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Could water — and women — be key to ending extreme poverty?
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Could water — and women — be key to ending extreme poverty?

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In Africa alone, women spend a total of 200 million hours every day, on average, collecting water.

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Douglas Fischer

Douglas Fischer is the executive director of Environmental Health Sciences, which publishes EHN.org.

In Africa alone, women spend a total of 200 million hours every day, on average, collecting water.

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