Young woman using hand pump for pumping potable and safe drinking water from borehole in the village centre Ghana West Africa

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Like many villages the water supply is provided and funded by the local gold mining company cocoa beans can be seen drying in the background. Villagers are trained to maintain the pump if it breaks down.

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Size: 3386px × 5079px
Location: Ghana, West Africa, African
Photo credit: © GS International / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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