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by Megan Mann, Mapulanga, Zambia

The children go swimming in the river during the dry season. Like kids everywhere, they race into the water, trying to make the biggest splash possible. Unfortunately, during the dry season, the scoop holes dry out too, so the women gather drinking water from the river—the same place where the kids swim.