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"We would go back & forth 5 times. My arms used to hurt."

UNICEF rehabilitated 9 wells and installed power generators to restore running water to over 100,00 people in Douma, Syria.

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children waiting in raw to collect water from a water tank
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    • 23 March 2020

    "We would go back & forth 5 times. My arms used to hurt."

    Years of fighting in Syria have damaged the city's infrastructure where Haifa & her family live, forcing children to fetch water from public water points.

    This #WorldWaterDay, watch their story👇#Syria9 #ChildrenUnderAttack

    UNICEF/Syria2020/Hasan Belal

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    Children of Syria
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    Water shortage
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