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ETHIOPIA 2017. Ethiopia Youth Story - Sheep Rearing project

May 2017. Ethiopia. Interview with Riad Hussein and Fatuma Adem Abdulahi, beneficiaries of the Sheep Rearing project, funded by the Italian Development Cooperation and implemented by FAO in Oromia Region, Ethiopia, in order to promote alternatives to migration for Ethiopian rural youth.

Find out more about the project on Youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction in Ethiopia and Tunisia:

http://www.fao.org/rural-employment/work-areas/migration/rym-project/en/

Duration 4m39s

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Video Type Video News Release (VNR)

Date 05/30/2017 3:02 PM

File size 351.97 MB

Unique ID UF2T5T

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Shotlist YOUTH STORY PACKAGE: SHEEP REARING PROJECT

(RIAD HUSSEIN AND FATUMA ADEM ABDULAHI)

OROMIA REGION, Ethiopia

Language: Oromo

Shot: May 2017

Interview #1: Riad Hussein

00:02 - 00:14: My name is Riad Hussein. I live in Kara Adamo in Ginir wereda, Bale zone. I am 22 years old.

00:16 - 00:31: I went through abuses on the way by brokers…beating and throwing water. The brokers even kill migrants.

00:33 - 00:39: I migrated to look for money and wealth

00:42 - 00:58: On the day of my shift, I look after the animals and treat the animals as I received the training. I have a big hope in this project.

1:00 - 1:23: My parents are happy for doing the work. They say as a family the project also benefits them indirectly.

Interview #2: Fatuma Adem Abdulahi

1:26 - 1:29: My name is Fatuma Adem Abdulahi

1:30 - 1:33: I am 21 years old

1:34 - 1:37: I'm a member of Dimtiti sheep husbandry cooperative

1:38 - 1:42: I am the treasurer of the group

1:44 - 1:48: On my shift day I look after the sheep

1:48 - 1:52: I properly prepare and provide feed

1:53 - 1:59: Everyday I monitor their safety and health

2:01 - 2:05: I help baby sheep with milk feeding

2:07 - 2:13: We sell the sheep selectively and save the money in the bank…

2:15 - 2:22: We gradually grow through this FAO project

2:23 - 2:31: I went abroad and I was in a big challenge there. I didn’t know anyone. I couldn’t speak the language.

2:32 - 2:42: when I had the opportunity to be part of the project, I said my dream came true. I am happy

2:45 - 3:01: Local youth who wanted to migrate have learned from my experience. They see me having returned without any benefit.

3:01

B-Roll (Sheep Project)

4:11

B-Roll (Vaccinating Sheep)

4:23

B-Roll (Youth Group)

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Script Each year, rural areas lose a promising share of their workforce, as youth leave their homes and migrate to cities or move abroad in search of a better future. The risks, unknown. The distress induced by poverty and a lack of employment opportunities push many youth around the world to search for jobs elsewhere. By addressing the links between distress migration and rural development, FAO is making a difference in Ethiopia. A project on youth mobility, food security and rural poverty reduction - in collaboration with the government and rural stakeholders - is striving to reduce the number of people migrating from rural areas out of distress.

Total Number of Migrants: 12,115,263

National Youth Out Migration Rate: 15%

With funding from the Italian Development Cooperation, the project was launched in 2015 to

provide motivated youth in regions of high distress migration with profitable alternatives. The aim is to promote innovative pathways for youth employment and entrepreneurship in rural

areas -and the impact is already being felt.

Over 350 youth in Ethiopia have now received the necessary training and equipment to launch a local agricultural activity. Animal fattening, sheep and goat rearing, dairy, poultry and egg production, beekeeping, as well as horticulture and fishing, are amongst the initiatives aimed at turning potential migrants into successful entrepreneurs. The pilot initiatives involve 152 youth in 11 groups in the Amhara region and 200 youth in 20 groups in the Oromia region.

FAO also works with the Government to ensure safe mobility, by increasing incentives for regular

and orderly migration.

Creating rural employment opportunities is benefitting both participants and their families.

By promoting agricultural enterprises in migration-prone areas, young entrepreneurs are given the choice to remain in their communities.