I Am Because We Are

00:00:26 People always ask me, why I chose Malawi and I tell them I didn’t, it chose me.

00:04:40 My name is Fanizo, I come from the Khanda Village.

00:09:09 others needs hope and a sense of direction.

00:11:59 For several years, nobody was allowed to say anything about it.

00:15:45 schlep for five hours on a donkey, a bike, or on foot.

00:18:46 she doesn’t have money;

00:24:19 I didn’t expect her to die.

00:28:08 we have more orphans living in this home

00:30:50 What was I prepared to do?

00:33:56 When I visit say, a child headed family

00:37:54 It is the AIDS that wants to disturb our tradition.

00:42:07 #LUKA#

00:46:02 and who knows what will happen to him when he begins to go through puberty.

00:49:12 And this is their garbage disposal, which will remain here.

00:51:41 is this what I can call this Victim Mentality.

00:54:37 it’s normal to be suspicious of the outside world’s intervention

00:58:55 and I think, Oh god, they have illnesses

01:01:35 If you look at the population of Malawi, it has over 12 million people.

01:04:26 food and clothes, and home, and schooling

01:07:24 knowing for sure to say whatever I do today

01:10:12 to care about the other.

01:13:20 we all inhabit this same small planet

01:15:53 so a child can sleep in safety.

07:00:08 are still living in rural areas.