Catrin Finch yn Ethiopia

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-I'd never thought

-about the impact water can have...

-..on those less fortunate than us.

-It was an experience for me

-to visit Ethiopia for four days...

-..to write an album

-inspired by water.

-For the next hour, come and visit

-this incredible country with me...

-..and hear music from my new album.

-When I sit down to write music...

-..I'm inspired by the world

-around me - events and experiences.

-The sea has enchanted me

-since my childhood.

-It influenced the culture

-of the West Wales coast...

-..where I was raised.

-It was my inspiration

-when I composed the album Tides.

-We have so much water in Wales.

-At the same time, a shortage of

-water tears other communities apart.

-We take water for granted...

-..but a lack of clean water

-can have cruel consequences.

-This is why I embarked on a journey

-to see for myself...

-..the effect this shortage has

-on a country such as Ethiopia.

-Sometimes, a small idea

-can grow into a project.

-Unexpected opportunities arise.

-After flying 4,000 miles

-with my harp...

-..to a country

-without a coastline...

-..the experience changes

-one's perspective on life...

-..and this trip certainly

-made its mark on me.

-Ethiopia is a very

-spiritual country.

-I heard Eastern African music...

-..and learnt about

-this country's ancient traditions.

-I was greeted with songs and dancing

-from schoolchildren.

-It gave me the chance to share

-some of my music with them...

-..an audience who had never before

-seen or heard a harp.

-I also visited

-rural and urban communities...

-..and remote and unfamiliar places.

-I also shared a stage

-with Abu Alemayehu Fanta...

-..a traditional musician

-from Addis Ababa.

-I experienced for myself

-how water and hygiene...

-..shape the lives

-of millions of people every day.

-My first stop was

-the WaterAid office in Addis Ababa.

-I met the team

-who work across Ethiopia.

-I prepared and learnt about the

-people and situations I'd encounter.

-The sun is rising

-in the Amhara region of Ethiopia.

-I'm here with the WaterAid charity.

-We're on our way to a community

-that has no water or toilets...

-..to discover more

-about their everyday lives.

-Nice to meet you. Hello, hello.

-Thank you for welcoming me.

-Sarawak and her family

-have lived here for 20 years.

-She has five children.

-She told me she fetched water

-from a nearby stream...

-..and carried it on her back

-down a steep path...

-..over 10 minutes from her home.

-This she did four times a day.

-Sometimes, she waits her turn...

-..because there are 20 people

-ahead of her.

-During the dry season,

-water levels decrease...

-..and there's less water

-in the river.

-The local community use the stream's

-water to cook, clean and wash.

-The water could be polluted

-and her family could become ill.

-Since it is the only

-local water source...

-..the family has no other option

-if it wants water.

-This is the water she collects.

-As you can see, it's dirty,

-almost brown in colour.

-I've found two leeches in the water

-since I've been here.

-There's one of them.

-This is the water she carries back

-to her children, her family.

-They drink this water every day.

-I just can't imagine taking this

-water back to my children to drink.

-It's hard to believe

-they must live on this water.

-This is the family toilet.

-A wooden shack with a roof.

-It's just a hole in the ground.

-It's not clean, it's not nice.

-There's no lights.

-They store their food

-right next-door.

-It's not an ideal situation.

-When the children become ill,

-at least three times a year...

-..they visit the family doctor

-over a mile away.

-Sarawak feels sad when she

-thinks about other villages...

-..which have water.

-She prays to God that one day

-they will have a clean water supply.

-Whilst writing this piece,

-Drifting...

-..I imagined a small stream

-similar to Sarawak's...

-..and thought about the journey

-that drop of water takes.

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-This is the Amhara region

-of Ethiopia.

-We're visiting a community

-which has no water and no toilets...

-..to see the reality

-of everyday life for these people.

-This is the second day

-of my visit to Ethiopia.

-My first stop is Basi primary school

-in the Amhara region.

-This is the traditional dance

-to welcome guests.

-I was welcomed

-by the school's headmaster...

-..and met some of the pupils.

-Thank you.

-I would love to see them.

-The children dance to the sound

-of the masenqo...

-..a traditional

-Ethiopian instrument.

-The azmaris, a minstrel,

-comes from the Amhara region.

-He uses the masenqo as

-an accompaniment to his own voice.

-Even though there's only

-one dance for the masenqo...

-..mastering it requires great skill.

-The rhythm sustains the dance

-so naturally.

-I decide to join in.

-My harp was flown

-over 4,000 miles...

-..and driven for 100 miles

-on rural roads...

-..before being carried out of

-the car and across the schoolyard.

-A child's life here differs greatly

-to a child's life in Wales.

-These boys can't wait

-to see the harp unpacked.

-It was good to see it in one piece

-after the long journey.

-The blue harp

-was attracting attention.

-After all the travelling,

-I attempted to tune it.

-They asked me to teach them

-a simple Welsh tune.

-# Good morning

-# Good morning

-# How are you?

-# How are you?

-# OK, thank you

-# OK, thank you

-# Good morning

-# Good morning

-# Good morning

-# Good morning

-# How are you?

-# How are you?

-# OK, thank you

-# OK, thank you

-# Good morning

-# Good morning #

-Good singing.

-The unfortunate reality

-is that most Ethiopian schools...

-..have no toilets.

-I was shocked to see

-the facilities that were here...

-..before the charity's involvement.

-The toilets were here - it's a hole

-in the ground, three metres deep.

-It's so dangerous.

-This is what the children used.

-A teacher fell in and she was taken

-straight to hospital.

-She was very ill.

-They've built two toilet blocks,

-one male, one female.

-The children can now use a toilet

-with a modicum of dignity.

-They can wash their hands...

-..and concentrate on what's

-important at school - education.

-Thanks to the charity's work,

-this Ethiopian school...

-..has water taps

-and working toilets.

-For you -

-this is just for the girls in here.

-I spoke to schoolgirls and they

-were happy with their new toilets.

-The previous toilets had no doors.

-The girls preferred to use hedges

-to hide from the boys.

-There was no running water

-in the school for personal hygiene.

-Most children don't have

-running water at home...

-..and there are no toilets

-in the communities.

-Do either of you have a toilet

-like this at home?

-No.

-It's better to come to school.

-The singing was about how

-to keep their hygiene sanitation.

-Do you sing a lot about

-hygiene and sanitation?

-Do you create a lot of songs

-to help the students learn?

-Yes. For example,

-as a school director...

-..I helped the children

-practise their poems.

-It's about hygiene and sanitation.

-As a result, we have improved

-their hygiene and sanitation.

-How long ago did this school

-receive the latrines?

-Last year.

-There is one for the girls

-and one for the boys. Separate.

-It's separated,

-for females and for males.

-Do these children

-that come to the school...

-..do they all have access

-to safe, clean water?

-Yes.

-There's water here...

-In the school.

-And they use it,

-when they come to school.

-They use it...

-To keep clean.

-Nearly.

-Thank you.

-In Part 3, a cookery lesson.

-An incredible project -

-a biomass cafe run by women...

-..in the Addis Ababa slums.

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-Addis Ababa,

-Ethiopia's capital city.

-It means new flower

-in the Amharic language.

-Like many African cities, it's a

-city that's growing and spreading...

-..with a population

-of over 3m people.

-It's considered the political

-capital city of Africa...

-..but I'm here to see

-another side to its growth.

-It's difficult to provide basic

-facilities in parts of the city.

-This is a local wash centre

-in Addis Ababa.

-It was funded by WaterAid.

-It's a cafe, but more importantly,

-a bio-fuel cafe.

-Let's find out how it works.

-This is an example

-of a successful project...

-..which has transformed

-people's lives.

-A biogas cafe.

-I met Yeleche Hailu

-who runs the cafe.

-This is Yeleche.

-She runs this cafe, it's a bio-cafe.

-It's also the local wash centre

-in Addis Ababa.

-This toilet block

-is for local people.

-They come here

-to use the toilet facilities.

-All the waste flows into a tank...

-..and the gases, the bio-fuel,

-is used to power the kitchen.

-They use it to cook food

-for the local people.

-It's not expensive.

-The fertiliser that's produced

-is given to a farmer...

-..in exchange for fresh food,

-all kinds of vegetables.

-This is an example

-of a local community project.

-It works, it's completely eco

-and it's fabulous.

-Here's Delawit who enjoys helping

-in her grandmother's cafe.

-Families are close in Ethiopia.

-Can you show me how to cook?

-Yes? Are you coming to help?

-Ah, OK.

-I wear one of these every day,

-of course.

-As I lit the gas

-that comes from the tank...

-..I was taught about local dishes

-and how to prepare them.

-In this cafe,

-the women earn a little money...

-..while their facilities provide

-self-respect for local residents.

-We're in a cafe in Addis Ababa.

-This lady is showing me

-how to make injera, a national dish.

-It's like a spongy pancake.

-We're going to make one now.

-This is the process of making it.

-Clean the hotplate.

-Then the mixture goes in.

-Thank you.

-It's a bit like pancake day, this.

-Start on the end.

-Go around.

-Oh!

-There's a hole in the middle.

-Everyone's a winner.

-The running costs

-are next to nothing.

-The organic waste is kept in a tank.

-The gas provides fuel for the

-kitchen and generates electricity.

-Farmers exchange fresh food

-for the compost.

-The neighbourhood eats well while

-supporting the cafe's female staff.

-After burning my fingers

-on a couple of injeras...

-..there were plenty of customers

-waiting for their food.

-It's great to see

-a project like this working...

-..one that we should try

-and replicate.

-This is yours. There you go, enjoy.

-Many things influence me

-when I'm composing music.

-After recording

-and releasing music...

-..such as this piece,

-Utopian Dreams...

-..it takes on a life of its own.

-The beauty of music

-is its ability to overcome...

-..linguistic, religious

-and political barriers.

-On the final day

-of my Ethiopian visit...

-..I met many schoolchildren

-from the slums.

-It was hard to believe that

-a lack of water and facilities...

-..stopped children

-receiving education.

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-Within three days, I had travelled

-through rural Ethiopia...

-..and back to its capital.

-On the final day of my journey...

-..I visited some

-of the city's poorest schools.

-Learning about the importance

-of water and hygiene...

-..can help avoid health problems.

-But the lack of facilities...

-..can prevent people's development

-and opportunities.

-This is a poor region in one

-of the world's poorest countries.

-This is a new school.

-When it was built,

-they installed one toilet.

-Over 1,700 children

-attend the school...

-..with 79 staff members.

-It's incredible

-to imagine the situation.

-They want to construct a block

-for males, a block for females...

-..and a block for the staff...

-..and also the provision

-of clean water to wash.

-These are basic requirements

-but it will transform this school.

-It became apparent to me

-that girls suffer most...

-..when facilities

-aren't available in schools.

-To understand more, I had to ask

-some personal questions.

-This is Diesde who's 13.

-When you have your period,

-once a month...

-..is it difficult

-with the toilets in school?

-Yes.

-Do girls find it very hard?

-Yes.

-Do you come to school when you

-have your period or stay at home?

-You prefer to stay at home.

-For every month, for four or

-five days, you don't come to school.

-Yes.

-On the other side of that wall is

-one of Addis Ababa's poorest slums.

-This is a safe place for the

-children to receive their education.

-This school is rather unique since

-it has facilities for the disabled.

-Mohammed is a member

-of the school's hygiene club.

-They are responsible for

-keeping the new facilities clean.

-Mohammed spoke about the importance

-of this locally.

-It's allowed disabled children

-to attend school.

-Most people I met on this journey

-had stories of hardship.

-The story of Eneyew Yisma

-had the greatest impact on me.

-Eneyew is 27 years old.

-He's been studying at the Biruhtesfa

-primary school for 11 years.

-His parents didn't want Eneyew

-to attend school.

-They thought his disability

-was a disease...

-..and that he couldn't learn.

-About 13 years ago, Eneyew's family

-moved from their rural home...

-..to Addis Ababa.

-They met someone who worked

-for an international charity...

-..who persuaded them to search

-for education in a suitable school.

-Eneyew's mother died recently.

-He has no living family.

-Even though he lives locally...

-..he needs help

-to travel to school every day.

-He hopes to have

-a modern wheelchair soon.

-The truth is, without it he won't be

-able to attend secondary school...

-..and he'll have no hope

-of working in the future.

-Water covers 70%

-of the Earth's surface...

-..and water is essential

-to maintain life on this planet.

-Despite this,

-it is divided so unfairly.

-At this point in time...

-..650m people

-are without clean water.

-One in every three people,

-2.3bn people on this planet...

-..are without sufficient

-hygiene facilities.

-500,000 children die every year

-of water pollution.

-That's the equivalent

-of 1,400 a day.

-Ethiopia is a special place...

-..and despite

-all the difficulties...

-..and lack of facilities...

-..which we consider

-as the basics of life...

-..the people are happy,

-welcoming and friendly.

-It was an honour for me

-to meet them.

-I leave in the hope that others

-can help them.

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