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Gambian woman Siabatou Sanneh displays a sandwich board which translates as « In Africa women walk this distance each day for drinking water » as she carries a jerrycan of water on her head while walking the route of the 39th Paris Marathon in Paris, on April 12, 2015, to raise awareness for the cause of charity « Water for Africa ». Siabatou Sanneh’s symbolic participation in the 39th Paris Marathon while carrying a jerrycan of water on her head was to raise awarness of the plight of many people living in Africa who must walk great distances each day to obtain drinking water. AFP PHOTO / THOMAS SAMSON