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A House for Ofa

Ofa (which means ‘love’ in Tongan) is an older widow living by herself in Nuku’alofa. She lives in a small shack on land that belongs to her grandson - because, of course, only Tongan men can own land in Tonga. The shack’s roof and walls leak and you need to watch where you put your feet on her floor so you don’t fall through. She is also quite lonely and this is possibly affecting her ...