No. 1: scavenger in Mwanza
These ladies (and occasionally a man) sweep the asphalt roads in Mwanza. While doing so the traffic rages past, just missing them. They breathe the exhaust gases and fine dust , and they stand in the burning sun.
The good news is that they will always have work, because the side roads are all sand (so there is plenty of sand blowing onto the asphalt road) and a correct waste disposal they do not have (so clutter always ends on the road). As the asphalt roads are generally in the lower parts of Mwanza , all the garbage will comes with the rain.
No. 2 : Conducteur in Daladala
These guys (and one woman as far as I seen it) , stand / crouch the whole day in the daladala .
If they are lucky (or unlucky, depending on how you look at it , because it means one less paying passenger) they can sit down.
Most of the time they hang half outside the bus to see if there is a new passengers along the road. In between, they should try to find a place for themselves in the crowded Daladala (this usually involves squatting in the entrance) or they wriggle through the crowd to collect money for the ride.
No. 3 : porter
There are two kinds of porters, the one carrying a heavy load on their head / spine (mainly near the market where the stalls are to be stocked, they carry than bags of more than 70 kilograms) , and the one who have a pushcart / bicycle on which they transport cargo (the cars / bikes are loaded and , as already written earlier, Mwanza consists of many hills). It's hard work and labor laws do not exist here apparently.
The good news, with the way that Mwanza was built and the money their customers have to spend, they will always have work.
There is also a fourth "job" that I should mention. However, it is not really a job, namely that of street child. The children have to beg, steal, do chores for other, etc to try and earn their living. Many people are not friendly to them, they must be on their guard for the police and the retailers who chase them away of arrest them, they should watch out for older street boys and adults who abuse them, they are never sure whether that day they will have something to eat, they must wash in the lake which is infected by bilharzia, they do not have health care, and in all weather they sleep outdoors or in a doorway.
Unfortunately children who are already living on the streets for a long time can not get used to living in the comfort of a family relationship anymore, and there are also children who are born on the street and who do not know better.
Upendo Daima and other organizations, try to help these children, but it sometimes feel like carrying water to the sea. Due to the economic situation and the disintegration of families new children keep on ending up on the street. For more information, see our website or our Facebook page www.upendodaima.nl and www.facebook.com/upendodaimastraatkinderen
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