Empowering Women Through Access to Water - Senegal

3,334 views · Published 22 October 2018 · 4:17 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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The Sahel region faces severe drought and desertification. Often, women have to walk 10 kilometers for water. FAO’s “1 million cisterns for the Sahel” project helps women and farmers harvest and store rainwater. The cisterns provide clean water for drinking and growing food to millions of people in arid areas. 

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