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to construct enough latrines to ensure each household was no further than 6 meters from a latrine, as well as building one common latrine in every village. In addition, there are now public latrines for passers-by and boys who stay and sleep in the field herding cattle and sheep. However, only 28% of
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618:Antsokiyana Gemza
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77:Kosober
57:Guangua
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892:Simada
867:Fogera
857:Ebenat
741:Dawunt
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995:Tenta
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