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1Malawi: A Growing City and its Pay-to-Cross FootbridgesMalawi: Ilay Tanàna miitatra Sy Ilay Tetezan'ny Mpandeha An-tongotra Andoavam-bola
2As 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.
3Two 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.
4One market sells vegetables and farm produce, the other clothing.Ny tsena iray natao ivarotana legioma sy vokatry ny fambolena, ny iray kosa fivarotana lamba.
5Four 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.
6Today, 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.
7They have been constructed by hand using locally-sourced wood.Nataon-tanana novitaina tamin'ny hazo eo an-toerana ireo tetezana ireo.
8A hand-made bridge connecting two markets across the Lilongwe river.Tetezana nataon-tanana mampitohy ny tsena roa manamorona ny renirano Lilongwe.
9By Steve Sharra (CC-BY)Avy amin i Steve Sharra (CC-BY)
10The 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.
11They 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.
12The 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.
13From 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.
14Their 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.
1506) per person crossing. A local solution to joblessness and urbanizationVahaolana amin'ny tsy fananana asa sy ny fitomboan'isan'ny mponina an-tanan-dehibe
16On 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.
17In 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.
18But 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.
19At 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.
20But 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.
21At 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.
22By Steve Sharra (CC-BY)Avy amin i Steve Sharra (CC-BY)
23The 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.
24First 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.
25A 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.
26She said:Hoy izy:
27Of 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!
28There are other hazards as well.Misy loza hafa koa atahorana.
29The Lilongwe River overflows during the rainy season.Tondraka ny reniranon'i Lilongwe rehefa fotoam-pahavaratra.
30The 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 .
31In 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.
32In 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”.
33They agreed each bridge should contribute K200 (US$1.Nifanaraka izy ireo fa tokony hanangona K200 (1,20 dôlara) isan'andro amina boatin-drakitra iraisana.
3420) per day to a shared pool.Izany hoe MK803.
35That translates into MK803,000 (US$4,808) per year.000 (4.808 dôlara) isan-taona.
36The 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.
37I 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.