Pennod 4 Newid Byd

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-The Newid Byd team, Uganda, Africa.

-First, helping the children

-of Namatala slum...

-..before another challenge -

-the Newid Byd team is moving on.

-Subtitles

-Uganda is a poor country in Africa

-right on the Equator.

-It has a population

-of over 35 million.

-Kampala is the capital city.

-The Newid Byd team has arrived.

-It's slippy.

-Iestyn is from

-Llannerch-y-Medd on Anglesey.

-I don't like flies!

-Rachel is from Pontarddulais.

-They're quick.

-Luis is from Rhoose

-in the Vale of Glamorgan.

-You're going to tire me out!

-And Ceri's from Pwllheli, Lleyn.

-Team leader is Arwel from Ruthin.

-The team has been working

-in the east of the county...

-..in a city called Mbale, but

-more specifically, in Namatala slum.

-The Child of Hope charity...

-..founded a school there

-among other projects.

-We built a bathroom...

-..for 70 people.

-We also built doors.

-10 people were sharing

-one of these round houses.

-I was shocked by that personally.

-I met Mark, a pupil at the school.

-I went to his house

-where he lived with his gran.

-The rats are here.

-The rats are here.

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-There's rats in here?

-Yes, up the roof.

-Yes, up the roof.

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-Faith is one example...

-..of a pupil

-at the Child of Hope's school.

-She passes on

-the education to her family...

-..because she realizes

-how important education is.

-The Olympics were a success

-because the kids had so much fun.

-The staff joined in too

-and it put a smile on their faces.

-Hopefully the staff

-will keep it up once we leave.

-By now, the team has moved on.

-They are on their way to meet

-a group of very special women.

-NATIVE SINGING

-Janet, a primary schoolteacher,

-who often helps the group...

-..introduces them.

-In Hope Ministry

-we have visitors from UK.

-In a particular part of UK

-called Wales.

-They have come to visit you.

-These women form a group of 30 who

-run a business making necklaces...

-..from paper, clay and seeds.

-They also make

-bags and purses from palm leaves...

-..in order to sell to tourists.

-The team is going to help them.

-Oh, gosh, look at this!

-Oh, gosh, look at this!

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-You are trying.

-The second one will be perfect!

-So this isn't perfect then, no?

-It's hard work and so fussy.

-It needs to be neat because

-I don't think this will sell.

-As a first effort...

-..it's OK, yeah?

-..it's OK, yeah?

-

-Yeah, that's OK.

-What's different

-about this group of women...

-..is the fact they are all infected

-with the HIV virus or AIDS.

-HIV is a condition

-which affects the body's ability...

-..to fight against other illnesses

-such as cancer and so on.

-HIV affects...

-..1.2 million in Uganda alone...

-..150,000 of whom are children.

-There is no cure

-for HIV or AIDS as yet...

-..but medication can stabilize the

-virus to prolong life expectancy.

-These women have lost their husbands

-to the disease...

-..so the household income

-is reduced.

-But by establishing the business...

-..these women earn a wage to buy

-food to strengthen the body...

-..since the medication

-makes them weak.

-The work they do here...

-..fits around the disease.

-They can work when they are feeling

-well or they can work from home.

-They come here twice a month

-and they look forward to coming.

-It's a chance for them to socialize

-and share their feelings.

-It's very rare that you can tell

-friends that you have the disease.

-They must feel very isolated.

-Meeting others who suffer from

-the same disease is a good thing...

-..because

-they don't feel so alone...

-..and banished by society.

-I don't think it's so much

-to do with their income...

-..it's about taking

-their minds off their problems...

-..and the sadness that they face.

-It's a very good way of finding

-something to keep you busy.

-It's a good hobby.

-Do you find it as a hobby?

-Yes, it is because before

-they began, they had lost hope.

-When it keeps them busy,

-they don't think about dying.

-When they don't think about dying,

-they become healthy and happy.

-So it's more than just

-making a bead and selling it?

-It's very good work that you're

-doing here. It's really good.

-I started volunteering

-with Llais Ni.

-I volunteered

-as an Urdd prefect at Glan-llyn.

-I also had the chance

-to go to Llangrannog.

-I also volunteer with defaid.com

-It's a website for Anglesey's youth.

-Iestyn has been a member of

-Llais Ni, a young people's forum...

-..which allows them

-to express opinion.

-He also belongs to Funky Dragon...

-..the Welsh Assembly's

-peer-led organisation.

-He works hard. He always

-puts others before himself.

-He's very good

-with children and young people.

-He gets them

-to participate in activities.

-I think it's important for

-people of all ages to volunteer...

-..because as a society,

-we take a lot from other people.

-It's up to us as individuals

-to give something back to society.

-The only boy

-among the group today is Rahim.

-He's 15 years old and been suffering

-from the disease since he was eight.

-His father died from HIV.

-How do you feel about all of it?

-HE SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE

-He said he felt incredibly sad

-and down when he found out...

-..because none of his friends

-had the disease and he felt lonely.

-It affected him so much...

-..that he decided

-to leave primary school...

-..although education

-is hard to come by.

-Knowing how much children here

-love going to school...

-..it shows

-how sad he was when he found out.

-Does making the beads

-help you through all of it?

-So when he makes these things...

-..and he sells them, he's able

-to buy some milk to take...

-..because those drugs are so strong,

-they need to drink and eat.

-So when he sells that, he uses

-that money to buy some food...

-..and some milk for himself.

-Do you sell a lot of the beads?

-SHE INTERPRETS

-I feel sad...

-..because he's obviously very young,

-younger than me...

-..and he's already

-lost his father to the disease.

-His mother is suffering too.

-He looks very sad that I've

-asked him and I feel very guilty...

-..because I think perhaps

-he's learnt to live with it...

-..and isn't often asked about it.

-From the look on his face,

-I think I've hit a raw nerve.

-Have I made you feel sad now or

-are you used to talking about it?

-For now, he doesn't feel bad.

-It was at first.

-The group has had

-a productive morning making beads.

-But it's turned into a competition

-to find the best.

-How many marks is that? Seven?

-And what do I get? Nine.

-What do I get?

-I didn't start it off.

-I've had "very good" six times.

-The group pleats leaves

-from the palm trees.

-I've been sewing them together

-to make little bags.

-It's difficult and they're really

-fussy if you don't do it right.

-I had ten out of ten for that!

-She's getting ten out of ten?

-We're no friends no more.

-It's very difficult.

-Initially, I couldn't do it.

-I compared mine to Iestyn's

-and his was better.

-Hush, don't tell him!

-I haven't had "very good" once,

-Iestyn.

-Not at all? They laughed at yours.

-They're laughing at me.

-I think I'm a strong person

-on the inside.

-I never really cry.

-She's strong and enthusiastic.

-She keeps the team going.

-When we're up against it

-and everyone's tired...

-..she's good at keeping us

-all motivated.

-I think it will be a challenge

-for Rachel.

-Working with others and helping out

-are her strengths.

-At the moment, she's helping out

-with the Buddies scheme.

-She's helping out there. That'll

-help her when she's in Uganda.

-I don't think the practical side

-will be a problem.

-It'll be difficult

-to keep the emotions in.

-I don't want to show the children

-out there that I'm sad...

-..about their situation.

-Rahim's mother, Medina, has HIV.

-She's 39 years old

-and she has three other children...

-..but in total,

-she cares for 15 children.

-The brothers are four.

-Sisters, two and three.

-She has two grandchildren.

-And the uncle's children too.

-Her situation makes me feel sad.

-I learnt how difficult her life is

-because she has HIV.

-She has to carry on working

-and I admire her for that.

-She earns some household income

-through sewing.

-It hurts her leg joints...

-..when she does her sewing work.

-She also makes charcoal.

-She's taught the children

-how to make charcoal.

-They can help her

-when she feels ill or tired.

-I asked her about her future.

-I thought it was

-a difficult question to ask.

-When her health deteriorates

-and when she dies...

-..who will look after

-all these children?

-That was a difficult thing to hear.

-Thank you for talking to us.

-Wanyala nabi. Is that right?

-It's Sunday,

-an important day for Ugandans.

-85% or the population worship

-in churches on Sundays.

-While they're in Uganda,

-the Newid Byd gang will join them.

-The service lasts for three hours,

-much longer than services in Wales.

-After the choir has sung,

-our gang of four are invited...

-..to showcase their musical talents.

-# Two hands praying

-# Are in the picture

-# By my bedside

-# Every morning and evening

-# Their prayer is so beautiful

-# I know though I cannot hear it

-# And when morning comes

-# And dawn's light breaks

-# By my bedside... #

-Apart from forgetting

-some of the words...

-..they sang Y Darlun

-fairly effortlessly.

-# I know though I hear it not #

-Aelwyd Chwilog and Cor Glanaethwy

-have given me great experiences.

-They've expanded my horizons

-and made me what I am...

-..in terms of my friendships.

-Without Glanaethwy, I would never

-have had the experiences I've had.

-Three, four, one.

-She'll do whatever she has to do

-without any fuss.

-She's chatty

-and she's a great helper.

-She's very patient.

-I think she'll cope very well.

-She copes well

-with different situations.

-She socialises very well.

-Back in the church, our crew

-are ready to sing another song.

-# There's something about you

-# That I can't escape from

-# Something about you

-# I can never forget... #

-Oh, dear, Elin Fflur

-never gets this kind of response!

-Then again, maybe she does.

-It's time to leave Mbale.

-Our crew

-are heading north to Kumi...

-..and the village of Ogosoi.

-80% of Ugandans are farmers.

-Most grow crops.

-Very few breed animals.

-The Dolen Ffermio charity

-is trying to change that.

-The Newid Byd gang

-are here to help.

-You're welcome to Ogosoi.

-Ogosoi.

-Emmanuel Maraka is responsible

-for organising...

-..the charity's activities in Kumi.

-He has a special task

-for the Newid Byd team...

-..on land owned by Robert,

-his wife Opio, and their three boys.

-Over this way, we have the structure

-which is the goat house...

-..which we are going to construct.

-Wow.

-Emmanuel goes on to explain

-what they have to do.

-The foundations are ready...

-..but the aim is to turn

-this structure...

-..into a suitable home

-for the best goats.

-Have you got a ladder

-to reach the top?

-We have to make a ladder

-for doing the cutting eventually.

-Oh, you cut... Oh, of course.

-We'll make a ladder.

-We'll make a ladder.

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-We'll have to make ladders.

-How long do we have to build this?

-When you're hard working,

-this thing could be finished today.

-If you don't finish today,

-it means that you are probably...

-Slow?

-Today?

-I know that we have

-two, three days to do this.

-Tuesday, Wednesday,

-Thursday we should be finished.

-I'm not sure the crew can cope

-with building a goat shed.

-The intention is build

-a shed to house goats...

-..as an example

-for other farmers to follow.

-This is what they should do to

-get the best out of their animals.

-If we make a mess of it...

-..it won't stand as a good example.

-We have to do a good job.

-Mam was raised on a farm

-but I'm a townie!

-I can't wait to face

-a new challenge.

-When I was younger,

-my uncle had a farm.

-That might come in handy.

-I visited a farm during a primary

-school trip! Does that count?

-That was a long time ago.

-I'm very inexperienced.

-We have three days

-to complete the shed.

-I'm looking forward to the task.

-I hope the team all work well

-together to build the shed.

-When I heard I'd been chosen...

-..I was in shock,

-I didn't know what to do.

-Luis.

-Being part of the Newid Byd team

-means so much to me.

-I can help people out in Uganda.

-I can improve their lives.

-That's great.

-I'm looking forward

-to building the goat shed...

-..for the local community.

-The local farmers

-will be very happy with the shed.

-I want to do something

-constructive with my hands.

-I want to help make a difference

-in the community.

-Before building, the crew find out

-how the goats are presently kept...

-..in the traditional way.

-This building is actually a kitchen.

-It's a veranda, it's a shed,

-it's where the goats are tethered.

-They are tethered

-on the poles of the house.

-The way they keep goats isn't ideal.

-They utilise the same building

-they use for cooking.

-They use the veranda

-as shade for the goats.

-They're tethered on poles.

-The shade is limited since they use

-straw from the roof as fuel.

-The shade disappears as they

-remove more straw from the roof.

-Back at the foundations,

-the work continues.

-This shed is suitable

-for keeping goats.

-It's off the ground. There are slats

-between the wood and the ground.

-All the dirt falls underneath

-and can be cleared away.

-Air circulation is improved

-and it doesn't feel cramped inside.

-We're building a goat shed

-that's higher.

-Guttering around the roof will

-help collect rainwater in a tank.

-That will provide a source of water.

-Which one? Two metres?

-To be honest,

-I don't think it's possible.

-We've been here for four hours

-and not done a lot.

-We're behind time.

-The biggest problem is the nails.

-The nails are made

-out of scrap metal.

-When we knock them in, they bend

-and it makes the job harder to do.

-I don't think we'll complete it.

-They said it would take a day

-to complete if we worked hard.

-We've had challenges...

-..but we'll work harder tomorrow.

-Blummin' Nora.

-Next week, more building, painting,

-sawing and hammering nails.

-Is my face black? No?

-Will they manage

-to complete the shed?

-And one of them is celebrating

-a special birthday.

-My mother!

-You can watch the crew in Uganda

-and learn about the projects...

-..by logging on to the website.

-S4C Subtitles by Adnod Cyf.

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