I want to help my people
Quiero ayudar a mi pueblo
What I see.
A very pensive young woman with a worried face. She is very well dressed, with her turban and with her face painted for a very special day. And a short pasta necklace. She is sitting waiting for the young women to arrive. They are finishing painting. Look to see if it is too far away.
Que veo.
A una jovencita muy pensativa, con una cara de preocupación. Esta muy bien vestida, con su turbante y con su cara pintada para un día muy especial. Y un collar de pasta corta. Esta sentada esperando que lleguen las jóvenes. A ellas las están terminando de pintar. Voltea a ver si le falta mucho.
That I feel.
The girl has a message on the middle of her face, which says that a part of her life cries for what her people suffer. And they are preparing for a better future.
Que siento.
La chica tiene un mensaje en la mitad de rostro, que dice que una parte de su vida llora por lo que sufren su pueblo. Y se están preparando para un futuro mejor.
My story
West African women will come together to model their turbans. The girl heard of the meeting between them. She went to her house to see how she could dress and looking for a scarf that would serve as a turban, she told one of her friends to paint something nice on her face and give a message .
she sat on a wall near where the women would gather. They saw her and asked her if she was going too. She replied that if they let her, I want to go. And I'm devising a plan to find a way to get money for her people. When they all arrived, she told them why they did not do the same but more to the center of the city, and we can make our own handkerchiefs to sell. In this way we will have input to help those most in need. She came up with that idea and she had met with a group of younger girls and explained to them that she has a way that could serve to help her people financially.
She convinced the girls to do it. She now she is going to reunite two generations. She sends you to dress in her best dress and she is waiting for you to be painted, each of you will carry a different message on her face. She got dressed and arrived first, they painted a part of her face white, as a symbol of freedom and tears that run down her cheek. The idea is that those who see them, get the message of each one. That they want prosperity for their people.
she sits waiting to be painted. She watches them from where she is. But her gaze remains pensive and concerned. She already lists them all, she explains to the girl that they are going to parade, in a restaurant that is where the tourists go. Some Ladies are also going to parade. On our faces we carry the message. What we want is for them to see that we are waiting for help from them. But in a very decent way and without expecting to be disrespected.
The first time something similar happens. She just has to inform me and we get out of there immediately. Let's hope not and we achieve our goal. If they ask us questions, we answer with the greatest respect, because that is where help can come from. That they want to invest and give us decent jobs. Together we can do it.
Mi hsitoria