A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by MSF and told that I was needed in South Sudan for the eruption of violence in Jonglei State and for the recently formed refugee camps in Upper Nile.

When I first arrived in South Sudan my first task was to prepare all materials for drilling 10 boreholes in a refugee camp with limited water sources. After that I was sent to Pibor County where MSF has three clinics. Two of these had been attacked and were in need of reconstruction to various extents.

My mission is, amongst others, to do the water and sanitation part in the reconstruction of MSF clinics. This means ensuring that people are drinking clean water, that people are safe from hazardous waste, that sanitation facilities are available for patients and staff, and developing protocols for hospital cleaning staff.

Today I repaired a borehole in a remote village where MSF has an outreach clinic (fältsjukhus). I also built fences around the hospital and the waste zone, and started the process of incinerating a lot of waste generated during the attack.

It is a lot of work in 35-40 degree heat and quite long working days. But we have a great team that works very well together so we do get a lot of things done. Right now it is 9 pm and the work for the day is finished. The plan for the night is to hang up a stretched bed sheet as a screen outside to watch a movie with a projector under the stars together with the team.