Amina Souleiman (left, standing) with a woman and children from the village. Life in Beerato is precarious. By the traditional division of labour, women look after sheep and goats, while men look after the camels. If women lose their flock to drought (which happens not infrequently) they effectively lose their right to graze the tribal lands and are often forced into exile to the capital Hargeisa. Then almost the only option is to labour in the markets. In the city, life is brutally tough, money is hard to come by, and home is usually a displaced persons’ camp or a shanty town.
Mada ya taadhima za 2009 ilitilia mkazo zaidi umuhimu na ulazima wa kuambatanisha masuala yanayohusu haki za walemavu na walionyimwa uwezo wa kimaumbile, kwenye ile miradi ya Malengo ya Maendeleo ya Milenia (MDGs), ili kupunguza hali duni na ufukara duniani itakapofika 2015. Mtayarishaji vipindi, wa idara ya Kiingereza ya Idhaa ya Redio ya UM, Dianne Penn, alichukua fursa ya taadhima hizo kuzungumza na mkuu wa Kitengo cha UM juu ya Haki za Watu Walemavu, anayeitwa Akiko Ito. Bi Ito alifungua mahojiano yao kwa kuelezea umuhimu wa kujumuisha masuala ya walemavu kwenye miradi ya MDGs: