{"id":30458,"date":"2024-09-19T13:48:44","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T11:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/?post_type=verhalen&#038;p=30458"},"modified":"2026-09-30T16:35:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:35:21","slug":"water-and-nutrition-in-freetown","status":"publish","type":"verhalen","link":"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/water-projects\/water-and-nutrition-in-freetown\/","title":{"rendered":"Sierra Leone: Water and nutrition at schools"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:716px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1004\" height=\"562\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-40921 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sierra-Leone-small.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Sierra-Leone-small.jpg 1004w, 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class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" id=\"wash-learn\" style=\"font-size:3em\">Water and nutrition at schools in Freetown<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">With 7 water kiosks and the provision of milk powder for school meals, we help more than 55,000 people to a better future in Freetown, Sierra Leone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-secondary\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#verder\">Discover more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" id=\"verder\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"statistics-block_25e8be41866c6494ce4c382e3bd10249\" class=\"wp-block statistics margin-min-top60\">\n    <div class=\"blue-white-blocks\">\n        <div class=\"row  small-up-1 medium-up-2 xlarge-up-4 columns-4\">\n                                                <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">Sierra Leone<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p>country<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">Freetown<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p>city<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">2024-2026<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p>period<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"column  default\">\n                        <div>\n                                                        <h4> <span class=\"counter\">55,200<\/span> <\/h4>\n                            <p>people<\/p>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"height:99px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"innovatie\">From rural areas to cities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Although many people have moved from rural areas to the capital in search of a better life, a large share of Freetown&#8217;s residents still face significant hardship. Just 3% have access to piped water at home.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">More than half of all schools in Sierra Leone lack access to clean drinking water, and around 1.2 million schoolchildren have no safe toilets, relying instead on open defecation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The government is working to improve access to safe water, but the rapid growth of informal settlements has outpaced the expansion of the city&#8217;s water infrastructure. As a result, many schools in low-income communities still lack water facilities, while existing systems are often unable to provide reliable, long-term service.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps-container'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps-loader-container' style='height: 450px;width: 100%;'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-map-loader-initial' style='background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.6)'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg stroke=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\" fill=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3)\"width=\"38\" height=\"38\" viewBox=\"0 0 38 38\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" stroke=\"#fff\"> <g fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"> <g transform=\"translate(1 1)\" stroke-width=\"2\"> <circle stroke-opacity=\".5\" cx=\"18\" cy=\"18\" r=\"18\"\/> <path d=\"M36 18c0-9.94-8.06-18-18-18\"> <animateTransform attributeName=\"transform\" type=\"rotate\" from=\"0 18 18\" to=\"360 18 18\" dur=\"1s\" repeatCount=\"indefinite\"\/> <\/path> <\/g> <\/g> <\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='mapster-wp-maps'\n\t\t\t\t\tid='mapster-wp-maps-34860'\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-id='34860'\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-latitude='null'\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-longitude='null'\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-zoom='null'\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-single_feature_id=''\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-feature_ids=''>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p class=\"has-blue-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the marker to zoom in<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:99px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38479 size-full\" style=\"object-position:71% 53%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Sierra-Leone-Freetown-WMA-school-students-drinking-water.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"vrouwen-en-meisjes\">Durable access to water<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With funding from Made Blue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wvi.org\/sierra-leone\">World Vision Sierra Leone<\/a> will build two new boreholes at schools and rehabilitate five existing ones. Water kiosks, latrines and hand washing facilities, will be added alongside the boreholes, with separate facilities for boys and girls and additional attention to menstrual hygiene. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Building a water point is one thing; making sure it continues to function in the long term is just as important. That is why the project also includes funding to establish local Water Management Committees and school-based WASH clubs. They learn how to manage and maintain the facilities. This means we are investing not only in new infrastructure, but also in what is needed to keep it functioning sustainably over the long term.   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lightgray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-lightgray-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-darkgray-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:24px\">By working in schools to provide clean drinking water and nutritious meals, we give children in Sierra Leone a chance to build a better future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Frank van der Tang, co-founder Made Blue Foundation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:100px\">&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center is-image-fill-element\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"innovatie\">Healthy nutrition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">In Freetown, our focus goes beyond clean water. With the support of Made Blue ambassadors <a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassador\/vreugdenhil-dairy-foods\/\">Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hoogwegt.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/hoogwegt.com\/\">Hoogwegt<\/a>, we are also investing in better nutrition. At six schools, they provide milk powder to supplement the free school meals, which often consist mainly of rice and beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Clean water and good nutrition are closely connected. Contaminated water can cause diarrhoea and other intestinal infections, making it harder for children to absorb nutrients and causing them to lose essential nutrients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">With the additional support of Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods and Hoogwegt, we can make an even greater impact in Freetown. Clean water and better hygiene help children stay healthy and absorb nutrients properly. At the same time, milk powder provides additional protein and calcium \u2014 important building blocks for their growth and development.  <\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38659 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-10-milk-in-schools32-1-200x113.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text aligncenter is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Sierra Leone - Freetown - world vision project\" class=\"wp-image-30484 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/freetown_0007_01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"vrouwen-en-meisjes\">Setting the flywheel in motion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside improving access to clean water and hygiene, this project also aims to demonstrate how these services can be sustained over the long term. By combining local management with income generation for maintenance, communities have the resources to keep their water systems running themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, we&#8217;re exploring with six schools what is possible when clean water and better nutrition come together. Adding milk powder is a first step towards making school meals more nutritious and maximising the benefits of clean water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will use the lessons from this pilot to identify with World Vision Sierra Leone what works well and what could be scaled up \u2014 in Freetown and potentially beyond.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-lightgray-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"innovatie\">More than 55000 people<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This project started in 2024 and will run for 2 years. During this time we will build two new water points, 7 water kiosks, latrines for local communities and schools, and provide 1,800 students with powdered milk to supplement their daily free school meal. In total, we will be able to provide 55,200 people with clean water and access to WASH facilities, directly and indirectly, by the end of this project.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">In partnership with<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">For this project, we joined forces with implementing partner World Vision and Made Blue ambassadors Hoogwegt and Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldvision.nl\/project\/sierra-leone-schoon-drinkwater\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33810\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/World-vision-logo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Implementing partner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldvision.nl\/project\/sierra-leone-schoon-drinkwater\/\">World Vision<\/a> works with partners on projects in Africa and Asia that ensure that women and girls have access to water, sanitation and equal treatment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassador\/vreugdenhil-dairy-foods\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36149\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo-1024x577.png 1024w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo-200x113.png 200w, https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Vreugdenhil-Dairy-Foods-Logo.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassador\/vreugdenhil-dairy-foods\/\">Vreugdenhil Dairy Foods<\/a> is a milk powder producer that supplies powder for this project to address calcium deficiency in students.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/en\/ambassador\/hoogwegt\/hoogwegt-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/madeblue.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Hoogwegt-logo-1024x577.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36152\" style=\"width:200px;height:auto\" 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