Several years ago a group of women became trailblazers in the commercial fishing industry, believing their lives were set on a more prosperous course. But climate change along the Zambezi River threatens to put an end to their dreams.
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Binga, Zimbabwe The Zambezi River is one of the largest bodies of water in Africa. It rises in Zambia, then it curves, snake-like on its 2,500km journey first to the west through Angola, skimming Namibia and Botswana, then flowing south along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, before finally running eastward through Mozambique, heading for the ocean.
Along the Zambezi's route to the Indian Ocean, where it feeds the man-made Lake Kariba, is Binga district, Zimbabwe, formed to house the Tonga people who were forcefully removed when their land was flooded to build the Lake. In Sebungwe Mouth, one of the villages in Binga, Brandina Mundimba is using a reed known locally as malala to weave a basket which, when complete, will be transported to the market along with the rest and sold for 1500 Zimbabwean dollars .
She started fishing for a better life. Climate change is putting it all at risk 04:37 'Our husbands thought the cooperative would lead us into infidelity' The story of the Bbindauko Banakazi cooperative started off as the opportunity of a lifetime.
Lawrence Mukuli "During my father's time, women were not allowed to play roles such as fishing which were reserved for men," says Lawrence Mukuli, Mundimba's husband."With time changing I felt as a family we should shun such archaic practices. Women should be empowered. I am proud that my wife is a fisher.
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