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Edith Kaphuka - Ngwale Village, Zomba, Malawi - Nyanja (Global Lives Project, 2007) ~17:46:50 - 18:01:51
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In this clip, Memory and Edith continue to read aloud when their mother arrives and begins to quiz them in math. She offers rice as a reward for the most right answers; however, she is only joking (as Memory discovers later, to her chagrin). The three take a break and play a series of games, including: 'Tido, Tido', 'Picking my banana', 'Chipapapa', and 'The Alphabet Game'. The girls attempt to outwit one another. Their mother excuses herself, and Edith and Memory return to their homework. This is part of a 24-hour recording of a day in the life of Edith Kaphuka, a student from Ngwale Village, Zomba District, Malawi. She was 13 years old at the time of the shoot. Edith Kaphuka was a 13-year-old student at Domasi Mission Primary School in Zomba District, Malawi during her Global Lives Project shoot in 2007. The oldest of four girls, Edith has many responsibilities at her home in Ngwale Village, such as fetching water, cleaning the dishes, and gardening. Her little sister, Memory, is her best friend; when the two are together, they are nearly inseparable. While Edith and her family are Yao, they more readily speak Chichewa, Malawi's national language. This video was produced by Jason…
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Global Lives Project
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Ngwale Village, Malawi, student, globallivesproject, Global Lives Project, glp, globallives
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