1. Bringing data to life -statistical approaches to global issues 11-14 years: Session 1
Add notes about what the lesson is about or background info about any photos (optional).

2. Collecting data in Ethiopia

3. Come up with four questions about these photos.
These photos show honey production in Ethiopia.
Honey producers load racks taken from a modern hive into a centrefuge that will separate the honey from the wax. The racks, complete with wax, will then be replaced in the hive.
Photo credit: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam UK
Come up with four questions about these photos.
Photo credits: Oxfam

4. Come up with four questions about these photos.
These photos show honey production in Ethiopia.
Collective action members demonstrating modern beekeeping techniques to other women in their village to train them how to produce honey.
Photo credit: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam UK
Come up with four questions about these photos.
Photo credit: Oxfam

5. Come up with four questions about these photos.
These photos show honey production in Ethiopia.
These modern hives have enabled more women to become involved in honey production. Collecting honey from traditional hives requires climbing trees, which is not socially acceptable for women. Modern hives can be kept on the ground, near the household, and are relatively cheap. They also produce more, and better quality honey than traditional hives.
Photo credit: Tarekegn Garomsa/Oxfam UK
Come up with four questions about these photos.
Photo credit: Oxfam

6. What is Ethiopia like? Setting the scene…

7. Living in Ethiopia
Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s capital city, used under a creative commons license -
This photo shows a more urban environment, not everyone in Ethiopia lives in the same rural conditions as the women farmers who took part in the Oxfam study.

8. Living in Ethiopia
Dessie in Ethiopia, used under a creative commons license -
This photo shows a more urban environment, not everyone in Ethiopia lives in the same rural conditions as the women farmers who took part in the Oxfam study.

9. Living in Ethiopia
Tigray Region in Ethiopia, used under a creative commons license -
This photo shows some of the landscape that can be found in Ethiopia – perhaps more green and mountainous than learners might expect.

10. Living in Ethiopia
Lalibela, used under a creative commons license -
Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia famous for its rock-cut churches. This photo is intended to highlight some of the diversity found across Ethiopia.

11. Women in Ethiopia
Red outfit woman photo, used under a creative commons license -
Water bottle woman photo, used under a creative commons license -
These photos show a different kind of lifestyle is lived by some women in Ethiopia, not everyone lives in the same circumstances as the women farmers who took part in this Oxfam study.

12. What is life like for the women honey producers? Setting the scene…

13. The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
Three honey producers who are part of a cooperative in Amhara region.
Photo credit: Berhanu Denu/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
Women honey producers

14. The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
These modern hives have enabled more women to become involved in honey production. Collecting honey from traditional hives requires climbing trees, which is not socially acceptable for women. Modern hives can be kept on the ground, near the household, and are relatively cheap. They also produce more, and better quality honey than traditional hives.
Photo credit: Tarekegn Garomsa/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
‘Modern’ bee hives

15. Ethiopian woman with her bee hives
The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
A member of a collective action group stands next to her modern beehives which have helped her to produce honey.
Photo credit: Tarekegn Garomsa/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
Ethiopian woman with her bee hives

16. Women bee keepers working together
The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
A researcher is conducting a questionnaire with a women honey producers for Oxfam’s research project, to find out what impact being a member of a collective action group has had on their lives.
Photo credit: Berhanu Denu/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
Women bee keepers working together

17. A women’s bee-keeping group meeting
The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
A researcher is talking to members of a women-only co-operative as part of Oxfam’s research project.
Photo credit: Berhanu Denu/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
A women’s bee-keeping group meeting

18. Ethiopian women at a market
The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
This is a local market where farmers come to sell their produce, including honey. People are using umbrellas to protect themselves and their produce from the sun.
Photo credit: Berhanu Denu/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
Ethiopian women at a market

19. Ethiopian women at a market
The following slides help to develop learners’ sense of place by showing aspects of women’s lives and honey production in Ethiopia.
This is a local market where farmers come to sell their produce, including honey. People are using umbrellas to protect themselves and their produce from the sun.
Photo credit: Berhanu Denu/Oxfam UK
Photo credit: Oxfam
Ethiopian women at a market

20. Ethiopia
What can you tell about honey production and Ethiopia from the photos you have seen?
Where in the world is Ethiopia? Use continent names and compass directions in your answer.
Why is honey production important to Ethiopia? Use some figures in your answer.
How has the honey sector changed over recent years?
What role do women have in honey production?
What is the climate of Ethiopia like?
How wealthy (GDP) is Ethiopia compared to other countries?
The questions in italics are examples of further topics for learners to investigate if using atlases or other supplementary materials to extend their background research.
GDP or gross domestic product is the monetary value of all of the goods and services produced in a country over a period of time.

21. Case studies
After reading the case study, add two more pieces of information to your description about the role of women in Ethiopia and two more pieces of information about honey production.

22. Data collection challenges
How much data should be collected? When should it be collected? Who should collect it? Do people always give honest answers? Why might they not give an honest or full answer? How do you compare the women you are collecting data on to the rest of the population?
See session plan for the points to draw out with learners.