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In the city of Bentiu, women and girls must venture long distances to collect firewood and are exposed to injury, waterborne diseases, and sexual violence.

BENTIU, South Sudan — Roda Nyawuy took great risks to gather firewood for her family in flood-ravaged South Sudan, wading into murky waters with unseen dangers lurking beneath the surface.But her family couldn’t afford cooking gas or charcoal, so the mother of seven steeled her nerves and hoped for the best, scarcely imagining that a despised weed would offer her a way out.

It is everywhere around Bentiu, covering the vast floodplain in dense green patches. The difficult and dangerous job of collecting firewood falls to women and

"Since the floods came, it destroyed the forest, which was the source of the firewood we used to fetch and the charcoal we used to burn, thats when we were introduced to (hyacinth charcoal) which is a better option." Roda Nyawuy, flood victim in Benitu

BENTIU, South Sudan, April 5, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Roda Nyawuy took great risks to gather firewood for her family in

Roda Nyawuy took great risks to gather firewood for her family in flood-ravaged South Sudan, wading into murky waters with unseen dangers lurking beneath the surface.