Children pay fee to the clerk at a water fountain in Bangui. The water costs 15 CFA (about three US cents) per gallon of water, and a family of four or five could spend between 100 to 500 CFA (about 20 cents to 1 US Dollar) a day on water depending on the quantity and the availability of the free, ground water. These fountains are run by the Societe Centralfricaine des Eaux, a government agency.
