Senegal Rural Communities

DIALAKOTO, SENEGAL - AUGUST 23: Goods are transported by donkey as the sun sets in the rural village of Dialakoto, Senegal, August 23, 2001. In Senegal, rural communities including Dialakoto, home to about 60 percent of the total population, faced a serious shortage of water due to the drought of the 1970's and 1980's. Even with the Government's help, massive repair work and extension of the existing water supply facilities was necessary as part of the network was more than 10 years old and the demand for water grew and the population increased. (Photo by Shaul Schwarz/ Getty Images)