Anabar Nosirova who is employed as a kitchen worker at the Beshkent school gathers 80-100 liters of water each afternoon. She filters the water through cheese cloth and then lets it sit overnight so the dust settles to the bottom. She boils the water before making tea for the students. 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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