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The sick and elderly had little alternative but to send young ones, sometimes only 3 years old - to collect water when their siblings were unavailable at school. They often walked alone the long distance to the borehole two or three times, carrying about a gallon of water back on their heads each trip, just like the older girls.
The 12-man committee here is very good. They have been trained to repair and maintain the borehole and plan to set a small contribution fee via the Village Chief to finance future repairs.
The 12-
