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Mourning my father

“We all have to learn how to cry”: Exploring the process of grieving, with Takunda, who lost his father to Covid in Zimbabwe and Ami, a professional mourner in Ghana.
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“We all have to learn how to cry”: Takunda considered his father to be invincible like Superman but after contracting Covid, Takunda’s father died suddenly. Two years on, Takunda is still reeling from the loss and the inability to mourn properly. Ami Dokli is a professional mourner from Ghana. She attends funerals on behalf of strangers to support their families and to help them cry. Exploring the process of grief and grieving through the eyes of Ami and Takunda.
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Produced by Kim Chakanetsa

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