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TalkingDog

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Thu Jan 2, 2014, 10:49 PM Jan 2014

Wellowater: Freeing women (and children) from the time consuming task of water transport [View all]

http://wellowater.org/

By giving people easier access to potable water, the WaterWheel frees up valuable time, and in the process, removes barriers that prevent children from going to school and empowers women to engage in more productive activities. Research shows that when women have extra time, they choose to spend it on activities that boost family income, education, health, and wellbeing. Women with even a few years of education have smaller, healthier families, and are more likely to send their children to school. Female education is a key means of breaking the cycle of poverty.

http://vimeo.com/31340548
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