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-Lesotho in Southern Africa. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:11 | |
-A small country linked -with Wales... | 0:00:11 | 0:00:14 | |
-..that now faces a huge crisis. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:16 | |
-In 2005, I went there to report -on the HIV Aids crisis... | 0:00:21 | 0:00:25 | |
-..that overwhelmed the country. | 0:00:25 | 0:00:27 | |
-Now I'm back to witness another -nightmare that's threatening lives. | 0:00:28 | 0:00:32 | |
-Half a million of Lesotho's people, -a quarter of the population... | 0:00:35 | 0:00:38 | |
-..are in danger. -There isn't enough food for them. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
-As we travel the country, we get an -idea of the size of the problem... | 0:00:42 | 0:00:47 | |
-..faced by people of all ages -and the experiences... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
-..that are difficult to talk about. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:53 | |
-Sometimes we eat -but sometimes we do not eat. | 0:00:53 | 0:00:58 | |
-On the journey, I meet some -who face an unpredictable... | 0:01:02 | 0:01:06 | |
-..and hopeless future. | 0:01:06 | 0:01:08 | |
-That's one of the most difficult -interviews I've ever done. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:13 | |
-He was obviously very ill. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
-He was obviously very weak. | 0:01:15 | 0:01:17 | |
-I'm just wondering, and the -question has to be asked... | 0:01:17 | 0:01:21 | |
-.will help arrive too late for him? | 0:01:21 | 0:01:24 | |
-With fears that things -are about to worsen... | 0:01:26 | 0:01:29 | |
-..one of the world's largest -humanitarian charities warns... | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
-..action needs to be taken -immediately. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
-I would say this is a corner -of hell... | 0:01:38 | 0:01:41 | |
-..in the midst of paradise. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
-The international community -has to act fast... | 0:01:44 | 0:01:48 | |
-..in a significant way. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
-The Lesotho Drought Crisis | 0:01:53 | 0:01:58 | |
-Heathrow airport. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
-I'm preparing -for a 6,000 mile journey... | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
-..to a small African country which -has a close connection with Wales. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:10 | |
-When's our departure? 0907? | 0:02:10 | 0:02:12 | |
-I can see it there. | 0:02:12 | 0:02:14 | |
-Joining me is Gwenallt Rees -from Cardiff... | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
-..who first visited -Lesotho nearly 50 years ago. | 0:02:17 | 0:02:21 | |
-He and his wife set up a clinic -there a decade ago... | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
-..with the help of money -raised in Wales. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:27 | |
-The first time I came here -was in 1969. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
-It's quite a while back. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:37 | |
-You feel sorry for the people, -of course. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:41 | |
-They're in a terrible situation. | 0:02:42 | 0:02:43 | |
-But you remain positive, -you have to remain positive... | 0:02:44 | 0:02:47 | |
-..and you try and help -in any way possible. | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
-Maseru, on the border with South -Africa, is Lesotho's capital city. | 0:02:52 | 0:02:56 | |
-10% of the two million strong -population, live here... | 0:02:56 | 0:03:01 | |
-..in a city the size of Swansea. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
-According to the UN... | 0:03:04 | 0:03:05 | |
-..nearly two thirds of Lesotho's -people live in poverty. | 0:03:06 | 0:03:09 | |
-Now, drought and food shortages -have created a crisis. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:12 | |
-It's a busy morning here -in Maseru... | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
-..with people going about -their business. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:19 | |
-You could argue there are no -obvious or visible signs... | 0:03:19 | 0:03:22 | |
-..of the famine here in the city. | 0:03:23 | 0:03:25 | |
-But if you go in that direction, -out into the countryside... | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
-..the effects of food shortages -can be painfully seen. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:33 | |
-We're aiming for Thaba Tseka... | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
-..a town which is 100 miles east -of Maseru. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
-It's a four hour journey along -a windy, mountain road. | 0:03:42 | 0:03:46 | |
-But you don't have to go far -into the countryside... | 0:03:47 | 0:03:50 | |
-..to see the effects -of the drought. | 0:03:51 | 0:03:53 | |
-This field tells you everything -in all honesty. | 0:03:55 | 0:03:58 | |
-If you look around you, you can see -that the plants have failed. | 0:03:58 | 0:04:02 | |
-The crops have failed. | 0:04:02 | 0:04:04 | |
-They're completely dry as a result -of the drought. | 0:04:04 | 0:04:07 | |
-80% of Lesotho's population -depend on agriculture... | 0:04:07 | 0:04:11 | |
-..for their livelihood. | 0:04:11 | 0:04:13 | |
-This is a bleak picture for them... | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
-..and the situation is -only going to get worse. | 0:04:16 | 0:04:19 | |
-At a school in Thaba Tseka we -met the chairman of Dolen Cymru... | 0:04:25 | 0:04:30 | |
-..a body that promotes the link -between Wales and Lesotho. | 0:04:30 | 0:04:34 | |
-Gareth Morgans is here on a visit. | 0:04:34 | 0:04:36 | |
-This school in Thaba Tseka -has about 500 pupils. | 0:04:36 | 0:04:39 | |
-They come from rural areas. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:42 | |
-Some of them walk many miles -to attend school. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
-Many of them are orphans. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
-They have lost their mother, father -or both parents to disease... | 0:04:49 | 0:04:53 | |
-..HIV and Aids. -They come from poor homes. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:56 | |
-The school, in a way, is a safe -haven for them, it anchors them. | 0:04:56 | 0:05:00 | |
-They eat breakfast and lunch here, -so they get two meals a day here. | 0:05:00 | 0:05:05 | |
-They also get an education. | 0:05:05 | 0:05:07 | |
-At the schools, the World Food -Programme works with... | 0:05:08 | 0:05:11 | |
-..the Lesotho Government -to finance a food aid operation. | 0:05:12 | 0:05:16 | |
-This child here, -he's got some porridge. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
-And... | 0:05:22 | 0:05:23 | |
-He obviously enjoys his food... | 0:05:24 | 0:05:26 | |
-..but maybe he'll only get -one meal today. | 0:05:26 | 0:05:29 | |
-And maybe that will be in school. | 0:05:30 | 0:05:32 | |
-There's no knowing -what he'll get at home. | 0:05:32 | 0:05:35 | |
-Nobody knows. -Maybe he won't have anything. | 0:05:35 | 0:05:37 | |
-Many of the children here only eat -when they're in school. | 0:05:38 | 0:05:41 | |
-I'll leave him -to eat his breakfast in peace. | 0:05:41 | 0:05:44 | |
-Where is your classroom? -Over here, is it? | 0:05:44 | 0:05:46 | |
-Mpeo is a 12-year-old pupil. | 0:05:47 | 0:05:49 | |
-She's being raised -by her grandmother. | 0:05:49 | 0:05:52 | |
-Her mother has left -to look for work. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:54 | |
-Sometimes we eat -but sometimes we do not eat. | 0:05:56 | 0:06:01 | |
-But a food shortage isn't the only -problem these children face. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:13 | |
-Other basic resources are lacking -that lead to the spread of disease. | 0:06:13 | 0:06:18 | |
-Hygiene is a huge problem -in Lesotho. | 0:06:19 | 0:06:23 | |
-Drought exacerbates the situation. | 0:06:23 | 0:06:26 | |
-There isn't any water -in the school toilets. | 0:06:26 | 0:06:30 | |
-Neither are there any -hand washing facilities. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
-Due to the effects of the drought, -it's an area... | 0:06:33 | 0:06:36 | |
-..where the income levels of nearly -half the population... | 0:06:36 | 0:06:40 | |
-..are dangerously low according -to the UN. | 0:06:40 | 0:06:42 | |
-Humanitarian charities -are warning... | 0:06:43 | 0:06:45 | |
-..the drought's severity -isn't always apparent. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
-When you drive up from the capital -to the mountains... | 0:06:49 | 0:06:52 | |
-..it's all green. | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
-The fields and trees are green. | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
-It looks beautiful. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:58 | |
-But when you get closer -to the mountains... | 0:06:59 | 0:07:01 | |
-..and when you talk to people, -you realize that a sack of maize... | 0:07:01 | 0:07:06 | |
-..that used to cost five maloti -now costs 50 maloti. | 0:07:06 | 0:07:10 | |
-Local people can't afford that. | 0:07:10 | 0:07:13 | |
-A stone's throw from the school, -one can immediately see... | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
-..how the drought -has effected an area... | 0:07:18 | 0:07:20 | |
-..that's so dependent -on agriculture. | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
-In this village just like several -villages in Lesotho... | 0:07:23 | 0:07:26 | |
-..the animals use the same -water source as the villagers. | 0:07:26 | 0:07:30 | |
-The water is very scarce. | 0:07:30 | 0:07:32 | |
-Look at the tap behind us where -people collect their water. | 0:07:32 | 0:07:35 | |
-Only the smallest drop of water -can be had from that tap. | 0:07:36 | 0:07:40 | |
-The lives of these people -are fragile anyway... | 0:07:40 | 0:07:43 | |
-..and this situation -is just making things worse. | 0:07:43 | 0:07:47 | |
-Balloons. | 0:07:52 | 0:07:54 | |
-Catrin Hughes from Llanafan -near Aberystwyth... | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
-..has been teaching in Thaba Tseka -since the start of the year. | 0:07:58 | 0:08:02 | |
-She's one of five Welsh teachers -working in Lesotho... | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
-..as part of a -Dolen Cymru project. | 0:08:06 | 0:08:08 | |
-Mum and Dad went shopping. | 0:08:09 | 0:08:10 | |
-The rains came much too late -for them in the summer. | 0:08:11 | 0:08:14 | |
-The rains should have come -in November. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-But they came in mid-January, -when we came out here. | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-As a result, there's less crops. | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
-They've stopped planting so they'll -see the effects of that in winter. | 0:08:23 | 0:08:27 | |
-They're not prepared for it as they -don't know it's going to happen. | 0:08:28 | 0:08:32 | |
-Prices will increase then. | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
-That's when it will effect them. | 0:08:34 | 0:08:37 | |
-Many of Thaba Tseka's children have -lost their parents... | 0:08:38 | 0:08:41 | |
-..to the HIV Aids crisis that's -swamped the country for 20 years. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:46 | |
-That was the reason why I came out -to Lesotho in 2005. | 0:08:46 | 0:08:50 | |
-With 23% of the population -now infected with HIV... | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
-..not much has changed. | 0:08:54 | 0:08:56 | |
-What's sad is, I was talking -to a teacher... | 0:08:56 | 0:08:59 | |
-..we were walking home, and we -were talking about the drought... | 0:08:59 | 0:09:03 | |
-..and the fact this country has the -world's second highest HIV rates. | 0:09:03 | 0:09:07 | |
-He said, "We just pray, we hope God -will change things". | 0:09:07 | 0:09:11 | |
-Faith is all well and good -but they have to realize... | 0:09:11 | 0:09:15 | |
-..that things like HIV are -matters they have to change. | 0:09:15 | 0:09:19 | |
-But, no, I can't see the situation -improving any time soon. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:24 | |
-The average life expectancy -of a person in Lesotho is 49. | 0:09:27 | 0:09:30 | |
-Humanitarian agencies warn -that health problems... | 0:09:31 | 0:09:35 | |
-..and food shortages will put the -lives of people of all ages... | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
-..in danger when winter comes. | 0:09:39 | 0:09:41 | |
-I think the cold is the worst. | 0:09:41 | 0:09:43 | |
-We'll leave just before winter, -hopefully. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
-But we feel it getting colder now. | 0:09:47 | 0:09:49 | |
-It will be too cold for them -to come to school. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:52 | |
-It makes you wonder how many -will survive the winter. | 0:09:53 | 0:09:56 | |
-As one who's been coming to Lesotho -for five decades... | 0:09:58 | 0:10:01 | |
-..Gwenallt Rees knows how hard -it is to bring... | 0:10:01 | 0:10:04 | |
-..the country's problems -to the global stage. | 0:10:04 | 0:10:07 | |
-It's a small country. | 0:10:10 | 0:10:12 | |
-A small, obscure country -in one meaning... | 0:10:12 | 0:10:15 | |
-..because -it doesn't have any oil... | 0:10:15 | 0:10:18 | |
-..it doesn't have any the resources -the world looks at and goes... | 0:10:18 | 0:10:22 | |
-.."This is a rich country -which has a lot to offer". | 0:10:22 | 0:10:26 | |
-It's a small country, it's a -resource-poor country. | 0:10:26 | 0:10:29 | |
-As a result, it doesn't get the -world-wide attention on TV. | 0:10:29 | 0:10:34 | |
-It's as if Lesotho doesn't garner -any attention... | 0:10:34 | 0:10:37 | |
-..because it doesn't have the -status nor importance... | 0:10:37 | 0:10:41 | |
-..in the world's eye. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:42 | |
-One of the areas that's been -badly affected by the drought... | 0:10:43 | 0:10:47 | |
-..is Mafeteng, -in the country's lowlands. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:50 | |
-Unicef took us to a village -that's suffering... | 0:10:51 | 0:10:54 | |
-..as a result of the drought. | 0:10:54 | 0:10:56 | |
-In such areas, people have to -travel far and wide for water. | 0:10:56 | 0:11:00 | |
-The trip can be dangerous -especially for girls... | 0:11:01 | 0:11:03 | |
-..who are often on their own. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:06 | |
-Going those long distances, -these girls can face... | 0:11:06 | 0:11:09 | |
-..being attacked, some of them get -raped, some of them get beaten up. | 0:11:09 | 0:11:14 | |
-There's a lot of violence -on the route. | 0:11:14 | 0:11:16 | |
-The distances are very long -and sometimes you don't have... | 0:11:16 | 0:11:20 | |
-..somebody to go with or -it's just a couple of girls... | 0:11:20 | 0:11:23 | |
-..and things tend to happen. | 0:11:23 | 0:11:25 | |
-The UN says 500,000 people, -a quarter of the population... | 0:11:26 | 0:11:30 | |
-..are in danger due -to a lack of food and nutrition. | 0:11:31 | 0:11:34 | |
-But this could increase -over the next three months. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:38 | |
-It could reach 800,000. | 0:11:38 | 0:11:40 | |
-We're appealing to -the international community... | 0:11:40 | 0:11:43 | |
-..for support as soon as possible -so that we can address... | 0:11:43 | 0:11:46 | |
-..some of these issues and begin to -mitigate for the future and help... | 0:11:47 | 0:11:51 | |
-..the population build resilience -in terms of addressing... | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
-..further emergency shocks. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
-Mavis is 60 years old and is -one of around 25,000 people... | 0:11:57 | 0:12:00 | |
-..who receive financial help -from Unicef to raise children. | 0:12:00 | 0:12:04 | |
-She has no other income and the -grandmother is infected with HIV. | 0:12:04 | 0:12:09 | |
-The main thing that gives me -sleepless nights... | 0:12:10 | 0:12:15 | |
-..is poverty. | 0:12:15 | 0:12:20 | |
-I have suffered for a long time... | 0:12:20 | 0:12:31 | |
-..because my daughter died -when the boys... | 0:12:31 | 0:12:42 | |
-..were six and eight years old, -so I have raised the children. | 0:12:42 | 0:12:50 | |
-I can only do my best -for the boys. | 0:12:50 | 0:12:56 | |
-Is Mavis' story a familiar story -in Lesotho? | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
-I'm afraid it is. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:02 | |
-A grandmother looking after -orphaned children... | 0:13:02 | 0:13:05 | |
-..whose parents have died, -is such a common story. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:09 | |
-It strikes one in three children -in the country. | 0:13:09 | 0:13:13 | |
-You can see the scale of it. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
-But here in the Mafeteng area... | 0:13:15 | 0:13:18 | |
-..it's even more serious -than in the other areas. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:22 | |
-The world is starting to respond -to Lesotho's problems... | 0:13:24 | 0:13:28 | |
-..but after the break we'll be -asking, will it be enough? | 0:13:28 | 0:13:31 | |
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-This is the problem facing Lesotho. | 0:13:40 | 0:13:43 | |
-Thousands of acres of crops -have failed due to drought... | 0:13:43 | 0:13:46 | |
-..for a second consecutive year. | 0:13:47 | 0:13:50 | |
-It's an emergency and there may be -famine on the horizon. | 0:13:50 | 0:13:53 | |
-For decades, this clinic has -treated HIV Aids patients. | 0:13:54 | 0:13:57 | |
-It's been difficult -but now there's a new challenge... | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
-..with fears people could starve. | 0:14:01 | 0:14:03 | |
-Gwenallt Rees and his wife -set up the clinic in Maseru... | 0:14:04 | 0:14:08 | |
-..with support from members -of Y Tabernacl in Cardiff. | 0:14:08 | 0:14:11 | |
-We started by adopting -four orphaned children... | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
-..in the first year, in 2003. | 0:14:15 | 0:14:17 | |
-We went back in 2004 and met -this extraordinary woman... | 0:14:17 | 0:14:21 | |
-..we're going to meet today - -Caselin. | 0:14:21 | 0:14:23 | |
-Her dream was to have a clinic. | 0:14:24 | 0:14:27 | |
-We didn't tell her anything -and kept the secret quiet. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
-We went back to Y Tabernacl... | 0:14:31 | 0:14:33 | |
-..and as soon as they heard -the word "clinic"... | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
-..they decided this would be -the project for so many years. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
-He's going back to find out -whether they could cope... | 0:14:40 | 0:14:43 | |
-..with a crisis that's threatening -to become a disaster. | 0:14:43 | 0:14:47 | |
-It's as if someone important -is coming. | 0:14:47 | 0:14:50 | |
-Since establishing the clinic, -Caselin Temeki, a local woman... | 0:14:51 | 0:14:55 | |
-..now 67 years of age, -has been the manager. | 0:14:55 | 0:14:58 | |
-We're very grateful to you for -letting us come to your clinic... | 0:14:58 | 0:15:02 | |
-..with this gentleman here, -who you know, I think. | 0:15:02 | 0:15:06 | |
-Yes. Yes, thank the Lord. | 0:15:06 | 0:15:08 | |
-But you had a dream. | 0:15:10 | 0:15:12 | |
-But I had a dream to help my... | 0:15:12 | 0:15:15 | |
-..my fellow man... | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
-..with the TB treatment, -HIV treatment. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:21 | |
-And, really, we are successful... | 0:15:21 | 0:15:24 | |
-..as you are here now. | 0:15:24 | 0:15:26 | |
-There's a maternity unit -in the clinic as well. | 0:15:28 | 0:15:31 | |
-Up to 200,000 has been raised -to maintain the centre... | 0:15:31 | 0:15:35 | |
-..over the last decade. | 0:15:35 | 0:15:37 | |
-Here we are. | 0:15:38 | 0:15:39 | |
-She understands Welsh. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:42 | |
-Has she learned some Welsh? | 0:15:42 | 0:15:44 | |
-Some. Bore da. | 0:15:44 | 0:15:46 | |
-Some. Bore da. - -Da iawn, diolch. | 0:15:46 | 0:15:48 | |
-Well done. | 0:15:48 | 0:15:50 | |
-This is the room where people come. | 0:15:50 | 0:15:52 | |
-This is when the clinic opened -in 2006. | 0:15:53 | 0:15:56 | |
-Caselin, who has been running the -clinic since the beginning, and me. | 0:15:56 | 0:16:02 | |
-Everything, every single thing -in this clinic... | 0:16:03 | 0:16:06 | |
-..has been donated by people -from Wales. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:09 | |
-Every table, every light, -this machine. | 0:16:09 | 0:16:13 | |
-This cost around 500. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
-Even the bins. | 0:16:16 | 0:16:17 | |
-Money from Wales paid for them. | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
-This might not look like a surgery -at home to you and me... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:24 | |
-..but this is the reality of things -for people in this community. | 0:16:24 | 0:16:28 | |
-The fear now is the drought -will put pressure... | 0:16:29 | 0:16:32 | |
-..on the clinic's resources -according to the doctor. | 0:16:32 | 0:16:36 | |
-Yeah, we are worried. | 0:16:36 | 0:16:38 | |
-Because we know diarrhoea, -what it does. | 0:16:39 | 0:16:43 | |
-We will die. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:44 | |
-If the situation doesn't improve... | 0:16:45 | 0:16:48 | |
-..we are like Ethiopia. | 0:16:49 | 0:16:52 | |
-The drought has affected many -countries across Southern Africa... | 0:16:55 | 0:16:59 | |
-..but the picture doesn't always -tell the story. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
-It's known as the green drought. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
-When you think of drought, -you think of barren land, dust... | 0:17:09 | 0:17:13 | |
-..you certainly don't think of -grass and greenery like this. | 0:17:13 | 0:17:18 | |
-But this picture -might be misleading. | 0:17:18 | 0:17:22 | |
-Let me explain. | 0:17:22 | 0:17:24 | |
-I'm standing on the river bed. | 0:17:24 | 0:17:27 | |
-I should be underwater now... | 0:17:27 | 0:17:29 | |
-..and the level of the water -should be a long way over my head. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:33 | |
-Our journey takes us to Berea, -some 15 miles from the capital. | 0:17:35 | 0:17:40 | |
-A local charity is trying to -bring communities together... | 0:17:40 | 0:17:44 | |
-..with new ideas. | 0:17:44 | 0:17:46 | |
-These women keep chickens -for eggs and meat. | 0:17:47 | 0:17:51 | |
-But staying alive -is a constant battle. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:54 | |
-How important is help from other -places in the world for Lesotho? | 0:17:54 | 0:18:00 | |
-We need it much... | 0:18:00 | 0:18:02 | |
-..especially this year. | 0:18:02 | 0:18:05 | |
-Because of the drought? | 0:18:05 | 0:18:06 | |
-Because of the drought? - -Because of the drought. | 0:18:06 | 0:18:08 | |
-With crops failing across the -country, the Send A Cow charity... | 0:18:09 | 0:18:14 | |
-..is encouraging people to -grow vegetables in gardens. | 0:18:14 | 0:18:17 | |
-This woman relies on -her small garden... | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
-..to sustain a family of eight, -including a nine-month-old baby. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:24 | |
-I'm very worried about the effect -of the drought. | 0:18:25 | 0:18:29 | |
-There are periods when we go days -without food. | 0:18:29 | 0:18:34 | |
-It's very sad, the whole family -has to go to bed... | 0:18:34 | 0:18:37 | |
-..without having a meal. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:40 | |
-The owner of this garden -has a difficult life. | 0:18:40 | 0:18:44 | |
-She's the only one who works, the -only wage earner for the family. | 0:18:44 | 0:18:48 | |
-Over the winter, they're totally -reliant on the garden. | 0:18:48 | 0:18:52 | |
-The question is, -will that be enough for them? | 0:18:52 | 0:18:56 | |
-A few miles away, -in the Mafeteng lowlands... | 0:18:58 | 0:19:01 | |
-..the effect of the drought -is painfully clear. | 0:19:02 | 0:19:05 | |
-This hut is home to a 62-year-old -man who lives alone... | 0:19:05 | 0:19:10 | |
-..after losing every member -of his family. | 0:19:10 | 0:19:14 | |
-I like having company. | 0:19:14 | 0:19:17 | |
-I live on my own... | 0:19:17 | 0:19:20 | |
-..after losing my wife -and three children. | 0:19:20 | 0:19:24 | |
-I'm lonely and food is scarce. | 0:19:25 | 0:19:29 | |
-It's very difficult. | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
-I don't know how I can go on. | 0:19:33 | 0:19:38 | |
-I am facing a great famine. | 0:19:39 | 0:19:43 | |
-Maybe the government should -provide money and food. | 0:19:43 | 0:19:47 | |
-You have a hard life. | 0:19:47 | 0:19:48 | |
-You have a hard life. - -Yes, a very fragile life. | 0:19:48 | 0:19:51 | |
-That's one of the most difficult -interviews I've ever done. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:58 | |
-The man is clearly very ill. -He was very fragile. | 0:19:58 | 0:20:02 | |
-I just think, and you have -to ask the question... | 0:20:02 | 0:20:06 | |
-..will the help arrive -too late for him? | 0:20:06 | 0:20:10 | |
-At the moment, James is fed -by the World Food Programme. | 0:20:13 | 0:20:17 | |
-But that help will stop -at the end of the month. | 0:20:18 | 0:20:21 | |
-Who knows what's ahead of him? | 0:20:21 | 0:20:23 | |
-The sad thing is that he's one of -hundreds in the same position... | 0:20:24 | 0:20:28 | |
-..according to the WFP. | 0:20:28 | 0:20:30 | |
-Looking at the story of... | 0:20:30 | 0:20:33 | |
-..James... | 0:20:33 | 0:20:35 | |
-..his little house... | 0:20:35 | 0:20:37 | |
-..I would say this is -the corner of hell... | 0:20:37 | 0:20:41 | |
-..in the midst of paradise. | 0:20:41 | 0:20:44 | |
-Erm, it has been described -as the green drought. | 0:20:44 | 0:20:48 | |
-As we can see here, -the entire landscape is green. | 0:20:48 | 0:20:52 | |
-However, this is a country -going through... | 0:20:52 | 0:20:55 | |
-..one of the toughest droughts -of its recent history. | 0:20:55 | 0:21:01 | |
-I don't get the sense of urgency... | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
-..of the international community -in general... | 0:21:04 | 0:21:08 | |
-..in responding to this drought, -to this crisis. | 0:21:08 | 0:21:12 | |
-Things are getting worse -by the day... | 0:21:13 | 0:21:15 | |
-..but is the country -doing enough to help? | 0:21:16 | 0:21:18 | |
-That's my question -to Prince Seeiso... | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
-..head of the Parliament, -brother of the King... | 0:21:21 | 0:21:24 | |
-..and an influential figure. | 0:21:24 | 0:21:26 | |
-We need to be brave and bold -with each other... | 0:21:26 | 0:21:29 | |
-..that we as Lesotho are facing -a national calamity. | 0:21:29 | 0:21:34 | |
-And when that is on the centre -of the table... | 0:21:34 | 0:21:37 | |
-..we need to be working together, -cohesively, coherently... | 0:21:37 | 0:21:41 | |
-..to make sure that we are -surviving as a nation. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:45 | |
-The international community -has to act fast... | 0:21:48 | 0:21:51 | |
-..in a significant way. | 0:21:52 | 0:21:54 | |
-It's easy for us to get on -the plane... | 0:21:59 | 0:22:02 | |
-..and leave them -in this terrible situation. | 0:22:02 | 0:22:06 | |
-It's a real headache. -It's a huge concern for us all. | 0:22:06 | 0:22:10 | |
-They need this help over -a long period of time... | 0:22:14 | 0:22:18 | |
-..because it's an emergency. | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
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