she said, "I went deep into the mine 600 meters underground. I'm more willing to do it than the men. I am strong. I do not live much less than other men. "
said, "no one has ever suspected her.
for nearly a year, she finally found the treasure and found two huge Tanzania stones. After that, her life began to change. With the money she made from these jewels, she built a new house for her father, mother and twin sister, bought more tools for herself, and began to hire miners to work for themselves.
she was dressed up so successfully that no one knew she was a woman until a special case that happened later, she had to open her true identity. A local woman reported to the police that she had been raped by several miners, and she was arrested as one of the suspects.
"pili" said, "the police came. The men who were involved in the rape pointed to me and said," he did it. As a result, I was brought to the police station. "
in this way, she must not keep secret for only ten years.
Pili Hussein was dressed as a men's dress for nearly ten years and finally changed his life. (photo source: United Nations women's Department)
she asked the police to find a woman to give her physical examination to prove that she could not be the responsible person. Soon she was put out. After that, the miners who went with her to find treasure still felt it was unbelievable that she had been hiding for so long. "
" she said, "when the police tell them I'm a woman, they just don't believe it. It was not until 2001 when I got married and had a family that they believed it.
"poly" now has a successful career and has its own mining company with 70 employees. Now her company has only three female employees, but they do not go down the well, but they are in charge of the food. Although many women are joining the mining industry now, there are few women who actually go underground.
"I want to make sure that my daughter can go to school and be educated, and then she can stay away from my life and experience those totally different lives."