Archived: WELSH V.O. VERSION Video for churches - Christmas Appeal - Ethiopia 2020
Resource ID
4034
Access
Restricted
Contributed by
Diarmuid Mitchell
Name of person(s) featured
Kawite Koyrita
Country
Ethiopia
Region
Africa
Date
20 October 20
Credit
Christian Aid
Programme name (s)
BRACED
Consent form received
Yes
Subject
Climate Change
Caption
WELSH V.O. VERSION
Video for churches for Christmas Appeal 2020.
In this film Kawite Koyrita talks about how the pond that Christian Aid's BRACED programme supported to build has transformed the life of the village.
Kawite Koyrita uses water from the community pond to wash dishes at her home in Kugnara village, Fasha Kebele Friday, Jan. 17, 2020. Kawite's life has improved with support from BRACED which has provided her with drought resistant seeds, elephant grass, goats and sheep, as well as benefiting from the community pond.
The video is on Youtube here: https://youtu.be/h50XZlMoX8w
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Background information
Christian Aid's BRACED programme aims to build the resilience of vulnerable communities to climate extremes and disasters in high risk locations.
These include droughts, floods, extreme temperatures and extreme precipitation.
In Ethiopia, we are part of an international consortium including the Met Office, the National Meteorological Agency (NMA) in Addis Ababa, BBC Media Action and King’s College London.
In Ethiopia, we are focusing on seven primary woredas: South Omo Zone, Borena Zone, Arsi Zone, East Hararge Zone and five secondary woredas in Orimiya State.
Our approach:
We are working with local communities to identify and act to mitigate the risks posed by climate extremes and disasters. In particular, our consortiums aim to:
Improve access to reliable climate information through the use of text messaging and public service announcements on local radio stations.
Maximise key assets, such as livestock produce and other sources.
Increase the capacity of local communities to respond to climate threats through training and the development of disaster response plans.
Improve local capacity through strategies for market diversification, such as home gardens, a broader range of irrigation systems and development of lowlands.
Better understand the specific impact of climate extremes on women and girls.
The programmes primarily focus on those living in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities. This includes socio-professionals such as farmers and herders and vulnerable groups, primarily women and girls.
Our approach involves bringing together a wide range of local partners and utilising a mix of participatory methods.
For example, we work with government stakeholders and communities to create reliable climate information which will be used to interpret and respond to climate extremes.
We also work with local service providers such as radio stations to produce and disseminate this information.
Find out more here:
https://www.christianaid.org.uk/about-us/programmes/braced
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