31WOMEN: Annie Naisalei- Maasai woman - a World Water Day Special - interviewed by Adrian Beckingham
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First broadcast as part of our 31Women project which broadcast a new interview with a different woman every day in March 2023 as our month long celebration of International Women's Day. Lack of resources meant this project could not repeat for 2024, fingers crossed for enough sponsorships/subscribers in 2025.
Annie' Naisalei Nanari lives in Kajiado county, Kenya. In a World Water Day (March 22) Special we talk to Annie about how global warming and four years of drought have pushed survival and daily routines to a knife edge for her community. Women cut down trees to turn them into charcoal in a desperate bid to feed their children; it is not unusual to walk from morning to evening in search of water and return with nothing. Men are often away from their families, droving their livestock in a desperate search to find somewhere where they can feed. Faith and hard work - including a well building project - offer some hope in an otherwise desperate situation, along with the rare and precious gifts of celebrations to mark special anniversaries, and rights-of-passage ceremonies. Annie's greatest love is song, and we are treated to not one but two succulent examples. You can find out more about the Maasai and help Annie's people here: https://tinyurl.com/5fsted4a
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