Welcome to Bayeku, a riverine community in Ikorodu, Lagos -- a vivid representation of several riverine communities across Nigeria, communities whose waterways have been infested by an invasive aquatic weed; communities where economic livelihoods have been hampered: fishing, marine transportation and trading; communities where fish yields have diminished; communities where schoolchildren are unable to go to school for days, sometimes weeks, on end.
Selamat datang di Bayeku, sebuah komunitas sungai di Ikorodu, Lagos-- satu representasi nyata dari beberapa komunitas sungai di Nigeria, komunitas yang jalur airnya dipenuhi gulma air yang invasif; komunitas dimana aktivitas ekonomi seperti memancing, transportasi air dan perdagangan terhambat, komunitas dimana tangkapan ikannya telah berkurang; komunitas di mana anak sekolah tidak bisa pergi ke sekolah selama berhari-hari, kadang berminggu-minggu, berturut-turut.