Shooting the second part of the auto repair workshop story involved taking a camera crew into the streets of the capital, Male, one of the most crowded cities in the world. Not much of a sidewalk, so you have to stand in the one-lane street. this picture makes it look a lot more spacious than it is. Motorcycles zipped around us as we interviewed the workshop owner and got soundbites from neighboring moms who say their kids can't sleep because of all the noise. Worse, the repair guys are doing open flame welding next to huge tanks filled with who knows what. It's easy to see why this is a major inferno waiting to happen.
But then there was one of the little moments that make this all worthwhile. A mom in traditional dress was leading her uniformed schoolgirl daughter by the hand. The mom stopped and pointed, clearly telling her daughter that this was the famous Heena from TVM. Heena may not know it, but she's already a role model for the next generation of young girls and future journalists.
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