00:00After class, the brave Emmie and Annelie are getting ready to go fishing.
00:12Since there are still lessons for the children, both parents have to help out.
00:22I was joined by the women in their search for life.
00:30The children are getting ready to go fishing.
00:35The children are getting ready to go fishing.
00:55Ma'am Melona is also a part of the search.
01:00They are going fishing.
01:05We left our small boat behind.
01:15We stopped at a mangrove.
01:18Ma'am Emmie is singing,
01:21while we are getting ready to go fishing.
01:25The children are getting ready to go fishing.
01:35The roots are poking me.
01:42And it's cold.
01:43The water is cold.
01:49I'm going to cry.
01:50I'm going to cry.
01:53It's hard to step on and it's uneven.
02:00Be careful.
02:05The water is murky and we can hardly see anything.
02:14But they continue to fish.
02:21At the bottom, they are choosing their hiding spots.
02:36They are also waiting for their turn.
02:51At my estimate,
02:52they stopped breathing for more than 10 seconds
02:56just to catch a fish.
03:20At last, Ma'am Melona caught a fish.
03:30We caught three small fish.
03:33There are a lot.
03:34Here, Ma'am.
03:36Ma'am, what's happening?
03:37I
04:07This is how we do it, because it's not hot.
04:11The fish are stuck in the grass.
04:14It's hard to catch.
04:16It's hard.
04:17It's so cold.
04:24The sun has already set, so we can't catch anything.
04:31No one was able to catch anything to sell,
04:33but they have something to eat tonight.
04:37We're going to the market.
04:57Even though they're small,
04:59these fishermen catch fish almost every day.
05:08So that they don't forget their lessons,
05:12they also review their own homes.
05:22Nice land, Nay.
05:25We talk about going to school,
05:28but they're all old.
05:30Our children are working hard,
05:32but we're still old.
05:35They know how to fish, but we don't.
05:44Most of the time,
05:45Emi reviews her mother's work.
05:56It's only been a month
05:58since Mamelona started going to school.
06:05The problem is,
06:07they don't go to school regularly,
06:11because their priority is to catch fish
06:14instead of spending time in class.
06:18We only go to school once a day,
06:21for about an hour.
06:23We don't go to school together.
06:26We're looking for a job,
06:28we're looking for a job.
06:31We're looking for a job,
06:33we're looking for a job.
06:36That's our job.
06:42Most of the teachers are wives,
06:49because they're busy looking for a job.
06:53Why did you decide to go to school?
06:56You could have gone to school when you were young.
07:00We're very thankful to Ma'am Arlene.
07:06She helped us go to school.
07:21Thank you for tuning in to Eyewitness.
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