盐工、照护者和女渔民
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在斯里兰卡普塔拉姆区(Puttalam)一片基本荒芜的土地上,Susila Kanthi’s的家一边是规模庞大的制盐工厂,另一边则是广阔的泻湖。每个周六的晚上,Kanthi 都会带上渔网,划桨到普塔拉姆泻湖捕鱼。直至第二天早上,她才拖着夜间的渔获回家。
Kanthi今年57岁,从事渔业已近27年,仍是在斯里兰卡最大渔区之一工作的少数活跃女渔民之一。从事捕鱼意味着长时间远离家庭和家人,因此传统上捕鱼被视为是男性才能胜任的工作。
Kanthi表示:“我是帕拉维亚(Palaviya)唯一的女渔民。会开船的女性本地还有,但她们不会去捕鱼。”
Kanthi...
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一直热心慈善事业的Solongo Ganbold本科专攻读的是经济学,但后来改行进入微生物学领域。当时她的母亲正在做博士研究,在给母亲帮忙的时候,蜜蜂蜂毒治疗糖尿病的潜力引起了她强烈的兴趣。怀着对新事业的憧憬,她参加了联合国粮食及农业组织(粮农组织)举办的比赛,成为了一名创业者。
从孩提时代起,Solongo的理想就是帮助世人。15岁时,她成为一名志愿者,教授贫困女孩学习英语。青少年时期,她曾组织为孤儿和流浪儿童募捐旧衣物。20多岁时,她凭借自己的经济学背景进入政府部门和国际组织,积极倡导有利于儿童和妇女的政策。
后来,在修产假期间,她开始关注蜂毒的治疗功效...
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