A Tanzanian woman is travelling around Africa demonstrating her soccer ball skills as a way to feed her family. Her name is Hadhara Charles Mjeje. Short videos of her in action have received a lot of attention on social media. Last month, one of her videos even caught the attention of United States President Donald Trump. He wrote on the website Twitter, “Amazing!” Mjeje started working on her ball movement, or juggling, skills when she was growing up in Tanzania. For many years, she played for a local women’s soccer team. Mjeje hits the ball with her feet, head and upper body, but not her hands. Mjeje is a 29-year-old single mother of two boys. For the past six years, she has been using her special juggling skills to help her support them. She asks for $4 for a two-minute performance. She earns between $45 and $50 a day. She says the money goes toward sending her children to school and buying food for them to eat.
Title: Tanzanian Woman Feeds Family with Soccer Ball Skills
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action have received a lot of attention on social media.</span> <span data-start-time='22688' data-end-time='31063'>Last month, one of her videos even caught the attention of United States President Donald Trump.</span> <span data-start-time='31063' data-end-time='36021'>He wrote on the website Twitter, “Amazing!”</span> <span data-start-time='36021' data-end-time='44917'>Mjeje started working on her ball movement, or juggling, skills when she was growing up in Tanzania.</span> <span data-start-time='44917' data-end-time='50292'>For many years, she played for a local women’s soccer team.</span> <span data-start-time='50292' data-end-time='58188'>Mjeje hits the ball with her feet, head and upper body, but not her hands.</span> <span data-start-time='58188' data-end-time='64021'>Mjeje is a 29-year-old single mother of two boys.</span> <span data-start-time='64021' data-end-time='72625'>For the past six years, she has been using her special juggling skills to help her support them.</span> <span data-start-time='72625' data-end-time='78021'>She asks for $4 for a two-minute performance.</span> <span data-start-time='78021' data-end-time='84125'>She earns between $45 and $50 a day.</span> <span data-start-time='84125' data-end-time='92208'>She says the money goes toward sending her children to school and buying food for them to eat.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3232/D3FA0568-86AE-45DE-B6A6-F8336AA3465E_cx7_cy4_cw88_w1200_r1_s.png'/></div></div><div 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