This March 22 is World Water Day, reminding us of the 1 billion people on Earth who lack easy access to the water most of us take for granted. This week, our first ever piece to broadcast on TV, CLP’s “Water Wars,” will air on PBS’ Foreign Exchange. It was a really profound experience [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
World Water Day and Documentary to Air this Week!
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, CLP, Ethiopia, Foreign Exchange, multimedia, Pastoralism, story, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Video, World Water Day on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Surfing in the Desert
Posted in Africa, tagged Africa, Ethiopia, internet, journalism, Water on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“I will never, never take water for granted again.”
I repeat this mantra to myself as I stand in the shower, somewhat awkwardly. Shampoo is still lathered in my hair and is slowly dripping into my eyes. The water has stopped pouring from the spout again. It just ran out. It does that here. The irony [...]
Heading South Part 3: A Night at the Yabello Motel
Posted in Africa, Behind The Scenes, Photo, tagged Africa, Cattle, Ethiopia, Julia Marino, Photo, Water on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Julia Marino
The white Toyota Hilux glowed as it pulled up in the middle of the unrecognizable night to what was the small, destined village of Arero. In my comatose daze, I was astounded by the reality of our arrival, our minds and bodies unscathed, curious, and ready for a warm bed and an [...]
Heading South Part 2: A Night in the Bush
Posted in Africa, Behind The Scenes, Photo, life, tagged Africa, CLP, Ernest Waititu, Ethiopia on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
By Ernest Waititu
When our four-wheel-drive Toyota Hilux vroomed off the town of Negele I knew I was in for a giant adventure. Well, I must quickly clarify that I was not here for adventure; Negele is of course not one of those places you go site-seeing. I was here to work, following stories on water [...]
Heading South Part 1: A Night on the Road
Posted in Africa, Behind The Scenes, Photo, life, tagged Africa, Alex Stonehill, road trip, southern Ethiopia on February 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
After a week-long excursion in the southern Oromo region of Ethiopia to report on water scarcity and how it affects on the lives of “water walkers” and pastoralists, my four colleagues had a lot to soak in. Our minds were full with stories, both light and serious, of our various adventures and the people we [...]
Addis Ababa in Black & White
Posted in Africa, Photo, life, tagged Addis Ababa, Africa, Mt. Entoto, photography on January 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Despite the threat of being chased down by Ethiopian police, I’ve still managed to take some photos while here in Addis:
From top to bottom:
Mother of Mt. Entoto, Priest of the Italian Spicket, and Mother of the Kabenna River (We are following the Kabenna River for our piece on water scarcity and sanitation in [...]
Pathways to Perspective
Posted in Africa, Behind The Scenes, tagged Africa, Afrikanews.org, CLP, documentaries, Ernest, John Dau, Lost Boys, perseverance, refugee, Seattle, Sudan, Water mission on December 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As I sit here in my drafty college apartment in Athens, Ohio, I begin to recollect a few remarkable moments in my life. Moments I like to call “a-ha! moments,” that have not only stirred inspiration in me, but have shaped what I am about to experience in the approaching months – a multimedia [...]
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