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Mangwe women survive on thatching straw

21/06/2017

Mangwe women survive on thatching straw

Watch how women of Mangwe in Matabeleland South earn money from cutting thatching straw. They sell straw to other villagers and holiday resorts that build African themed lodges. To survive the economic crisis, these women sell the grass or exchange it for commodities such as sugar, salt and beans. How are you coping in the current economic climate? Please share your story.

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Theresa Takafuma

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