The World Through My Eyes
Photographs by young Mozambicans.
About Chókwè
The World Through My Eyes is located in
Chókwè,
Mozambique. Chókwè is a town of 65,000 and is located in southern Mozambique
about 200 km (3½ hours by car) northwest of the capital city, Maputo.
Chókwè is
highly influenced by South Africa, mainly because many Chókwèan men
work in South African mines and others travel to South Africa to make
purchases and
then sell these goods at home in Chókwè. Chókwè is the district seat
and second largest city in the province. Xai-Xai, the provincial capital,
has a population
of 173,307. Most people in Chókwè are subsistence farmers. Chókwè has
many primary schools, a secondary school (8th-12th grade) and an agrarian
school.
Chókwè's HIV/AIDS rate is slightly higher than the national percentage
of 20%.
