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Blue Ribbon News: Rockwall Nonprofit Provides Clean Water to Community of 400,000

The Bucket Ministry provided Sawyer filters to over 400,000 people in the Kibera slum in Kenya.

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Blue Ribbon News: Rockwall San bi likratif delivre Dlo pwòp nan prèske mwatye nan yon bidonvil Afriken

A Rockwall-based nonprofit is transforming one of the largest African slums one cup of water at a time.The Bucket Ministry was founded in 2012 ...

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