A mother’s quest to uncover why her neighbours kept dying
SofÃa Gatica was crushed when she lost her baby to a mysterious illness – she started to notice high rates of sickness in her community and began a dangerous quest for answers.
SofÃa Gatica was crushed when she lost her baby to a mysterious illness – but she started to notice that she was not alone. SofÃa went door to door in her neighbourhood of Ituzaingó Annex on the outskirts of Córdoba, Argentina, mapping out who was sick, and from what. She noticed a pattern and asked, was there a connection to the soybean fields next door? As Clayton Conn reports, SofÃa formed a group called The Mothers of Ituzaingó who began a dangerous quest for answers, and took on the agro-chemical giant Monsanto.
Clips were from Radio Bemba / Because Music, La Voz and The Goldman Environmental Prize
SofÃa's words were voiced by Sara Doñate Lopata.
Presenter: Jo Fidgen
Reporter: Clayton Conn
Producer: Louise Morris
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707
(Photo: SofÃa Gatica. Credit: Irene Barajas)
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