This is an outdoor campaign for The Zimbabwean, a newspaper (a voice for the voiceless) produced by a group of exiled Zimbabwean journalists.
The effect of the Mugabe regime on the Zimbabwean economy was devastating and it has totally collapsed. Since then, money is worth nothing and the bank note pictured above (the Z$100 trillion dollar note) is not even worth enough to buy a loaf of bread.
It makes such a powerful statement. I think it's important that, as citizens of westernized countries, we are fully aware of situations like these. It's the only way to put our own obstacles into context, and hopefully a way for us to prevent similar situations in the future.
You can read more about it here.
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love this post!
ReplyDeletei wrote my english 200 paper on the problems facing zimbabwe due to mugabe.
at icograda there were two design students from zimbabwe with us and they showed us their money explaining its loss of value. we take a lot for granted here for sure
1) I DON'T NEED CLARIFICATION ON YOUR HUMOR OF COURSE I REMEMBER IT
ReplyDelete2) wow, ONE HUNDRED TRILLION of something isn't even worth a loaf of BREAD? goodness gracious, what comes after a trillion? googooplex? is there an infinity note??
oh the other awesome thing about the farmer's markets here is that the prices are equal or better than the prices in the grocery stores so it's very economical to shop at them. w00t!
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