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Yawonye

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Yawonye, a native of the Azizakpey community, makes a broom from coconut tree branches.

Making brooms from coconut fronds is an ancestral heritage and skill passed down from one generation to the other.

Yawonye has been making these brooms and selling them as her primary source of income for a while. But as the land erodes, there are fewer coconut trees to use, and Yawonye's livelihood is increasingly threatened.

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Yawonye, a native of the Azizakpey community, makes a broom from coconut tree branches. <br /> <br /> Making brooms from coconut fronds is an ancestral heritage and skill passed down from one generation to the other.<br /> <br /> Yawonye has been making these brooms and selling them as her primary source of income for a while. But as the land erodes, there are fewer coconut trees to use, and Yawonye's livelihood is increasingly threatened.