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Building a Cistern in Brazil. © Grassroots International 07/24/2008Hundreds of thousands of people living in northeastern Brazil have gained a crucial source of easily accessible, clean water through the Million Cistern Project, a grassroots initiative that builds rainwater-gathering pools for local communities.
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