Kayayo
2016 ‧ Documentary/Short ‧ 33 mins
7.7/10 ˇ IMDb
Initial release: 2016
Director: Mari Bakke Riise
Cast: Bamunu Abdul Somed
Producer: Jřrgen Lorentzen
Executive producer: Nefise Özkal Lorentzen
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Kayayo means "girl carrier" in the Ga language. In the capital of Ghana, 10 000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping carts carrying around large trays on their heads for women in the markets to put their goods in.
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Description. In the capital of Ghana, 10,000 girls, as young as six, work as real-life shopping baskets – called Kayayo, carrying heavy loads on their head ...
In the capital of Ghana, 10 000 girls from the age of 6 work as real-life shopping carts - called Kayayo. This documentary is about Bamunu, an 8-year old girl ...
Kayayo means “girl-carrier” in the Ga language. In the capital of Ghana, 10,000 girls from the ages of 6 work as real life shopping baskets – called Kayayo.
“Kayayo” is the name given to the thousands of women and girls from Ghana's barren north who travel south to find work as porters in city markets.
The story of Bamunu, an 8-year old girl who hasn't seen her family since she was sent away from home two years ago to work as a Kayayo.