Here I am with a piece I posted a decade ago. The time was 2002 and
the title was 'What is happening at home.. Now'? In my poorly scripted
posting I ended up making a remark on what I believed what 'Shabia' means
when 'Shabia' says 'Awet N'Hafash' ... and with it also, after making some
positive predictions... I ended it up by saying 'do I know what I am
talking about..'? Yes, the time was slightly more than 10 years ago, but,
now
looking at what so far has been achieved ... in spite of all the trials and
tribulations our Eritrea has faced, the judgement is yours of course, but,
I think I knew what I was talking about.... :-)
To say it again, in Eritrea, one can almost say, there is nothing that
is not going
right... things are about to reach the budding stage... after budding of
course comes opening of the flowers... and believe me, in Eritrea the way
things are progressing, knock on wood, it won't take much time, it is
about to happen.
Tesfai Kflu.
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From: Tesfai kflu (tesfai.kflu_at_fredonia.edu)
Date: Mon Oct 28 2002 - 13:16:59 EST
Hello friends:
Here is a short answer to the good question.....Among other things :
a. Rural electrification... Shabia's development note book,
is progressing very well... more and more houses in more and
more villages are on the process of having electricity.
Eyewitnesses tell me that
villages are required only to provid eelectric poles... rest is
no problem....
b. More and more villages are having running water.....which means
more clean., more
healthy, and no more daily walks of miles back & forth...in some
cases more than
two miles one way just to get a pot of water for the family. The
most recent I
heard about this type of progress from the media, is abot the
village
of Zag'r, Hamasien. I am sure work is being done all over at the
same
time......
c. I hear and I read that both 'all -weather' and 'dry-weather' roads
are being constructed
and connecting villages to their bigger markets for their
products....I know more are
needed but work is progressing good.
d. Number of small and big size dams are part and parcel of the rural
develop-
ment schemes and are are coming out in goo fashion......
e. Schools and health centers in rural Eritrea, although the
war-economy was
less than friendly, all things considered as Americans would say,
things are progressing
well.
Now, my speculation of course, if peace endures, hopefully it will, 10
years from now, I may or I may not be able to see it...it doesn't
matter....I say who ever is around is likely to see Rural Eritrea, with
abundance of clean running water, enough electricity to light the villages,
houses, schools and health centers anddiversified farm practices becoming
the order of the day.. because of the availability of water from the small
and big dams around....one is also likely to see many farmers moving out of
the traditional 'mono-crop' culture and go to 'short-time \' cash producing
'multi-crops' per year.. like vegetables etc. Farmers will have no problem
to reach their market centers and come back home in time .... the purpose
of the roads..... if you know what I mean. If rural Eritrea has all these
things available on its own turf and at the same time is enabled to send
its kids to neighborhood schools and can enjoy the functions of the area's
health centers within a reasonable distance.... & at the same time
wireless entertainment & are made possible....why would a farmer's son
aspire a city life?....Some can even go into commercial agriculture such as
poultry , animal husbandry and food processing .....which is possible
because they will have all they need..i.e. transportation, water,
electricity etc...I think that's what 'Awet n'Hafash' is all about....and
that's probably when I think Shaebia will have its last chapter on Awet
n'Hafash is done and come close to putting an end to her book....do I know
what I am talking about :-)
T.Kflu
Received on Thu Apr 04 2013 - 11:29:37 EDT
