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CRS World Report: Providing Clean Water in Pakistan

April 29, 2014 by Jim Stipe

Some 894 million people worldwide do not have access to clean water, like Ismael. He lives in a small village in Pakistan with his wife and nine children. The nearest drinking water was more than a mile away and meant losing valuable time tending to his livestock and fields. But then, Ismael was invited to work on a clean water project.

Listen to his story by clicking on the media player below.

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