How fishing saved Safari from the jaws of poverty

Don’t give me fish to eat for just today, but teach me how to fish, so that tomorrow I don’t come back to beg for fish. This is the story of Thomas Safari a resident of Karongi District in Western province, who has turned his passion of fishing into a cash cow.
Safari Thomas has been in the fishing trade for the last 45 years on Lake Kivu. (File)
Safari Thomas has been in the fishing trade for the last 45 years on Lake Kivu. (File)
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