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1 | How Successful Was Ghana's #DumsorMustStop Vigil? | Hatraiza Ny Fahombiazan'ny Hetsika Fiaretan-tory “Tsy Maintsy Atsahatra ny Delestazy” Tao Ghana? |
2 | Akosombo Dam in Ghana as seen from Volta Hotel. | Tohodranon'i Akosombo ao Ghana tazana avy aty amin'ny Hotely Volta. |
3 | The dam supplies electricity to Ghana and neighboring countries. | Mamatsy herinaratra ao Ghana sy firenena hafa manodidina ny tohodrano. |
4 | Photo released under Creative Commons by Wikipedia user SandisterTei. | Sary navoaka tamin'ny alalan'ny Creative Commons, avy amin'i SandisterTei mpisera Wipedia. |
5 | On May 16, 2015, Ghanaians stormed the streets of the capital Accra to participate in a vigil organised to publicly protest against the never-ending energy crisis popularly known as “Dumsor” in Ghana. | Nameno ny araben'ny renivohitra Accra ny Ghaneana tamin'ny 16 Mai mba handray anjara amin'ny hetsika fiaretan-tory nokarakaraina ho fanoherana ampahibemaso ny krizin'ny angovo tsy misy fiafarana fanta-daza amin'ny anarana hoe “Dumsor” ao Ghana. |
6 | The vigil, organised under the hashtag #DumsorMustStop, was the brainchild of Yvonne Nelson, one of Ghana's most famous actresses. | Hevitra avy amin'i Yvonne Nelson, iray amin'ireo mpilalao sarimihetsika malaza indrindra ao Ghana ny fiaretan-tory, nokarakaraina tamin'ny alalan'ny diezy #DumsorMustStop. |
7 | “Dumsor”, is a name in the local Twi language for the frequent power cuts -“dum” meaning off and “sor” meaning on. | Anarana amin'ny fiteny Twi ao an-toerana amin'ny fahatapahan-jiro matetika ny “Dumsor” - “dum” midika hoe tsy mandeha ary ary “Sor” midika hoe mandeha. |
8 | #DumsorMustStop was Ghana's second mass protest driven by popular frustration over government inefficiency and channelled by social media after #OccupyFlagStaffHouse, a movement protesting government corruption amid a weakening economy. | Ny #DumsorMustStop no fihetsiketsehana goavana faharoa ao Ghana nateraky ny fahasorenam-bahoaka noho ny tsy fahombiazan'ny governemanta ary avoakan'ny media sosialy aorian'ny #OccupyFlagStaffHouse, hetsi-panoherana ny kolikolin'ny governemanta ao anatin'ny toe-karena mihamarefo. |
9 | But did #DumsorMustStop achieve what it set out to achieve? | Saingy nahatratra ny tanjona nokasainy ve ny #DumsorMustStop? |
10 | Ghana has been experiencing power outages for the past three years. | Niaina fahatapahan-jiro i Ghana nandritra ny telo taona. |
11 | Currently, Ghanaians experience 24 hours without power for every 12 hours of power. | Miaina 24 ora tsy misy herinaratra isaky ny 12 oran'ny herinaratra ny Ghaneana amin'izao fotoana izao. |
12 | Ghana's central bank announced in February that the country's GDP growth had slowed due to energy supply constraints. | Nanambara ny banky foibe ao Ghana tamin'ny volana Febroary fa nihisatra ny fitomboan'ny harin-karena faoben'ny firenena noho ny olana amin'ny famatsiana angovo. |
13 | Chronic power cuts have severely affected many businesses leading to layoffs or closures and negatively impacting households that cannot afford to buy generators or other alternative energy sources. | Nisy fiantraikany tamin'ireo orinasa marobe ny fahatapahan-jiro miverimberina ka nitarika fandroahana mpiasa na fanakatonana orinasa ary nisy fiantraikany ratsy tamin'ireo tokantrano tsy mba afaka mividy gropy na loharanon' angovo hafa ihany koa. |
14 | According to Ghanaian journalist Sammy Darkor, the outages have also resulted in eight surprising consequences for Ghanaians, ranging from ‘babies delivered by phone light' to ‘more time in the car' where locals can go to cool off. | Araka ny tatitra avy amin'ilay mpanao gazety Ghaneana Sammy Darkor, niteraka voka-dratsy mahavariana ho an'ny Ghaneana ihany koa ny fahatapahan-jiro, manomboka amin'ny ‘zazakely teraka tamin'ny alalan'ny hazavana an-telefaonina' hatramin'ny ‘fotoana bebe kokoa ao anaty fiara “izay ahafahan'ny mponina ao an-toerana manala ny hatezerany. |
15 | Ghana is not alone in its hours of darkness. | Tsy irery ao anatin'ny oran'ny fahamaizinany i Ghana. |
16 | Other countries on the continent such as Tanzania, Nigeria, South Africa and Zambia experience power outages as well. | Miaina fahatapahan-jiro ihany koa ireo firenena hafa ao amin'ny kaontinanta tahaka an'i Tanzania, Nizeria, Afrika Atsimo ary i Zambia. |
17 | Yvonne Nelson, the main organiser, wrote the following prior to the vigil: | Nanoratra ity manaraka ity alohan'ny fiaretan-tory i Yvonne Nelson, mpikarakara fototra tamin'ny hetsika; |
18 | Vigil is on Saturday 16th May! | Mpanao fihetsiketsehana nandeha tao an-dalan'i Accra. |
19 | Join me and other citizens of GHANA Strictly non-partisan. | Sary nalaina tamin'ny pejy Facebook an'i Yvonne Nelson. |
20 | This is simply a discharge of your civic responsibility to God and country. | Fiaretan-tory amin'ny asabotsy 16 May! Tongava miaraka amiko sy ny olom-pirenenan'i GHANA Tsy misy fiandaniana ara-politika. |
21 | This is for the many people who have lost their jobs because of dumsor. | Fanehoana fotsiny ny andraikitra mahaolompirenena anao manoloana an'Andriamanitra sy ny firenena izany. |
22 | This is for the many people who have lost their lives because of dumsor. | Ho an'ireo olona maro very asa noho ny dumsor izany. Ho an'ireo olona maro namoy ny ainy noho ny dumsor izany. |
23 | This is for the school children who have to study with lanterns and torches to write exams. | Ho an'ireo mpianatry ny sekoly voatery tsy maintsy mianatra amin'ny alalan'ny labozia sy ny fanilo mba hanaovana fanadinana izany. |
24 | This is for the sick people at the hospitals who have to endure dumsor on their sick beds. | Ho an'ireo olona marary any amin'ny hopitaly voatery tsy maintsy miaritra ny dumsor eo ambony fandriana izany. |
25 | This is for the many patients who are unable to receive efficient healthcare because of dumsor. | Ho an'ireo marary maro tsy afaka mahazo fitsaboana mahomby noho ny dumsor izany. |
26 | This is for you and I and the unborn generation of this great nation. | Ho anao sy ho ahy sy ho an'ire taranaka ao am-bohoka an'ity firenena lehibe ity izany. |
27 | #DumsorMustStop | #DumsorMustStop |
28 | Protesters walking on the street of Accra. Photo taken from Yvonne Nelson's Facebook page. | Namaritra ny hetsika sy ny valintenin'ny governemanta ny blaogy Ghana On The Go : |
29 | Ghana On The Go blog described the event and government's response: On May 16th, Ghanaians took the streets again, inspired by the #dumsormuststop campaign led by popular Ghanaian celebrities like Yvonne Nelson, Sarkodie, Lydia Forson, Efya, DKB, Sydney, and Van Vicker. | Nidina an-dalambe indray ny Ghaneana tamin'ny 16 May, nahazo aingam-panahy tamin'ny hetsika #dumsormuststop [tsy maintsy atsahatra ny delestazy] tarihin'ireo olo-malaza Ghaneana tahaka an'i Yvonne Nelson, Sarkodie, Lydia Forson, Efya, DKB, Sydney, ary Van Vicker. |
30 | Governmental response to the “Dumsor Must Stop” Vigil reflected the highly politicized nature of the energy crisis. | Nampiseho ny fampidirana ny krizin'ny angovo ao anaty politika ny valintenin'ny fitondram-panjakana amin'ny Fiaretan-tory “Tsy maintsy Atsahatra ny Dumsor”. |
31 | Members of the ruling party National Democratic Congress (NDC) like Alhaji Halidu Haruna called female celebrities like Yvonne Nelson and Lydia Forson “unmarried prostitutes”. | Niantso ireo vehivavy olo-malaza tahaka an'i Yvonne Nelson sy Lydia Forson ho “mpivaro-tena tsy manambady” ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny antokon'ny fitondrana Kongresy Demokratika Nasionaly (NDC) toa an'i Alhaji Halidu Haruna. |
32 | When floods devastated the capital, Ga traditional leaders argued that the dumsor protests had upset the gods, violating bans on drumming during the harvest festival of homowo in Accra. | Raha nandrava ny renivohitra ny tondra-drano, nilaza ireo lehibe nentim-paharazan'ny Ga fa ny hetsika dumsor no nahakivy ireo andriamanitra, tamin'ny fanitsakitsahana ny fandraràna ny fitendrena amponga mandritra ny fetin'ny fijinjana ao homowo ao Accra. |
33 | Other government officials, like NDC MP for Lower Manya Krobo, Ebenezer Teye Larbi, complained that the effects of dumsor were “exaggerated by people who cannot afford fridges or air conditions [sic] in their homes.” | Nitaraina kosa ireo manampahefana hafa tahaka ny solombavambahoakan'ny NDC ao amin'ny Lower Manya Krobo, Ebenezer Teye Larbi fa “itarin'ny olona tsy afaka mividy vata fampangatsiahana na fitaovana fikopakopahana ao an-tranony” ny fiantraikan'ny dumsor. |
34 | A number of NDC officials promised that the crisis would be alleviated by August, as the government was working assiduously on addressing the crisis and had plans in the works that would soon be revealed to the public. | Nampanantena ireo manampahefana maro ao amin'ny NDC fa ho maivana kokoa ny krizy amin'ny volana Aogositra, satria miasa mafy hamaha ny krizy ny governemanta ary manana drafitra am-perinasa izay hambara amin'ny vahoaka tsy ho ela. |
35 | @Wanlov, a famous Ghanaian musician, said the vigil included members of the opposition: | @Wanlov, mpiangaly mozika Ghaneana malaza nilaza fa nahitana ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny mpanohitra ny fiareta-tory*: |
36 | #DumSorMustStop had elements of anti-ndc not in regalia, but the lyrics of some chants attributed #DumSor to JJ, Attah Mills & Mahama only. - Afro-Gypsy God (@wanlov) May 20, 2015 | Nahitana mpitolona anti-ndc tsy manao fanamiana ny #DumSorMustStop, Ny hiaka sasany tamin'ny #DumSor dia navantana amin'i JJ, i Attah Mills ary i Mahama irery. |
37 | National Democratic Congress (NDC) is Ghana's ruling party, JJ is Ghana's former President Jerry Rawlings, Atta Mills is Ghana's former President John Atta Mills and Mahama is the current president. | |
38 | Many of the people who joined the vigil have doubted the impact of the event, however. | Nisalasala ny tamin'ny fiantraikan'ny hetsika, na izany aza ireo olona maro nanatevin-daharana ny fiaretan-tory. |
39 | Six months after the famous #Dumsormuststop vigil, Ghana is still facing an unrelenting power crisis. | Enim-bolana taorian'ny fiaretan-tory malaza #Dumsormuststop, mbola miatrika ny krizin'ny delestazy tsy an-kijanona i Ghana. |
40 | Daixy (@D41XY) expressed her discomfort: | Daixy (@D41XY) naneho ny fanaintainany: |
41 | This power situation eh? | Ity toe-javatra delestazy ity eh? |
42 | From frying pan to fire. | Mihamahamay. |
43 | Then they tease us with hope, dangling power barges before our eyes. | Avy eo ry zareo manangolingoly antsika amin'ny fanantenana, mitondra ny delestazy eo anoloan'ny masontsika. |
44 | #dumsormuststop | #dumsormuststop |
45 | - Daixy (@D41XY) October 27, 2015 | Jeneral Achere (@Afrohacker) nanontany ny fiantraikan'ny fiaretan-tory; |
46 | Jeneral Achere (@Afrohacker) questioned the impact of the vigil: | Fa tena, inona no nitranga tamin'ny #DumsorMustStop ? |
47 | But really, what happened to #DumsorMustStop ? | Fomba iray hanaovana dokambarotra amin'ny sarimihetsika hoavy ve izany? |
48 | Was it a way to advertise an upcoming movie? - Jeneral A c h e r e (@Afrohacker) October 24, 2015 | Te-hahafantatra i Kwame Anim (@KwameAnim) raha faritana amin'ny isan'ny mpanao fihetsiketsehana ny fahombiazan'ny hetsika: |
49 | Kwame Anim (@KwameAnim) wanted to know if the success of a protest is defined by the number of protesters: | |
50 | How do you define the success of #DumsorMustStop is it by attendance or just by it happening? https://t.co/BHqxrzfRtS | |
51 | - Kwame Anim ن (@KwameAnim) October 23, 2015 | Ahoana no hamaritanao ny fahombiazan'ny #DumsorMustStop, ny fandraisana anjara sa ny fisiany fotsiny? |
52 | Currently the government has given no indication as to when the power outages in the country will end. | Tsy nanome famantarana mikasika izay hiafaran'ny delestazy ao amin'ny firenena ny governemanta amin'izao fotoana. |