The modest life of African women: what equipment is found in their home
The life of African women is much more difficult than, for example, that of Europeans. At the same time, their level is dictated by problems with electricity and water. In rural areas, making a phone call sometimes requires cranking a dynamo for 15 minutes! Of course, some people have their own generators, but not everyone does.
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Let's start with phones
About 50% of the continent's population owns regular phones. 10% have smartphones. That is, based on the fact that about half of the country is women, you can make some simple calculations.
With other electronics things are even worse. However, the region plays a big role. In Central Africa, development is not as vigorous as in the North. Developed continents transfer considerable funds to the East and West. Therefore, the difference between meeting the domestic needs of the regions is huge. In rural areas, everything is about equally bad.
What phones do African women choose? Several interesting features can be seen:
- combination of touch screen function in a steel case and buttons;
- powerful speaker, flashlight and camera;
- capacious battery.
The last point is especially important, since there are power outages on the mainland.
Are there PCs and laptops?
Recently, such gadgets have begun to appear more and more often among African women. You can even see photos online of girls in the desert spending time watching movies.One charity is donating out-of-date laptops to Africans in need.
Do they watch TV?
Television in the country is developing. Naturally, everyone has already switched to digital broadcasting. It is interesting that ladies watch mainly cultural, social or educational programs. Sometimes they can watch reality shows.
Programs from India, China, the Philippines and South Africa predominate. The whole family, neighbors, relatives, etc. gathers to watch TV.
If you wash it, do it by hand.
Many African women walk several kilometers to get water. They wash by hand. A washing machine is an unaffordable luxury.
Rich ladies hire poor ladies to work for them.
Electric and gas stoves
Many people are also unable to maintain a stove. Cooked on a wood stove. First, fuel is obtained, and then the woman starts cooking.
Since it's hot, maybe there are air conditioners?
In fact, split systems are available, but in 90% of cases in large cities in the offices of well-known companies. Many women dream of finding work in such conditions. But in most cases the dream remains unfulfilled. Rich people install air conditioners in their homes and sometimes in their huts.
So, the life of an African woman is not like ours. However, as in any country, a lot depends on how much money you have. If you have them, you can buy yourself both a TV and an air conditioner. If not, you can only dream.
