MEDIA
As the theme of #health is prioritised at #COP28 today, plunge deep into the heart-wrenching realities surrounding the Medupi Coal power station, nestled in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. This film magnifies the haunting shadows cast over the lives of those enduring the relentless environmental and health hardships, brought about by the unyielding operations and shortcomings of fair financing by funders of this towering power giant. This video forms part of three short videos as the storytelling component of the Medupi Impacts Case Study, Living in Medupi’s Shadow: Stories from Lephalale, which was launched in September by the Fair Finance Coalition of Southern Africa.
The discussion on #Gender is spotlighted at #COP28 today, and we’d like you to step into the heart of Lephalale, a small town in the Limpopo province of South Africa, through this film that sheds light on a community cast in the looming shadow of the Medupi Coal power station. The film unravels the profound impact of Medupi, the largest dry cooled coal power station in the world, on local women trying to make ends meet in a town that was said to become the next big metropolis in South Africa. Their daily struggles and hardship are a result of a lack of fair financing by international funders of the power station. This video forms part of three short videos as the storytelling component of the Medupi Impacts Case Study, Living in Medupi’s Shadow: Stories from Lephalale, which was launched in September by the Fair Finance Coalition of Southern Africa.
: #JustTransition is a major theme at #COP28 today, and in the shadow of the Medupi Coal-powered station, nestled in the heart of South Africa’s Limpopo Province, a stark contradiction emerges. While the colossal power generation of this facility lights up the region, community members of Lephalale live in utter darkness with no access to electricity. The harsh realities of joblessness and dire socio-economic conditions are a familiar place. Fair Financing has failed to take place by funders of the power station. This video forms part of three short videos as the storytelling component of the Medupi Impacts Case Study, Living in Medupi’s Shadow: Stories from Lephalale, which was launched in September by the Fair Finance Coalition of Southern Africa.