Jane Philipo runs a cage-fish farming business on the shores of Lake Victoria. Her company is thriving as she breaks barriers in the male-dominated sector in Tanzania. But beyond profit, she’s now mentoring others, especially women, to follow her path.
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00:00On the shores of Lake Victoria in north, western Tanzania, a quiet revolution is taking place here in Mwanza.
00:0830-year-old Jenny Filippo is defying the odds and breaking barriers in a field long dominated by men.
00:16Chakwanza niliona ni mbradi ambao, wadada wengi wana uogopa.
00:20Menika sema ngojami ni ingie, nione ni kitugea ni ambacho uko kinachua uogopesha wadada.
00:27Chakwanza.
00:28Chapili, nucho butiwa nacho ufugeji wa samaki kwanjia vizimba.
00:34Yani nikuwa na tamani nifuge katika vizimba.
00:37Chatatu, kilicho nivutia pia sokolake, aisumbui sana.
00:44Jane began her journey in 2022 using cage farming, a method that produces more fish using less space.
00:53But success didn't come easy from harsh stereotypes to personal insults she has faced it all.
01:02Changamoto ya kwanza ni mkatisha jitama.
01:06Kwa ni ufugeji uko, sababu nozo kakutana na watu wana kuambea.
01:13Walishafuge watu wana pesa zao, sujui, mipanda, imeshuka.
01:17Kwa uspokuwa na moyo mgumu, auwezu kufanya umradi.
01:21Yendo changamoto ya kwanza, lakini pia changamoto ya chakula.
01:28Chakula tunakinua kwa bayi kubwa sana.
01:32Hapu sasa, ninge yomba serikali yangu.
01:39Watufanye mpango tuwe na kiwanda cha chakula.
01:42Today, Jenny's eight fish cages are thriving, earning her nearly $9,000 per cage every seven months.
01:54Jenny's work is inspiring a new generation of women like Ipenina Damien who are learning to push past buries.
02:03Her message is clear. Fish farming is not just a man's job.
02:22With knowledge, resilience, and community, women too can claim their space, unlike Victoria's waters.
02:31Na shaure wanawake wadada wenzangu, kwa mba ufugeji wasamaki, so kaza wanaume kama unapofikiria wawo.
02:41Lakini pia so kaza waze, mana wawo kwa nazani laba ufugeji wasamaki ni waze kama ni wanaume.
02:50Lakini pia kumbe wa dada unawuzo kwa wafuga, sahibi kuna wakaka, wengitu wadogo wanavizimba.
02:58Ni project ambayo mdada naweza kafanya ye kama yeye, au hakafanya na wenzake, whatever.
03:05Hila wasinuku kwamba ni kaza wakaka.