Write a letter for the tribes of the Omo Valley
1. Write your letter, then 2. Complete it and 3. Mail it
The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. They have lived there for centuries.
However the future of these tribes lies in the balance. A massive hydro-electric dam, Gibe III, has now been built on the Omo, and two further dams are being planned. This is destroying a fragile environment and the livelihoods of the tribes. The government is leasing out vast tracts of tribal land for plantations and forcibly resettling tribal people.
They have not been consulted about the dam and plantations and are losing their livelihoods based on the river’s natural flood.
How you can help
Write a letter to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia urging him to halt the Gibe III dam, the leasing of tribal lands for plantations, and the forced resettlement of indigenous communities.