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SOUTH AFRICA / LILY SINGH VISIT
STORY: SOUTH AFRICA / LILY SINGH VISIT
TRT: 3:00
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNICEF ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 22 JULY 2018, SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA
22 JULY 2018, SOWETO, SOUTH AFRICA
1. Aerial shots, Park
2. Med shot, Lilly hugging girls
3. Med shot, Lily showing boy how to use camera
4. Tracking, Lilly and girls walking to library
5. Med shot, girl telling Lilly about library
6. Close up, Lily
7. Close up, Lily pointing at atlas
8. Wide shot, Lilly watching kids exercise in circle
9. Various shots, Lily exercising with kids in circle
10. Close up, boy clapping
11. Wide shots, kids exercising in circle
12. Tracking, Lily running in circle
13. Wide shot, kids sitting on bench
14. Med shot, girls sitting on bench
15. Med shot, Lily holding child
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Lilly Singh, Goodwill Ambassador, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF):
“It was just such an eye-opening experience for me because, firstly I come from a space where if people don’t have screens they can’t be entertained. And it was really cool to see a bunch of kids who just had themselves and a safe space, but were having the time of their lives with people they trusted, which is really cool to see. It’s heavily facilitated by children which is really cool because I so often feel that we have this idea that adults need to be responsible for all the initiatives that help kids; but these kids are like ‘no, it’s our future. It’s our day. It’s our life and so we are going to have an active role in things that keep us safe and the issues we are having and so they are very vocal and they take ownership of this space which is very very cool to see.”
17. Aerial shots, Lily and children standing together in park
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Lilly Singh travelled to South Africa this week to meet children who are speaking out on classroom violence and bullying, as part of UNICEF’s work to end violence in schools.
During her visit, Singh, who is also known by her digital alias IISuperwomanII, led a discussion with a group of students aged 13 to 19 from across Johannesburg, to hear their personal stories of violence and what they need to feel safe in and around school. She met with children who have experienced a range of violence, from bullying and physical attacks to corporal punishment, sexual assault and harassment. Singh said no child should have to face violence at school, a place where they should feel safe and protected.
The visit kicks off the first of UNICEF’s #ENDviolence Youth Talks, a series of student-led discussions taking place around the world that will give young people a platform to share their experiences of violence and voice what they need to feel safe at school. The talks will be part of a collective effort to end violence in and around schools by organisations including UNICEF, the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children, DFID and UNESCO, and will inform a set of recommendations to global leaders.
UNICEF said sexual violence and bullying at school are among the top issues concerning young people in South Africa. Almost half of students in eighth grade, around 15 years old, report having experienced bullying in school on a monthly basis. In addition, among boys ages 15 to 17 who reported experiencing sexual abuse by a peer, almost one in three said the most recent incident had occurred at school, while this figure is closer to one in four among girls of the same age.
Singh said through her work with UNICEF, she continued to see first-hand how this generation is coming up with creative and innovative ideas to help end violence in their own schools and communities, through forming peer-led groups, as well as speaking out and creating safe spaces for students to tell their stories.
As part of the visit, Singh also met children at a local Isibindi (which means courage in Zulu) Safe Park in Freedom Park, Soweto – one of 400 Safe Parks and drop-in centres across the country. Safe Parks are centres for children from disadvantaged backgrounds who are potentially at risk of violence, abuse, neglect and poverty. Children attend before and after school or on weekends and take part in activities such as playing, reading, singing and dancing. They also have access to counselling and education support, as well as breakfast and lunch.
UNICEF and Lilly Singh encourage young people around the world to use the hashtag #ENDviolence to share what they need to feel safe in and around school. Comments will inform a set of recommendations to global leaders.
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