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World Service,12 May 2003,22 mins

Ethiopia and Kenya

Water Walks

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Two groups with different water problems – the Ethiopian women who walk three hours each way to fetch river water; and the Kenyan herdsmen who walk their cattle to a "waterpoint" because so much local water is too salty to drink. Presenter: Alejandra Martins.

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