OCHA / IDLIB DISPLACED CHILD

Ahmad is a 12-year-old Syrian boy living at the Al-Tah IDP camp in Idlib Governorate. Having fled war and violence in his village just over a year ago, he and his family now face a new enemy in COVID-19. OCHA

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:50
• Production Date: 8 May 2020
• Asset Language: Arabic
• Corporate Name: OFFICE FOR THE COORDINATION OF HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS - OCHA
• Subject Topical: DISPLACED PERSONS; HUMANITARIAN CRISIS; VIRUSES
• Geographic Subject: SYRIA
• MAMS Id: 2544764
• Parent Id: 2544764
• Alternate Title: unifeed200508e

Description

STORY: OCHA / IDLIB DISPLACED CHILD
TRT: 1:50
SOURCE: OCHA
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 21 APRIL 2020, IDLIB GOVERNORATE, SYRIA

Shotlist

21 APRIL 2020, IDLIB GOVERNORATE, SYRIA

1. Aerial shot, Al-Tah IDP camp
2. Wide shot, tents
3. Med shot, Ahmad standing in front of tent
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“My parents worry about us and they don’t let us leave the house. We had to make paper masks to give to our friends because no one here in the camp gave us masks.”
5. Various shots, Ahmad writing on paper masks
6.Wide shots, Ahmad making paper masks
7. Zoom out Ahmad trying on mask
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I don’t have any toys. We don’t have electricity or a TV in our tent.”
9. Med shot, Ahmad and brother laughing
10. Various shots, Ahmad playing football with friends
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I don’t know anything about coronavirus, but I’m scared of it because it kills people, just like bombing kills them.”
12. Med shots, Ahmad washing hands
13.Med shot, Ahmad walking in camp
14. SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I hope the world can help us get rid of this virus."
15. Aerial shot,

Storyline

Ahmad is a 12-year-old Syrian boy living at the Al-Tah IDP camp in Idlib Governorate. Having fled war and violence in his village just over a year ago, he and his family now face a new enemy in COVID-19.

Ahmad said he cannot go to school because of the virus.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“My parents worry about us and they don’t let us leave the house. We had to make paper masks to give to our friends because no one here in the camp gave us masks.”

Ahmad said he wishes he could see his friends everyday because he is getting bored in the tent which he and his family call home.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I don’t have any toys. We don’t have electricity or a TV in our tent.”

Ahmad knows little about the virus, but he knows it can kill.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I don’t know anything about coronavirus, but I’m scared of it because it kills people, just like bombing kills them.”

Unable to attend school or play with his friends outside like before, he hopes the world finds a cure for the virus soon.

SOUNDBITE (English) Ahmad Mustafa, displaced child:
“I hope the world can help us get rid of this virus."

In Syria today, the risk of the COVID-19 spreading couldn't be higher. Millions of women, men and children are internally displaced and have limited or not access to healthcare.

The UN and its partners are working around the clock to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, but more resources are urgently needed.