Millions of women and children spend several hours a day collecting water from distant, often polluted sources. However, sometimes the water source is also a place of physical danger. Traditionally known as "the river of life" to many of the tribes that live along it's banks, the Zambezi River is the 4th largest river in Africa. These women and children are collecting water and washing dishes at the edge of the Zambezi River in Southern Zambia upstream from Victoria Falls. Although the water is fresh running water, it is also contaminated, however, water borne disease is not the only thing the inhabitants of this area need to worry about. Only a few months previous at this very spot, during the rainy season, a crocodile claimed a strong community member, wife and Grandmother. In this area along the Zambezi approximately 6 - 10 people lose their lives to crocodiles annually as they collect water. Mandia, Zambia 2009
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