BBC ~ Kenya Slum Mathare Gets Cheap Water Through ATMs

After inserting the smart card the user types in how much water they want to buy
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Residents of the Mathare slum area of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, are now able to access water through an ATM-style dispenser.
People living in slums traditionally rely on vendors, who are expensive, or polluted sources to get drinking water.
But the new system, where people use a smart card, is designed to provide cheaper and cleaner water.
The water company is opening four of these dispensers in Nairobi and there are hopes the scheme will be expanded.

Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa