Beer and business: the unexpected benefits of water access in Cameroon
by Elias Ntungwe Ngalame in Yaounde from on (#DJ2F)
A solar-powered water project in Cameroon's arid north has enabled villagers to fight poverty by starting small businesses
When the government of Cameroon started a solar-powered water distribution system in the north of the country, the objective was to improve access to potable water and to ease irrigation for farmers in an area beset by drought, water-related illnesses and an influx of refugees fleeing Boko Haram attacks.
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