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Constructing a well in the Congo
In the Heart of the Congo, at the end of a war, a handful of aid workers help refugees who have lost everything. They mobilized communities to dig wells for clean water, train health workers, and nurse children with acute malnutrition back to health.
Here you have an excerpt from the documentary/movie, Heart of the Congo, depicting the construction of a well and how it is so essential to the survival of a community.
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