By Samba Diallo, Mauritania
When I first looked at the map of our jouney, visiting Langeland has excited me the most. I come from Mauretania where water is to fight for. Famillies travel miles and miles seeking rain or any drop of water somewhere in the desert, and some never come back. So when I got off the ferry in Spodsbjerg I felt save. I was sure that at least i would not die of thirst. I remember that last time when I went on summer holiday, 60% of my lugage was about bags of water. Cause you never know where to find water again, and worst, clean water.
I live in the Capital city and still the question of water is not answered. Moreover, famillies form the country side come constantly to capital city, where at least they could find hope from politician who keeps promissing that the issue of water would be solved soon. Still, not yet . Consquently, the city becomes full of shanty towns, the few water pipes gets distroyed, by people who could not afford to pay the water bill, desperately tring to find water to drink.
I have often seen a perfect familly of 5 members suddenly reicieving five to six of their cousins from the country side fleeing from lack of water in their villages. Due to that the capital becomes overpopulated. Schools become over crowded, in hostpiatal, you can stand in a line for hours before seeing your doctor and youth from the country side get exposed and used by criminals or even terrorist groups. Women turn to prostitution, elderly and childern become begers walking around the streets.
Water is the most important human need, you die from thirst before you die from hunger. Lack of water is like the first domino piece causing an endless negative domino effect. Therefore the politicians should act quickly and find solutions of water. It’s such a shame that a countury of 3 millions habitant, on the coast of the Atlantic ocean, it’s citizen , fight, suffer and die of thirst .