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Picture of Gabra women in Kenya carrying yellow jerry cans of water across the desert
March 22, 2021

Walking for Water

In northern Kenya, Gabra women spend five hours a day hauling water in heavy jerry cans. The entire April 2010 issue was dedicated to water, with this specific story focusing on what women could achieve in their communities if they had easy and immediate access to water.
Photograph by Lynn Johnson, Nat Geo Image Collection

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