Pennod 8 Newid Byd

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-The Newid Byd team

-has travelled to Uganda in Africa.

-Picking coffee, planting trees...

-..making jewellery...

-..building and repairing.

-The tasks have been endless.

-Uganda is a poor African country

-on the equator.

-The world's longest river,

-the Nile, flows through it.

-More than

-34 million people live here.

-The Newid Byd team -

-Luis, Iestyn, Ceri and Rachel...

-..led by Arwel, are nearing

-the end of their journey.

-The final task requires patience,

-enthusiasm and creativity.

-That is, if they have any left.

-I think we're all tired by now.

-I can't believe three weeks

-have gone by. The time's flown.

-I enjoyed the project with the Child

-of Hope charity in Namatala Slum...

-..because I was able

-to teach the children.

-We also created a washroom

-for the family and community.

-We built doors for two houses.

-We've also been working

-with women who suffer with HIV.

-They create jewellery from paper as

-a source of income for the family.

-After that, we did

-a lot of physical work in Kumi.

-We built a goat shed.

-I enjoy a coffee in the morning...

-..but I had no idea

-how much work it takes.

-We started

-picking the crops in the mountains.

-James, the local farmer,

-taught us how to press them...

-..to remove the skin

-from the cherries and dry them.

-They were then ready to sell.

-We then worked with organisations

-that planted trees.

-Tree cultivation is one way

-a family can generate an income.

-We're back in Mbale, working in

-a primary school with 700 pupils.

-They have no library

-or books to speak of...

-..so our project

-is to create a library for them.

-We're busy painting.

-We had a hard day yesterday,

-trying to decide on a design.

-We drew outlines on the walls

-in preparation.

-After buying the paint yesterday,

-we arrived early to make a start.

-Richard the carpenter

-is also here to build shelves.

-By working together,

-things are coming along swiftly.

-Children in Uganda start school

-at five or six years of age.

-Similar to Wales,

-they stay here for seven years.

-But unlike at home, some teenagers

-still attend primary school...

-..since they've

-missed out on schooling.

-There are may reasons for this.

-Children aren't likely

-to finish their education.

-Parents can't afford

-to send them to school.

-There are no fees, as such...

-..but there are added costs

-such as uniform, dinner...

-..books, pencils

-and things like that.

-Sickness is another problem.

-If the children are sick

-due to an illness like malaria...

-..which is spread by mosquitoes...

-..the child isn't well enough to

-attend school, which is a problem.

-HIV can also have an impact

-on their schooling...

-..because if their parents

-have died from HIV...

-..it means

-they can't afford to go to school.

-They have to stay at home

-and help out.

-Since this school,

-like many others...

-..doesn't provide lunch

-due to lack of funds...

-..they go without food all day.

-They are starving

-by the final lesson...

-..so they might

-not want to go to school.

-They'd prefer finding a job.

-Sometimes, there may be

-100 pupils in a class...

-..and it might be difficult

-to concentrate.

-They might be at the back

-of the class and can't hear.

-They might be starving after

-being in school for nine hours.

-It's a lot to ask.

-It's especially hard on the girls.

-Fewer girls stay till

-the last lesson in school...

-..because there is so much

-responsibility on them in the home.

-The girls look after the children

-at home, they fetch water...

-..and cook,

-among lots of other things.

-Around 12% of them marry

-at 15 years of age.

-50% of them marry before they're 18.

-I couldn't imagine getting married

-at 15, let alone now at 18.

-According to a survey of 100 pupils

-who started in Year 1 in 1999...

-..only 25 of them reached Year 7.

-There is no wonder

-that 77% of men and 58% of women...

-..are unable to read or write.

-It's a shock to hear that so many

-in Uganda can't read or write.

-Those are the two

-fundamental skills you need...

-..to find a job...

-..and bring an income into the home.

-We all have an education at home.

-I don't know what I'd do with myself

-if I couldn't read or write.

-It's shameful.

-While the team

-continues with the decorating...

-..Iestyn has a chat

-with 15-year-old Scovia.

-Which class are you in now?

-Now in P6 class.

-Now in P6 class.

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-In P6?

-Which classes have you repeated?

-Which classes have you repeated?

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-P3, P4, P5.

-Scovia had had to repeat

-three school years...

-..due to

-being under pressure at home.

-Her parents have left home

-to search for work...

-..leaving her six sisters

-and four brothers with an uncle...

-..who already

-has five children of his own.

-Scovia has lots of responsibilities.

-What do you do

-before coming to school?

-I fetch water, cooking,

-sweeping the house.

-It's a very large family,

-and since she's the eldest...

-..the responsibility of looking

-after the others falls on her.

-She also has to do

-the cleaning in the morning...

-..wash the dishes and prepare food.

-Once home from school, she has

-to cook food for all the children.

-I'm sure her life is very tiring.

-I don't know how she finds

-the time and the patience...

-..to come to school after

-everything she does at home.

-How far

-do you have to travel to school?

-Three kilometres.

-Three kilometres to get to school

-and three kilometres back?

-Yes.

-It's hard to imagine a situation

-like Scovia's in Wales.

-Children and young people

-grow up so quickly here.

-I'd never have been able to care

-for 10 brothers and sisters at 15.

-I admire her for being able to

-deal with so much responsibility...

-..as well as her education.

-It's a daily challenge for her.

-I get the feeling that Scovia

-really enjoys coming to school.

-It's a way for her to escape,

-to focus on her self...

-..and have fun with her friends

-as well as learn.

-She said

-that education is important to her.

-I admire how you find the time

-to come to school...

-..with so many chores at home.

-A big thank you.

-Thank you again.

-I hope you enjoy the rest

-of your science lesson now.

-The library

-is beginning to take shape.

-The colourful paint brightens the

-walls and the shelves are erected.

-The letters are ready so that

-the books can be alphabetized.

-The library is almost ready and

-I'm so happy with how it looks.

-We've been painting all day

-and it looks amazing.

-10 times better

-than what I expected.

-We've all worked together.

-We had a few disagreements

-yesterday over what we had to do.

-The girls disagreed,

-then we disagreed.

-In the end, we agreed to disagree!

-I'm relieved we did do that...

-..because we're all agreed now

-that the joint effort is great.

-We wanted to paint pictures

-that were relevant to their lives.

-By introducing the colour black,

-we drew a picture of charcoal...

-..because they use it to cook with.

-We used a brick wall

-to convey the colour orange...

-..and the familiar face of the sun.

-We've tried to unite

-Wales and Uganda...

-..by tying a ribbon of Wales...

-..and a ribbon of Uganda,

-painted in the national colours.

-I think the boys' ribbon idea

-is good now.

-I didn't at the start, but seeing it

-on the wall, it looks good.

-I've just put my head

-in the red paint!

-I think they'll be happy

-when they see it completed...

-..because they're

-peeking inside all the time!

-The headteacher said it

-had changed the mood of the school.

-They are happy with what

-they've seen through the windows.

-They just want to see it finished.

-The team leaves for the day,

-feeling satisfied with the work.

-Tomorrow is a big day.

-The next day, with the paint dried,

-it's time for the finishing touches.

-We have a pile of books here. We

-need to implement a library system.

-The letters are in place.

-The shelves

-look empty at the moment...

-..so they begin to fill them with

-books they have brought from home.

-Let's sort them out.

-Take a pile of books each.

-I'll take my favourite -

-My Secret Unicorn.

-Since the team's visit, the school

-has received over 1,000 books...

-..from the Pont charity

-and the African Education Trust.

-The children spent time organizing

-the books and choosing ones to read.

-Among the books which were

-brought over from Wales...

-..by the Newid Byd team are some

-of their childhood favourites.

-They decide to write a message

-on the inside cover of each book.

-I wrote a message in the book

-I brought - Spot's First Walk.

-"Dear Bukhumwa Primary School...

-.."I enjoyed this book

-when I was a child.

-"I brought the book

-all the way from Wales...

-"..so that you can enjoy it too."

-I've chosen The Amazing Story

-Of Adolphus Tips...

-..because I loved it as a child.

-I told all my friends about it.

-I can give it to them so that

-they'll talk about it on the yard...

-..and tell their friends about it.

-My chosen book is James

-And The Giant Peach by Roald Dahl.

-He's one of

-my favourite authors as a child.

-I'm donating it

-because it's full of imagination.

-I'm giving the children

-Horrid Henry series...

-..because I enjoyed

-reading them as a child.

-They're humorous and light hearted.

-I've brought this atlas

-all the way from Wales...

-..which shows

-all the countries in the world.

-I've written a little message.

-"The world is a small place, open

-this book and see for yourself."

-Right, the library is ready.

-It's ready. Come in, come in.

-Plums.

-I like the room because they're

-helping us with many things.

-We're seeing

-many pictures, numbers...

-..insets and many others.

-The pictures

-are looking very smart...

-..and I love to see

-the alphabet order.

-I like grass banana

-and books for reading.

-I like this library because...

-..I can come here

-and I read the books...

-..for remembering

-what I have forgotten.

-They'll definitely make use of it.

-They like the vibrancy of it.

-I doubt they'll want to leave.

-They've been dying to come in

-right from the start...

-..and peeping through the windows.

-They're very happy with it.

-They rushed to the shelves.

-They're happy to choose a book

-and sit and read it.

-And then over here.

-Shall we go over here?

-Everything on the walls has worked.

-The children were studying

-all the numbers, letters and shapes.

-I'm pleased we went to the effort

-of painting educational walls.

-We are so happy.

-Thank you for coming.

-The library

-has brought us a big change.

-One thing,

-it has changed the environment.

-Two, it has improved

-the learning situation.

-Three, it has affected

-even the community around.

-It will be very, very useful...

-..because it'll be

-a learning experience.

-The first innovation in the place.

-They're going to benefit a lot.

-Thank you for giving us a library.

-They'll get plenty of use out of it.

-They have the resources they need

-to develop the children's reading.

-The children's books will

-help them take advantage of that.

-I'll definitely appreciate

-the books I have at home.

-I love reading and it's sad

-that children here can't do that.

-I'm glad we've created a library

-for them to have reading experience.

-Good job well done.

-The time has come

-to leave the school.

-They have certainly

-left their mark on the place.

-The team's Ugandan journey

-is almost at an end.

-After three tiring and busy weeks...

-..they take time out

-to appreciate the views...

-..and reflect on the work and the

-people they've met along the way.

-The time has gone quickly.

-It's hard to believe it's been

-three weeks since the first project.

-It feels like yesterday that

-we were with the Child of Hope kids.

-I don't think

-I've smiled so much in a long time.

-Looking around the slum,

-it surprised me...

-..that 15 people

-were able to share one small house.

-When we built the washroom...

-..70 people in the community

-used the same one.

-It was really sad

-seeing people living like that.

-One of the things that affected me

-the most was my chat with Mark.

-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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-He wanted to be a doctor...

-..to help other people because

-his parents had died of HIV.

-It was nice to see

-how enthusiastic people are here...

-..despite the suffering

-they face every day.

-I enjoyed building the shed

-because it was physical work...

-..and I knew it'd make a difference

-to Robert and his family.

-For me, a good job. And nicely.

-And I congratulate them.

-I warmed to the idea...

-..of buying Fairtrade produce

-because I didn't realize...

-..it made so much of a difference.

-Seeing the way it helped James,

-the farmer we met...

-..to send five of his children

-to school, I thought, wow!

-The women we met with HIV

-made beads out of paper...

-..to generate an income.

-I really admired Madina and felt

-sorry when I heard her background.

-She was getting emotional too

-and it had an impact on me.

-People are so strong,

-having to live with this disease.

-SHE SPEAKS NATIVE LANGUAGE

-The Size of Wales is trying

-to plant a million trees.

-Trees are hugely beneficial.

-Trees are hugely beneficial.

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-Some grew trees...

-..so that by the time their children

-were old enough to go to school...

-..they could sell the trees to buy

-resources for their children...

-..so they could go to school.

-The highlight of the journey for me

-was working with the young people.

-At home, I work with young people

-for short periods of time.

-I've had the pleasure of being with

-four young people for three weeks...

-..and I can see a definite change

-from the first day to now.

-I hope they'll be more willing to

-help when they go back to Wales...

-..by volunteering

-because it's not all about money.

-It takes time and bodies

-to make a difference.

-The journey has changed me.

-I look at things

-in a different way now.

-When I get home, I'll certainly

-urge people to volunteer.

-Even an hour a week

-makes a difference.

-I've had a worthwhile experience

-here in Uganda...

-..and I know how much difference it

-makes if you're willing to help.

-It's easy just to think that it's

-something that happens far away.

-But seeing it and living it...

-..makes you realize

-how unfair and unjust it is...

-..that we're living in luxury

-while they're living without food.

-They wear the same clothes

-every day and have no medication.

-My personal attitudes

-have definitely changed.

-I took education for granted...

-..and complained about

-having to go to school...

-..whereas here they get enjoyment

-from going to school...

-..to improve their future.

-..to improve their future.

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-I don't want to forget what goes on.

-I'm afraid I might go back...

-..and forget about

-the suffering I've seen here.

-That's something I don't want to do.

-It's easy to fall back into

-our cosy lives at home.

-Our lives are so materialistic.

-It's hard to break away from it

-because that's the norm.

-But I'll certainly remember the way

-I felt when I saw the poverty.

-I'm glad I've had the opportunity

-to come to Uganda.

-I'd do it all over again,

-if I had the chance.

-I don't want to go home. I like it

-here and I want to help people.

-When you say, "Eat up all your food,

-children are starving in Africa"...

-..it's true,

-they are actually starving.

-But they just carry on

-without complaining.

-We should all change our attitudes

-to our lives and our problems...

-..because they're nothing compared

-with what these people go through.

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