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1 | Malawi: A Growing City and its Pay-to-Cross Footbridges | Malawi: Ilay Tanàna miitatra Sy Ilay Tetezan'ny Mpandeha An-tongotra Andoavam-bola |
2 | As the world's population reaches 7 billion at the end of October, one sign that Lilongwe, Malawi's capital, is growing rapidly are the numbers of people that flock to the city's markets. | Efa mahatratra 7 lavitrisa ny isan'ny mponina manerantany amin'ny faran'ity volana oktobra ity, ary hita taratra ao Lilongwe, renivohitr'i Malawi ihany koa ny fitomboan'isa vetivety raha jerena ny habetsahan'ny olona tafangona eny an-tsena. |
3 | Two of such markets are on opposite sides of the Lilongwe River in this city of just over 1 million. | Anankiroa amin'ireo tsena ireo no eny andaniny sy ankilan'ny reniranon'i Lilongwe, izay tanana zara raha mihoatra ny 1 tapitrisa ny mponina ao aminy. |
4 | One market sells vegetables and farm produce, the other clothing. | Ny tsena iray natao ivarotana legioma sy vokatry ny fambolena, ny iray kosa fivarotana lamba. |
5 | Four years ago, going from one market to the other meant taking a circuitous path along the riverbank, crossing the Lilongwe Bridge, and then walking back on the other side. | Efa-taona lasa izay, raha handeha hizotra avy amin'ny tsena iray ka hankany an-tsena iray hafa ery ampita dia voatery manara-morona ny renirano, avy eo miampita ny tetezan'i Lilonwge, dia manara-morona miverina indray rehefa ery ampita. |
6 | Today, there are bridges connecting the two markets, but they are not conventional bridges. | Ankehitriny, misy tetezana maromaro mampitohy ny tsena anankiroa, kanefa tsy tetezana manara-penitra izy ireo. |
7 | They have been constructed by hand using locally-sourced wood. | Nataon-tanana novitaina tamin'ny hazo eo an-toerana ireo tetezana ireo. |
8 | A hand-made bridge connecting two markets across the Lilongwe river. | Tetezana nataon-tanana mampitohy ny tsena roa manamorona ny renirano Lilongwe. |
9 | By Steve Sharra (CC-BY) | Avy amin i Steve Sharra (CC-BY) |
10 | The bridge pictured on the right was constructed by a team of seven young men, and it now provides them with a livelihood. | Ny tetezana hitantsika eo amin'ny sary eo ankavanana dia nataona 7 lahy, ary io no fidiram-bolan-dry zalahy. |
11 | They take turns manning the bridge, from as early as 6am to as late as 7pm when darkness falls and the markets close. | Mifandimby ry zareo miandraikitra ny tetezana, manomboka amin'ny 6 ora maraina ka hatramin'ny 7 hariva, izany hoe rehefa maizina sy mikatona ny tsena. |
12 | The proceeds of the day's bridge-crossing go into the pocket of whoever is on shift. | Miditra any am-paosin'izay miandraikitra ny tetezana ny vola miditra mandritra ny andro. |
13 | From his earnings, Samuel Mbewe told me he had opened a grocery store. | Avy amin'ny vola azony no nilazan'i Samuel Mbwe tamiko fa nanokafany fivarotana enta-madinika. |
14 | Their constructors collect tolls, currently at K10. 00 (US$0. | Maka K10,00 ($0,06 US na manakaiky ny ariary zato) isan'olona miampita ny mpanori-tetezana. |
15 | 06) per person crossing. A local solution to joblessness and urbanization | Vahaolana amin'ny tsy fananana asa sy ny fitomboan'isan'ny mponina an-tanan-dehibe |
16 | On Sunday October 2, 2011, I found Samuel Mbewe and Kayen Kayanka, standing guard at their bridge. | Ny alahady 2 oktobra 2011, nahita an'i Samuel Mbwe sy Kayen Kayanka, nijoro teo amin'ny tetezana namboariny aho. |
17 | In the three years that they have owned the bridge they have never counted how many people cross the bridge per day. | Nandritra ny telo taona nananan-dry zareo tetezana teo dia tsy nanisa ny olona niampita teo isan'andro mihitsy ry zareo. |
18 | But Samuel told me their earnings range from MK9,000 (US$54) on a slow day, to MK25,000 (US$150) on a good day. | Kanefa nilaza tamiko i Samuel fa mahazo eo amin'ny MK9000 eo izy (54 dôlara) rehefa milamindamina, ary mahatratra MK25000 (150 dôlara) rehefa tsara ny tsena. |
19 | At MK10 person, that's between 900 and 2,500 people crossing the bridge every day. | Raha MK10 isan'olona no vola aloa, dia anelanelan'ny 900 hatramin'ny 2500 noho izany ny olona miampita ny tetezana isan'andro. |
20 | But it's only an estimate, since he says some people pay only K5, while others don't pay anything at all, such as friends and colleagues. | Kanefa tombatombana ihany izany, satria misy ny olona tsy mandoa afa-tsy K5, ary ny sasany aza tsy mandoa mihitsy na kely aza, toy ny namana sy ny mpiara-miasa. |
21 | At work on a Lilongwe river bridge, Samuel Mbewe and Kayen Kayanka with friend. | Eo amin ny asa ambonin ny tetezana renirano Lilongwe, Samuel Mbewe sy Kayen Kayanka miaraka amina namana. |
22 | By Steve Sharra (CC-BY) | Avy amin i Steve Sharra (CC-BY) |
23 | The bridges are not for the lightheaded, or someone with vertigo. | Tsy natao ho an'ny olona mora marary an-doha na mora fanina ny tetezana. |
24 | First timers take slow steps, while experienced crossers walk as if they were in Air Jordan basketball sneakers. | Mandeha miadana ny zazavao, fa ny efa zatra kosa mandeha haingana tsara ohatry ny hoe mandeha Air Jordan manao basikety. |
25 | A Swiss blogger, Janique Racine, wrote in 2007 about being frightened to death upon crossing a swaying bridge. | Bilaogera Soisa iray, Janique Racine, nanoratra tamin'ny 2007 mikasika ny tahotra rehefa miampita ny tetezana mitsingevana. |
26 | She said: | Hoy izy: |
27 | Of course you don't want to look down but you have to because your foot might get stuck in the empty spaces! | Mazava ho azy fa tsy te hijery any ambany ianao kanefa tsy maintsy mijery any ihany satria sao dia mandeha any amin'ny tsy misy na inona na inona ny tongotra! |
28 | There are other hazards as well. | Misy loza hafa koa atahorana. |
29 | The Lilongwe River overflows during the rainy season. | Tondraka ny reniranon'i Lilongwe rehefa fotoam-pahavaratra. |
30 | The bridges get damaged in the floods, but they are rebuilt once the rainy season is over. | Simban'ny tondra-drano ny tetezana, kanefa amboarina indray rehefa tapitra ny fotoam-pahavaratra . |
31 | In January this year a man drowned trying to cross. | Tamin'ny volana janoary tamin'ity taona ity dia lehilahy iray no maty an-drano nandritra ny fiampitana ny tetezana. |
32 | In July this year, the young men (there are no women thus far) organized themselves into a “bridges union”. | Tamin'ny volana jolay tamin'ity taona ity ihany, tovolahy maromaro (tsy misy vehivavy hatramin'izao) no nifanaraka fa hanangana “sendikàn'ny tetezana”. |
33 | They agreed each bridge should contribute K200 (US$1. | Nifanaraka izy ireo fa tokony hanangona K200 (1,20 dôlara) isan'andro amina boatin-drakitra iraisana. |
34 | 20) per day to a shared pool. | Izany hoe MK803. |
35 | That translates into MK803,000 (US$4,808) per year. | 000 (4.808 dôlara) isan-taona. |
36 | The aim of the union is to support members in times of death or bereavement. | Ny tanjon'ny sendikà dia ny hanohana ny mpikambana raha misy fahafatesana na amin'ny fotoanan'ny manjo na tratran'ny voina. |
37 | I asked about future investment plans with the savings, but they had none, as yet. | Nanontany aho mikasika ny fampiasam-bola amin'ny ho avy, kanefa mbola tsy manana izy ireo aloha hatramin'izao. |