Children attending school in the village of Beshkent, Kyrgyzstan. The school lacks running water and therefore drinking water is gathered from a nearby aryk, or irrigation canal and boiled before being served to students. The locals are hoping and planning for infrastructure project to bring clean water to their homes. In villages across Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia) antiquated water delivery systems and infrastructure is the cause of health issues such as outbreaks of hepatitis and gastrointestinal disease, especially among children.

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Keywords: aryk, beshkent, borne, children, clean, diseases, environmental, health, issues, kyrgystan, safety, school, social, village, water