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Women and children dig for brackish water to use for washing near Limonade, Haiti, on Thursday, July 25, 2002. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water.The United Nations says 1.1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion lack proper sanitation. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                          
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A young girl carries two gallons of water on a high mountain path in Soisson, Haiti, on Friday, Saturday, August 10, 2002. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water. The United Nations says 1.1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion lack proper sanitation.(AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                              
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Children wait while their buckets fill at a community fountain in Tabarre, Petion-ville, Haiti, on Wednesday, August 14, 2002. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water. The United Nations says 1.1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion lack proper sanitation.(AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                                 

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Children play as they collect water in containers from an overflowing water reservoir in front of a private residence in Petion-ville, Haiti, on Friday, August 9, 2002. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water. (AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                                  

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A boy waits for his buckets to fill at a communal water fountain on Monday, August 12, 2002 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water. The United Nations says 1.1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion lack proper sanitation.(AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                                          
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A girl waits to get water at a communal water fountain decorated with a mural encouraging people not to cut down trees, Monday, August 12, 2002 in Carrefour, Haiti. Most Haitian children spend a majority of their time getting water for their families since most Haitians do not have access to water. The United Nations says 1.1 billion people worldwide live without access to safe drinking water and 2.5 billion lack proper sanitation.(AP Photo/ Daniel Morel)
                                                        
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