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. . . Nor Any Drop to Drink
For most, getting a drink of water is simple: go to the sink, turn on the tap, and . . . instant hydration. But for 2 billion people (almost a quarter of the world’s population), it’s a far different scenario. For them, clean water can be a hours-long trek to a well, followed by an even more challenging trip back with a huge container of water to meet their needs and those of their family for that day. And most often, that daunting round-trip, a daily occurrence, is made by women or children. “Water insecurity,” a term that grossly undersells the reality, disproportionately affects those who are often already economically, geographically, and technologically disadvantaged.
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