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Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition

STORY: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition DATELINE: June 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:19 LOCATION: WEDZA, Zimbabwe CATEGORY: TECHONOLY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers driving an electric tricycle 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): ADEFI MTAMBO, Local villager 3. various of technical workers 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARILYN MAPONGA, Research and Community Engagement Coordinator, Mobility for Africa 5. various of villagers using tricycle and delivering grocery orders 6. various of a villager arriving with a load of firewood on her tricycle 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): RUMBIDZAI CHINGOSHO, Assistant Engineer, Mobility for Africa 8. various of tricycles leaving the workshop STORYLINE: As a rural woman from Wedza, about 140 kilometers from Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, 53-year-old Adefi Mtambo never imagined herself in the driver's seat. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): ADEFI MTAMBO, Local villager "I could only operate an ox-drawn cart. I never imagined myself driving a vehicle, however, we have welcomed the in

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ZIMBABWE-WEDZA-RURUAL WOMAN-ELECTRIC TRICYCLE

(230531) -- WEDZA, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Adefi Mtambo (L) drives an e-tricycle on a dusty road in Wedza, about 140 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital Harare, May 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-WEDZA-RURUAL WOMAN-ELECTRIC TRICYCLE

(230531) -- WEDZA, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Philis Chifamba offloads firewood from an e-tricycle at her home in Wedza, about 140 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital Harare on May 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-WEDZA-RURUAL WOMAN-ELECTRIC TRICYCLE

(230531) -- WEDZA, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Adefi Mtambo delivers groceries to a rural store with her e-tricycle in Wedza, about 140 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital Harare, May 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-WEDZA-RURUAL WOMAN-ELECTRIC TRICYCLE

(230531) -- WEDZA, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman balances a bucket of tomatoes on her head while an e-tricycle is seen in the background in Wedza, about 140 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital Harare, May 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)

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ZIMBABWE-WEDZA-RURUAL WOMAN-ELECTRIC TRICYCLE

(230531) -- WEDZA, May 31, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A woman provides taxi service to a man with an e-tricycle in Wedza, about 140 kilometres from Zimbabwe's capital Harare, May 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Rural women drive Zimbabwe's green transition" (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara)