Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia

Name: Why Clean, Safe Water Is Still Out of Reach for Liberia
Uploaded: 2012-04-25T22:47:00Z
Duration: P374S
Description: Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government and aid agencies can't crack the country's water problems.

Clip: 04/25/2012 | 6m 14s

Since 1980, Liberia has tackled a cycle of civil war, claiming over 200,000 lives while developing an impossible water crisis. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, correspondent Steve Sapienza and two local journalists unearth why the government and aid agencies can't crack the country's water problems.

Aired: 04/25/12

Rating: NR

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