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When Climate Change Became Personal, She Turned to Radio | Short Film Showcase


my name is bitches Caroline PE I’m 18

my name is bitches Caroline PE I’m 18 years of age a child climate ambassador

years of age a child climate ambassador

years of age a child climate ambassador a news reporter hello hello today were

a news reporter hello hello today were

a news reporter hello hello today were looking at deforestation in relation to

looking at deforestation in relation to

looking at deforestation in relation to I live in a banana in Lusaka Zambia

I live in a banana in Lusaka Zambia

I live in a banana in Lusaka Zambia listening to 99 I really love radio

listening to 99 I really love radio

listening to 99 I really love radio Radio has become a part of me and I want

Radio has become a part of me and I want

Radio has become a part of me and I want a world where each and every person is

a world where each and every person is

a world where each and every person is fully informed they should have the most

fully informed they should have the most

fully informed they should have the most of adequate information in their

of adequate information in their

of adequate information in their fingertips I realized that I was

fingertips I realized that I was

fingertips I realized that I was affected by climate change in 2015 when

affected by climate change in 2015 when

affected by climate change in 2015 when Zambia experienced erratic water supply

Zambia experienced erratic water supply

Zambia experienced erratic water supply and narrative electricity supplied where

and narrative electricity supplied where

and narrative electricity supplied where I come from they depend on electricity

I come from they depend on electricity

I come from they depend on electricity for them to jog water I had to wake up

for them to jog water I had to wake up

for them to jog water I had to wake up 0-5 every day just to go fetch water

0-5 every day just to go fetch water

0-5 every day just to go fetch water because if I go at 3 or 6 hours I would

because if I go at 3 or 6 hours I would

because if I go at 3 or 6 hours I would find that the water is not there like

find that the water is not there like

find that the water is not there like everyone would have rushed for it so

everyone would have rushed for it so

everyone would have rushed for it so climate change for me became personal

climate change for me became personal

climate change for me became personal because I realized that I wasn’t the

because I realized that I wasn’t the

because I realized that I wasn’t the only one facing such kind of a situation

only one facing such kind of a situation

only one facing such kind of a situation the whole Zambia was actually affected

the whole Zambia was actually affected

the whole Zambia was actually affected one of the major environmental problems

one of the major environmental problems

one of the major environmental problems that we’re facing in Zambia is that of M

that we’re facing in Zambia is that of M

that we’re facing in Zambia is that of M lists destruction of forests

in Zambia we’re losing about 300,000

in Zambia we’re losing about 300,000 acres of forest that is cut em lessly

acres of forest that is cut em lessly

acres of forest that is cut em lessly and through the works of Beatrice she

and through the works of Beatrice she

and through the works of Beatrice she gets an opportunity to go in the

gets an opportunity to go in the

gets an opportunity to go in the community interview marketeers interview

community interview marketeers interview

community interview marketeers interview constructors on the state of the

constructors on the state of the

constructors on the state of the environment in Lusaka

when I pick up that record that it’s

when I pick up that record that it’s always a challenge and it’s always

always a challenge and it’s always

always a challenge and it’s always inspiring and motivating because I know

inspiring and motivating because I know

inspiring and motivating because I know that whoever I’m going to interview out

that whoever I’m going to interview out

that whoever I’m going to interview out there it’s either they have the

there it’s either they have the

there it’s either they have the information or they don’t have the

information or they don’t have the

information or they don’t have the information I as the news report is

information I as the news report is

information I as the news report is going to use the tools that I have you

going to use the tools that I have you

going to use the tools that I have you know the tools that are available which

know the tools that are available which

know the tools that are available which is radio right now I’m in Kalama

is radio right now I’m in Kalama

is radio right now I’m in Kalama compound it’s one of the compounds in

compound it’s one of the compounds in

compound it’s one of the compounds in Lusaka the Arab describes that the

Lusaka the Arab describes that the

Lusaka the Arab describes that the demand for choco has really gone high

demand for choco has really gone high

demand for choco has really gone high due to the erratic electricity supply

due to the erratic electricity supply

due to the erratic electricity supply it’s really bad but I hope that people’s

it’s really bad but I hope that people’s

it’s really bad but I hope that people’s mindsets can actually change

mindsets can actually change

mindsets can actually change [Music]

[Music]

[Music] we’re a campaign where we intend to

we’re a campaign where we intend to

we’re a campaign where we intend to plant two thousand trees and this

plant two thousand trees and this

plant two thousand trees and this company is called greening the gray so

company is called greening the gray so

company is called greening the gray so we’re trying to make sure that the gray

we’re trying to make sure that the gray

we’re trying to make sure that the gray that is left as a result of mass

that is left as a result of mass

that is left as a result of mass destruction of forest is replaced by

destruction of forest is replaced by

destruction of forest is replaced by green indigenous trees that are going to

green indigenous trees that are going to

green indigenous trees that are going to help with different environmental

help with different environmental

help with different environmental benefits when I listen to beaches on

benefits when I listen to beaches on

benefits when I listen to beaches on radio I feel inspired and she’s doing a

radio I feel inspired and she’s doing a

radio I feel inspired and she’s doing a lot of things that can benefit our

lot of things that can benefit our

lot of things that can benefit our country and bring out the very best of

country and bring out the very best of

country and bring out the very best of every young girl in our country I’m so

every young girl in our country I’m so

every young girl in our country I’m so very proud of Beatrice because she

very proud of Beatrice because she

very proud of Beatrice because she someone has now become this

someone has now become this

someone has now become this inspirational figure in our community

inspirational figure in our community

inspirational figure in our community and many young people really wants to be

and many young people really wants to be

and many young people really wants to be like her

like her

like her [Music]

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