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The Water Walker

By Jessica Partnow 51% The Women's Perspective, August 7, 2008

In many parts of the world, women and girls walk long distances or spend hours waiting in queues for water. Often, the water these "water walkers" draw isn't even clean. According to a 2006 United Nations report, diarrhea caused by contaminated water is the second largest cause of child mortality. More than 5,000 children die every day from easily treatable diarrhea. That's 5 times as many as HIV/AIDS. Jessica Partnow brings us this audio story about a day in the life of a water walker.

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Ernest Waititu, Afrikanews editor speaks about
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