Deutschland Magazine: Before them lies an arduous journey to the watering place: many women in rural areas of Mali, West Africa, have to walk several hours to the nearest river and back every day – just to collect water and then carry it home in a container. Only half of the people in Mail have access to safe drinking water. Several thousand kilometres to the east, it’s another country, but a similar picture: women fill canisters with water at a cistern before transporting it away on donkeys. Water is precious in …