Rather than attending school, a young pastoralist drives his family’s livestock out of the town of Gode in search of rain in Ethiopia’s drought-ravaged Somali Region.
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Production date: 26 April, 2006
Duration: 8:06
Keywords: UNICEF, children, Ethiopia, Horn of Africa, drought, malnutrition, education
Main shooting locations: Gode, Somali region, Ethiopia
Main sequences: A two-year drought across Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa has affected more than 16 million pastoralists. About half their animals have now died, leaving children and adults desperately short of milk and meat. Many parents have taken their children out of school and sent them off to find work.
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