EARNING A LIVING


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It  is certainly not a life for everyone, but obuaba asamani, a fisherman has to commit to the life he has chosen to earn a living from the sea.

daniel lartey interacted with him and has this story.

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the ways on the sea are not new to him.

Inheriting the profession from his father, obuaba, has continued the family business for over 19 years.

he lives in anyaman, a fishing village on the coast of sege, in the ada west municipality.

33 year old obuaba  is a father to eleven children and a wife, and fishing is all he has ever done to cater for his family.

his strength lies in the numerous neighbours who chant songs to row back his canoe to shore.

snd up

after nine hours of hard work, his catch leaves him with an emotional anguish.

but he is not alone in this, families who await him to sort out the fish also express disappointment.

he provides employment for the women in the village who return with empty pans when catch is unfavourable.

despite abuaba's role in the local economy, he has never attended a workshop on fishing.

he believes his old outboard motor is a possible cause of the low catch.

sot....

at home, obuaba narrates the woes of the day's event to  his wife, Rebecca dogbeda and the extended family.

although four of his eleven children are schooling, seven have dropped out and this is a worry to his wife.

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he lives in this single room with his family. There is no electricity and this has resulted in packing aside the television.

but for him, life is a survival of the fittest, and the troubles of this world must not pull him down.

snd up.

his life may be an example of what possibly may be happening in many homes around him and beyond, but it is clear, with a little education, he could have managed better than now and brought more relief to his family and the community at large.

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