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-In January, I visited Africa...

-..to see how the people

-live off the land.

-Get your tomatoes here!

-After a wonderful stay with a Kenyan

-family, it was time to move on.

-The journey to Tanzania was shorter

-than the one from Britain!

-The snow-capped summit

-of Kilimanjaro...

-..reminded me of Rhosgadfan!

-But there was no time to feel sad.

-Nick from the charity CAFOD met me.

-He took me to see a project

-they're supporting in Loliondo.

-It's quite a distance from Arusha,

-in the Ngorongoro District.

-We'll need a stop or two

-during the nine-hour journey.

-We're heading off.

-We're leaving Arusha.

-It's one of the country's

-most developed and busiest towns.

-But we're soon in the countryside,

-travelling along a long, flat road.

-There are interesting sights to see!

-This termite mound

-is taller than me.

-Hundreds of thousands

-of tiny termites live in it.

-They built it all

-with saliva and mud.

-It's said that they eat more grass

-than any other animal in Africa.

-In an hour and a half, we reached

-the little town of Mto Wa Mbu.

-It means mosquito river in the

-language of the local Maasai tribe.

-The Ngorongoro Conservation Area

-is a World Heritage Site.

-Many tourists stop here before going

-on safari in the Serengeti...

-..or to see the famous

-Ngorongoro Crater.

-Fewer people head northwards.

-We've just turned off

-the tarmac road.

-We'll be travelling

-along mud tracks for a week!

-I won't have a backside left!

-We're travelling

-through the famous Great Rift Valley.

-It stretches 6,500 kilometres

-across the African continent.

-It was created

-over 30 million years ago.

-This region is called

-the Crater Highlands.

-Dust devils are a common sight.

-They're formed

-when hot winds begin to rotate...

-..and move along the land,

-picking up dust as they go.

-There are dust devils everywhere!

-This one is huge. I wouldn't like

-to get caught up in one of those!

-They rarely cause problems or injury.

-The Maasai call them amboseli.

-The Maasai have lived in this area

-for many years.

-They live alongside wild animals

-and other dangerous phenomena!

-This crater is an old volcano.

-There are many

-in the Crater Highlands.

-A crater is formed

-when a volcano erupts.

-There are volcanoes here too,

-and this is the region's youngest.

-Its Maasai name is Ol Doinyo Lengai,

-the Mountain of God.

-It's almost a perfect example

-of a cone-shaped volcano.

-Footprints were discovered

-near the base of the mountain.

-It's said that these

-are the world's oldest footprints.

-They were discovered in 2007...

-..by a Maasai

-who passed by with his camels.

-A US geology professor examined them.

-He discovered

-that they dated back 117,000 years.

-The footprints' origins

-are a mystery.

-They might have been

-running away from that!

-It's still active, so I'll move on!

-The volcano and footprints

-are a tourist attraction.

-Over the years, this little town

-has grown hand in hand with tourism.

-There isn't a hotel here,

-but there are camps.

-I think this is mine. See you later.

-OK!

-Well...

-..I think this is my bed.

-We've reached the camp.

-I have to put my own tent up.

-Excellent. I have a bed

-and a tent to shelter me.

-Thank you very much.

-Local lad Tomas and his mate

-are employed in the camp.

-It's on the shores of Lake Natron.

-It's been here on Maasai land

-since 1984.

-It's part of an ecotourism scheme.

-A percentage of the money

-paid by each guest...

-..will go to the local village...

-..towards schools

-and other community projects.

-The people who work here

-are from the area.

-They're local Maasai.

-Maasai leader

-Local materials,

-such as wood and grass...

-..are used in the camp.

-The Maasai sell them to the camp.

-Before the camp, we had to travel

-five to ten kilometres for water.

-The Ngare Sero river's water

-isn't clean.

-Now, a long pipe leads

-from the waterfall to the camp.

-The camp shares its water

-with the local village.

-So, in general...

-..there is no water problem here.

-Tourism is good because it helps us.

-Yes, tourism is important

-to the Maasai today.

-But their cattle

-are even more important.

-I'm going

-to Lemra's village tomorrow...

-..to learn more

-about the old Maasai way of life.

-So I was off for an early night

-to sleep with the mosquitoes!

-Goodnight.

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-I've been invited

-to a Maasai house.

-It reminds me of a nest.

-They have to use whatever

-is at hand to build the house.

-Wood.

-Cattle dung is used

-to plaster the walls.

-Importantly,

-it shields them from the sun.

-When you live in a hot country,

-shade is vital.

-Oh, thank you.

-Thank you.

-Iechyd da!

-I was quite wary

-of drinking the cuppa.

-I didn't know how it would taste.

-It's as nice as all the tea

-I've drunk while I'm in Africa!

-I'll move to Africa

-just for the tea!

-The Maasai are accustomed

-to tourists like me.

-Jewellery

-is an important source of income.

-They're made and sold

-by the women...

-..to buy school uniforms

-for their children.

-But the tribe still sticks

-to the traditional way of life.

-The Maasai are nomadic people.

-They travel miles

-so that their cattle can graze.

-Cattle are the most important things

-in their lives.

-Children learn to look after cattle

-from an early age.

-Once the boys are teenagers, they

-learn to become warriors, or Moran.

-I used to be a Moran.

-Nice to meet you. Jambo, jambo!

-My name is Russell.

-My name is Naibala Korongoro.

-I'm 78 years old.

-I don't do anything nowadays!

-I'll just drink alcohol till I die!

-After training in the wild

-to be a Moran...

-..the boys know

-where to take the cows to graze...

-..and they can follow the rain.

-They return home

-every three or four months.

-On their return,

-the boys sing and dance...

-..to explain what has happened

-since they last saw each other.

-They pass stories on

-to the youngest children.

-The children learn from the Moran

-how to do this in the future.

-That explains

-the two different age groups.

-Dancing also enables them

-to look at the girls...

-..for when it's time

-to choose a wife.

-It'll be years before they marry

-and have children...

-..because they need

-their own herd first.

-Most Maasai men don't marry

-until they're 40 years old.

-Even though the Maasai

-are traditionally nomadic...

-..they tend to settle

-in one place for longer nowadays.

-More children attend school...

-..and the tribe is evolving.

-They came here in 1959 when they

-were sent from the Serengeti...

-..after it became

-a wildlife reserve.

-That was in the days

-before independence.

-But history is repeating itself.

-The government is considering

-moving the Maasai on again.

-I don't want to move.

-We're close to water and grass.

-It'll be unfair

-if we're forced to move again.

-The matter is still being discussed,

-so we'll see.

-The Maasai are firm believers

-in discussion.

-For years, they fought

-against another tribe...

-..over cows, grazing land and water.

-In 1995, after discussion

-with the Sonjo tribe...

-..the war finally ended.

-Now there's no problem

-with the Sonjo.

-We live side by side,

-and we eat together.

-We've agreed

-to put an end to the fighting.

-I was glad to hear that...

-..because we were heading

-into Sonjo territory.

-My poor backside

-was in for another rough ride!

-But the road and landscape

-changed again.

-It was nice to see

-green and fertile land...

-..as we approached Samunge.

-Very few people here understand

-English, and certainly not Welsh!

-One of the crew had a phone that had

-a Swahili language programme.

-Yes.

-No.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-My name is... Russell.

-Doctor.

-I think I've eaten

-something that was off.

-Diarrhoea.

-Thankfully, I didn't have to use

-everything that I learnt!

-At least I could say hello!

-Samunge is quite developed.

-It had a mix of new buildings

-and traditional homes.

-Nick and I met William...

-..from CAFOD's partner,

-the Archdiocese of Arusha.

-They run a scheme

-to help local people.

-I was shocked

-by the welcome that we received!

-Hello.

-Hello.

-SINGING

-I felt quite important!

-All special visitors are welcomed

-in this way, according to William.

-We introduced ourselves

-after the singing.

-Nick first...

-..and then me.

-Hi, Samunge!

-I'd like to thank you

-for the warm welcome.

-I look forward

-to seeing how you farm.

-Maybe we can help each other

-and learn from one another.

-The first thing I learnt

-was that the village...

-..was prominent

-in the local CAFOD scheme.

-It's one of three local villages...

-..that are supported to encourage

-strong, self-sufficient communities.

-We're all going for a drink

-and a bite to eat.

-This is how they want to welcome us.

-Evelyn is one of the villagers

-who has benefited from the scheme.

-Evelyn and her husband Charles

-live in a traditional home.

-They have three children.

-Hello!

-A year ago, she travelled

-with a group of farmers...

-..to see how farmers in another part

-of Tanzania kept hens.

-On my way back...

-..I stopped in Moshi to buy

-five chicks to bring back with me.

-At the time, I didn't

-even have a hut to keep them.

-Then I had problems with diseases

-and three hens died.

-I was trained to treat the disease

-and the rest were fine.

-Only two survived, but one was a hen

-and the other a cockerel, luckily!

-Evelyn is a good example

-of CAFOD's work in the area.

-They show people

-how to look after themselves...

-..with small animals

-rather than large ones.

-Large animals die faster

-in a hot and arid climate.

-But the little animals are easy

-to look after when times are hard.

-She started with a few hens,

-and now she has 30!

-Thank you.

-Keeping hens has changed

-Evelyn's life for the better...

-..in a short space of time.

-She uses the extra income

-to buy cooking oil and sugar.

-Let's pray.

-They also have cattle and land.

-The scheme has taught them

-effective farming techniques.

-Sharing the workload

-between husband and wife...

-..means that they have more time

-to enjoy as a family.

-It's good to see people

-benefiting from keeping hens.

-People think

-that they're dirty and messy...

-..and that they ruin gardens.

-But they've enhanced

-these people's lives.

-I derive a lot of pleasure

-from keeping hens.

-I enjoy teaching others about them

-all over the world!

-Isn't that good? Iechyd da!

-Iechyd da!

-Iechyd da!

-Iechyd da!

-I met a woman who bought a house,

-a bike and a radio by keeping hens.

-I'm doing well,

-but I want to take it further.

-I want to build a house

-and have more room for farming...

-..and sell ten cockerels

-for 10,000Ksh each.

-Then I'll have money

-to realize the scheme.

-We're having a traditional feast...

-..of rice, goat, plantain

-and tomatoes, which looks lovely.

-Iechyd da.

-I enjoyed every morsel!

-On the next programme,

-I'll be busy ploughing...

-..milking, tasting honey

-straight from the trees...

-..and seeing thousands of flamingos!

-S4C Subtitles by Gwead

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