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Two Hours to Water: Ethiopia’s Daily Tax
At first light in Konso, southern Ethiopia, Samrawit fills a yellow jerrycan and joins the line. The borehole is closer…

Water At Gunpoint: Why Clean Water Still Kills or Cures in the Central African Republic
On the outskirts of Bossangoa, a young mother named Clarisse rises before dawn. She ties her baby to her back…

Reflections: The Fields We Nearly Saved
In Chad, hunger has never meant only empty fields. Sometimes the fields are full, and then they are wiped bare…