VNR No: 008/2021 Date: 26th November 2021
STORY: Somalia’s federal states mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 25/NOVEMBER/2021, KISMAYO, BAIDOA, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
Kismayo:
1. Wide shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
2. Close up – A participant at the event in Kismayo.
3. Med shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
4. Wide shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
5. Med shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
6. Wide shot -.Participants at the event in Kismayo.
7. Med shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
8. Close up shot – Adar Ismail Jurati, Jubaland Minister of Women and Family Affairs at the event in Kismayo event in Kismayo
9. Med shot – AMISOM and other participants at the event in Kismayo
10. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ADAR ISMAIL JURATI, JUBALAND MINISTER OF WOMEN AND FAMILY AFFAIRS
“As a ministry, we are always committed to protecting human rights. Our responsibility is to protect the vulnerable people and to stand by victims including women, children, and people living with disabilities who face this crisis in their lives.”
11. Wide shot – AMISOM officials and participants at the event in Kismayo.
12. Med shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
13. Close up shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
14. Med shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
15. Close up shot – AMISOM officials at the event in Kismayo.
16. Close up shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
17. Med shot- Participants at the event in Kismayo.
18. Close up shot – Participants at the event in Kismayo.
19. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) GRACE NUTSUGAH, THE AMISOM POLICE GENDER OFFICER IN JUBALAND, CHIEF INSPECTOR OF POLICE (CIP)
“We have come here to commemorate the 16 days of activism; this is an annual strategy to eliminate gender-based violence against women.”
20. Wide shot-Participants at the event in Baidoa.
21. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) RODO YUSUF RABI, A PARTICIPANT
“This event is significant for Somali women, because we always hear news of girls being raped, thrown from a building, and girls who throw their infants due to shame as the child was born out of wedlock, thereby committing another sin. So we need a lot of awareness and encouragement as women. We need to support each other, we also need to raise awareness of domestic violence within families both about physical and mental abuse.”
Baidoa:
22. Close up- A banner.
23. Wide shot – Participants at the event in Baidoa.
24. Med shot – Participants at the event in Baidoa.
25. Participants at the event in Baidoa.
26. Close up shot – Participants at the event in Baidoa.
27. Med shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
28. Wide shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
29. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) SHAMSHA ABDI, A PARTICIPANT
“We discussed how we can come together as men and women and eradicate gender-based violence against women.”
30. Wide shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
31. Med Shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
32. Wide shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
33. Med shot- Participants at the event in Baidoa.
34. Close up shot – A facilitator at the event in Baidoa.
35. Med shot – Participants at the event in Baidoa.
36. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) FARHIA AHMED ALI, SOUTH WEST STATE POLICE GENDER OFFICER.
“Women are subjected to many forms of abuse such as rape, torture, divorce, and early marriages. This is where we have to come together to end all forms of violence against women, and also to encourage men to join the fight against gender-based violence.”
37. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) MOALIM IBRAHIM MOALIM, A PARTICIPANT.
“Today I am delighted to attend this colorful event organized by AMISOM on violence against women; it is something we need as a society to raise awareness of challenges girls face, we welcome such an encouraging event, and we are happy about it.”
38. Wide shot – Participants entertain guests at the event in Baidoa.
Somalia’s federal states mark 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence
Kismayo, Baidoa, 25 November 2021 – The federal Member States of Jubaland and South West State in Somalia, joined the rest of the world on Thursday in commemorating the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), with a pledge to eliminate violence against women and children in Somalia.
