ARGENTINA / MANU GINOBILI

Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF Argentina and NBA star player Manu Ginóbili visits a school in Fontana, Argentina, home to a sizeable indigenous population belonging to the Qom group, to promote the "Cities for Education" initiative, which promotes the right of all children and adolescents to complete their elementary and secondary studies. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:48
• Production Date: 10 August 2009
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: SOCIAL GROUPS; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; DISCRIMINATION; CULTURE; LANGUAGE SERVICES; LEISURE; SPORTS
• Geographic Subject: ARGENTINA
• MAMS Id: U090810b

Description

STORY: ARGENTINA / MANU GINOBILI
SOURCE: UNICEF
TRT: 1:48
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 5 AUGUST 2009, CHACO, ARGENTINA

Shotlist

1. Pan left, from girls cheering to girl receiving ball
2. Med shot, Manu Ginobili holding basketball
3. Close up, girl looking up at ball
4. Wide shot, Ginobili shooting basketball
5. Close up, Qom boy
6. Wide shot, classroom
7. Wide shot, Ginobili speaking to classroom
8. Wide shot, boy
9. Close up, boy
10. Zoom out, Ginobili interacting with classroom
11. Close up, boy raising hand
12. Med shot, Ginobili
13. Close up, girl smiling
14. Med shot, Ginobili spinning basketball
15. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manu Ginobili, Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF:
“I wanted to be a basketball player and that’s why I dedicated so much time and effort. I would arrive home from school, do all my homework and then rush to the court to train.”
16. Tracking shot, impoverished neighborhood
17. Wide shot, impoverished neighborhood
18. Wide shot, Ginobili with boy on his shoulders
19. Wide shot, Ginobili holding a sign “UNICEF Gracias” (UNICEF Thanks)
20. Wide shot, UNICEF Sign “Bienvenidos, Ciudades por la Educacion” (Welcome, Cities for Education)
21. Med shot, Ginobili and local leaders
22. Wide shot, Ginobili signing autographs at the Centre for The Promotion of Rights
23. Med shot, Ginobili looking at pictures on wall in the center
24. Wide shot, Ginobili sitting in a meeting
25. Close up, Ginobili
26. Med shot, Qom woman speaking
27. Wide shot, Qom woman speaking
28. Close up, Qom elder
29. Wide shot, children shooting basketballs with Ginobili
30. Zoom out, children shooting basketballs with Ginobili
31. Med shot, girl shooting basketball
32. Zoom out, children watching as girls shoot hoops

Storyline

On the eve of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August) NBA Star Player and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Manu Ginobili visited a school in Fontana in the impoverished province of Chaco, home to the indigenous group Qom.

For Qom students the educational challenge is vast. They begin school without knowledge of the Spanish language and during their education they receive no instruction in their mother tongue.

During his visit to the school, Ginóbili took part in a language class with the children and emphasized the importance of sport as a powerful tool for child development.

SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Manu Ginobili, Goodwill Ambassador, UNICEF:
“I wanted to be a basketball player and that’s why I dedicated so much time and effort. I would arrive home from school, do all my homework and then rush to the court to train.”

Ginóbili is promoting the “Cities for Education” initiative, which promotes the right of all children and adolescents to complete their studies. With the help of UNICEF and local partners, the initiative provides training for teachers on successful teaching methods

Ginóbili also visited a centre for the promotion of rights in the Cacique Pelayo neighborhood, where Qom women spoke about the importance of having a space to learn new skills and know more about their rights.

With this initiative, “Cities for Education” provides cultural activities and helps schools assist children who suffer from malnutrition, violence and abuse.