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In several West African countries, an estimated 70
percent of people live without safe water for
everyday use in rural communities. Not only does
this lack of safe water negatively impact the health
and welfare of Africans in Muslim countries but it
prevents girls from attending school. The scarcity
of adequate water resources could become a major
moral and political issue worldwide in the 21st
century. Gil Garcetti documents this crisis
in his new photo book, Water is Key, being
released in September. The book addresses safe
water, health, and the empowerment of women in West
Africa.
Garcetti, who served as the L.A. County District
Attorney from 1992-2000, is President of the Los
Angeles City Ethics Commission and was named as one
of the country's four master photographers in 2003
by American Photo magazine. He has published
three other books of photography. An exhibit of
Water is Key opens at the Fowler Museum at UCLA
on Sept. 9 and runs through Nov. 25. His book will
be made available for sale and signing by Book
Events & Authors Unlimited.
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