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Girls transport water in the village of Tichfert. The only two available water sources are a local water fountain and a ground water source, where the water arrives through a traditional underground channel, or khettara. People use the water from the khettara, even though it is often contaminated, as they find the water from the fountain too expensive as a salary has to be paid to a person who is in charge of the maintenance..
Panos Pictures /Felix Features 28 Mar 2008
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