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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Kutafuta kazi Finding a job

Written by Espen Stranger-Johannessen

Illustrated by Sunniva Høiby-Øiset

Translated by Jacob Haule

Read by Idrisa Mbaraka

Language Kiswahili

Level Level 4

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A woman thinking about food and clothes.

Alisha anataka kutafuta kazi kwa sababu familia yake inahitaji pesa ya chakula na mavazi.

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.


Two women talking to each other.

Alisha hakuwa akifanya kazi katika nchi yake, lakini yeye ni mzuri katika upishi na anapenda kuongea na watu.

Alisha did not work in her home country, but she is good at cooking and likes talking to people.


A woman sitting using her laptop.

Labda anaweza kufanya kazi mgahawani? Alisha anatafuta matangazo ya kazi mtandaoni.

Maybe she could work in a restaurant? Alisha searches on the Internet for job postings.


A laptop showing a job advert for a chef.

Anaona tangazo la mpishi. Huyu ni mtu anayepika katika mgahawa.

She finds an advert for a chef. That is someone who cooks in a restaurant.


A woman talking to a man.

Anaenda kwenye usaili. Meneja wa mgahawa anamwambia kwamba wanahitaji mtu mwenye taaluma ya upishi.

She goes for the job interview. The restaurant manager tells her they need someone who has trained as a chef.


A woman looking sad.

Alisha anasikitika, lakini anajifunza kozi inayoitwa “Chakula na ukarimu”. Anatumaini kwamba itamsaidia kupata kazi mgahawani.

Alisha is disappointed, but she takes a course called “Food and hospitality”. She hopes this will help her to get a job in a restaurant.


A woman cooking in a restaurant.

Alisha inabidi afanye kazi katika mgahawa kama sehemu ya mafunzo. Halipwi, lakini anapata uzoefu wa kazi.

Alisha has to work in a restaurant as part of her training course. She does not get paid, but she gets work experience.


Someone typing on a laptop.

Anaongeza taarifa zaidi za kozi yake kwenye wasifu binafsi. Wasifu binafsi ni maelezo ya kazi zote alizozifanya na kozi zote alizojifunza.

She adds the details of the course to her CV. A CV is a description of all the work she has done and all the courses she has taken.


A tired-looking woman.

Baadaye, Alisha anaenda kwenye usaili katika mgahawa, na anapata kazi. Hii ni kazi ngumu, mara nyingi anafanya kazi jioni wakati watoto wake wakiwa wamesharudi kutoka shuleni.

Next time Alisha goes for a job interview at a restaurant, she is offered the job. It is hard work. She often has to work in the evening, when her children are home from school.


A happy-looking woman.

Anajivunia kwamba ameshapata kazi, kwani anaweza kununua chakula na mavazi ya familia yake kwa pesa yake mwenyewe.

She is proud that she has got a job so that she can buy food and clothes for her family with her own money.


Written by: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
Illustrated by: Sunniva Høiby-Øiset
Translated by: Jacob Haule
Read by: Idrisa Mbaraka
Language: Kiswahili
Level: Level 4
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