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NAMIBIA / CRICKET
STORY: NAMBIA / CRICKET
TRT: 2.33
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH /AFRIKANS / NATS
DATELINE: WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA, 10-11 MARCH 2010
1. Wide shot, Paul Adams bowling to child
2. Med shot, Adams coaching bowling to young girl
3. Close up, girl batting
4. Med shot, Adams coaching bowling to young girl
5. Med shot, Adams and coaching working with batter
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Adams, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
“Sport is big in developmental stages in a youngsters stage of their life. They learn the coordination and I think that plays a role in developing the brain of a young kid to be a healthy adult. And if you instil that sort of passion, of doing sport at a young age, when they grow up as adults they’ll have that passion and they’ll be living healthy lifestyles. And they’ll create that circle with their kids, as they go on with life.”
7. Wide shot, students sitting on grass at launch event
8. Med shot, students sitting on grass
9. Close up, UNICEF and Cricket banners
10. Med shot, Adams, UNICEF Rep and Gov’t rep with student posing for camera
11. Wide shot, girl bowling and shaking hand with coach
12. Medium shot, boys being sent to field by coach
13. Close up, two boys waiting
14. Medium shot, student getting batting instruction
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Laurie Pieters, CEO, Cricket Namibia
“For us, to build a future for cricket in this country, we have to have a broad base. So we are looking at extending this programme to 10,000 or maybe more in our 5 year and 10 year development programmes, and we just think it is a great sport, it’s a great sport for discipline, for team building, a team sport, and it builds great characters.”
16. Wide shot, girls practising catching
17. Med shot, coach catch and release with students
18. Med shot, girl catching ball
19. Med shot, girl bowling
20. Wide shot, girls running between wickets
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Ian MacLeod, UNICEF Representative
“There already is a structure in place in the country for young boys playing cricket, but there was nothing for girls. And when we’re talking particularly around HIV, it is young girls in the country who are at the most risk and most vulnerable.”
22. Med shot, Geraldine Dearheart bowling
23. SOUNDBITE (Afrikans) Geraldine Dearheart, 9 years old
“I have a lot of fun, it’s a really great sport. I really want to work hard at it!”
24. Wide shot, young boy bowling
25. Wide shot, young boy batting
26. Close up, boy responding to hit by other team
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and South African cricketer Paul Adams was in Windhoek Namibia this month to launch Kwata Cricket. A UNICEF and Cricket Namibia partnership, the initiative works on the premise that sport and play are vital elements in the health and well-being of children and young people.
SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Adams, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador:
“Sport is big in developmental stages in a youngster’s stage of their life. They learn the coordination and I think that plays a role in developing the brain of a young kid to be a healthy adult. And if you instil that sort of passion, of doing sport at a young age, when they grow up as adults they’ll have that passion and they’ll be living healthy lifestyles. And they’ll create that circle with their kids, as they go on with life.”
For Kwata Cricket’s official launch, hundreds of learners gathered at the Wanderers Sport Club in Windhoek to show their cricket talents.
UNICEF and UNAIDS have an agreement with the International Cricket Counsel, globally, which pulls together the cricket playing countries and top cricketers in the world to promote healthy lifestyle, with a focus on HIV prevention. That global agreement has been brought to Namibia, and expanded through the Kwata Cricket programme.
Kwata means “catch” in several indigenous Namibian languages, and the initiative uses the slogan “catch your dreams.” In a country with extreme poverty, this means creating opportunities for children through cricket. At the same time, the future of Cricket in Namibia rests on these children.
SOUNDBITE (English) Laurie Pieters, CEO, Cricket Namibia:
“For us, to build a future for cricket in this country, we have to have a broad base. So we are looking at extending this programme to 10,000 or maybe more in our 5 year and 10 year development programmes, and we just think it is a great sport, it’s a great sport for discipline, for team building, a team sport, and it builds great characters.”
Every week Kwata Cricket coaches over 3 000, third and fourth grade students in 15 schools.
The initiative is inclusive across race and gender lines, and brings together children from all socioeconomic backgrounds. And a particular effort is made to get girls involved.
SOUNDBITE (English) Ian MacLeod, UNICEF Representative:
“There already is a structure in place in the country for young boys playing cricket, but there was nothing for girls. And when we’re talking particularly around HIV, it is young girls in the country who are at the most risk and most vulnerable.”
For nine-year-old Geraldeen Dearheart, Kwata Cricket is about fun, and reaching her goals.
SOUNDBITE (Afrikans) Geraldine Dearheart, 9 years old:
“I have a lot of fun, it’s a really great sport. I really want to work hard at it!”
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