03/27/2017 03:39 EDT | Updated 07/12/2017 15:37 EDT

It Was A 10-Kilometre Trek To Collect Water, But This Changed Everything

Beatrice Mutai is only 13, but she knows first-hand that small changes can make a big difference. Until last year, she would wake up before dawn every morning to fetch water from the Ewaso Ng’iro River.

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