacts personal relationships.
“If you are experiencing water stress, you will not be able to do a lot of things”, Yusuf explains.
The New Humanitarian aims to amplify the voices of refugees, asylum seekers, and people affected by conflict and disaster – placing them at the centre of the conversations about the policies and events that shape their lives. Find more first-person stories at TheNewHumanitarian.org.
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The New Humanitarian aims to amplify the voices of humanitarian workers, refugees, asylum seekers and people affected by conflict and disasters. Today, the story of Yusuf Sa'adu, part of a series of First Person narratives that dig into the humanity of humanitarian challenges. My name is Zubaida Baba-Ibrahim, and I'm The New Humanitarian's first reporting fellow. On a journey to the northwestern Nigerian state of Kano, I met a store owner who had l
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