How Rain Gutters And Water Faucets Are Making These Women Smarter

What would you sacrifice to get clean water for your family? For over 600 years, these women and girls sacrificed their jobs and education to walk four hours every day to harvest rainwater from a well. But now, thanks to some well-placed rain gutters and water faucets courtesy of Bhagwati Agrawal and Sustainable Innovations, they…

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Rebecca Eisenberg

Dec 5, 2012

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