Lack of access to water and sanitation is a severe problem for Palestinians. In a reflection from our 2011 series on "Water, Conflict and Just Peace", Fr Afrayem Elorshalimy from the Coptic Orthodox Church writes about wells and water as sources of dispute in the Bible, and on the realization that land and water are a gift of God for all of us.
3rd Week for Water 2013
Un simple puits fournit une quantité très limitée d’eau aux bergers d’Um Al Khayr, parfois seulement 20 litres par jour pour tous les types d’utilisation. Photo: EAPPI.