Day 4 Gold for Water: How Galamsey trade polluted water systems for drinkable bags of water
we take a dirty look at economic progress
Both sides of the dirt road were pockmarked with massive pits. Some were big craters dug by excavators and left abandoned, others had motors and hoses running through them, still being extracted. We passed a few shirtless men washing down an excavator and bumping some music. They stared as we walked by, our machete-wielding guides leading the way.
One of…
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