OPT / SANITATION

UNICEF and the Australian Government help to improve the learning environment for about 1.2 million students in the occupied Palestinian territory where getting sanitation facilities and safe water in schools remains a major challenge. UNICEF

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:02:10
• Production Date: 8 April 2011
• Asset Language: Original
• Corporate Name: UNITED NATIONS CHILDREN'S FUND - UNICEF
• Subject Topical: EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN RIGHTS
• Geographic Subject: MIDDLE EAST
• MAMS Id: U110408e

Description

STORY: OPT / SANITATION
TRT: 2:10
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / ARABIC / NATS

DATELINE: 4 APRIL 2011, OCCUPIED PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Shotlist

1. Med shot, school children singing
2. Med shot, student walking past wall with graffiti
3. Med shot, children walking down stone steps
4. Wide shot, village below
5. Wide shot, school yard
6. Wide shot, students walking down the street
7. Med shot, girl washing her hands
8. Med shot, hand-washing
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ouhoud Jihad, 10-year old Student:
‘The secondary grade students use the bathroom first and we had to wait up to 10 minutes to use the toilets Some girls used to wet themselves. After construction of the new toilets, girls now use them without any problems.”
10. Wide shot, Catherine Walker walking with principal and students
11. Wide shot, Catherine Walker with principal and students entering class room
12. Close up, Catherine Walker talking to student
13. Wide shot, outside of school
14. Med shot, looking at new sanitation facilities
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Walker, Deputy Director General, AusAid:
‘We want to help you to get a very good education and to live a safe and healthy life We know that one of the ways that we can help you to do that, is to make sure that your school building is good and that you have access to good toilet blocks and that you have access to good teachers.”
16. Wide shot, Catherine Walker walking with principal and students
17. Med shot, Catherine Walker entering room
18. Med shot, Catherine Walker talking to student
19. Wide shot, village below
20. Med shot, Arabic sign
21. Wide shot, outside school
22. SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Gough, UNICEF Special Representative, occupied Palestinian territory:
”I want to really acknowledge the Government of Australia for all their support that enabled us with to fulfil our mandate to be able to support our special efforts in ensuring that girls have access to good sanitation facilities”.
23. Wide shot, children marching band in street
24. Wide shot, girls dancing

Storyline

UNICEF and the Australian Government help to partially improve the learning environment for about 1.2 million students in the occupied Palestinian territory where getting sanitation facilities and safe water in schools remains a major challenge.

Students at Al Shioukh Elementary school for girls in Hebron, south of the West Bank, however did not have proper sanitation facilities for years.

SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Ouhoud Jihad, 10-year old Student:
‘The secondary grade students use the bathroom first and we had to wait up to 10 minutes to use the toilets Some girls used to wet themselves. After construction of the new toilets, girls now use them without any problems.”

Now, with funding from the Government of Australia, UNICEF is able to partially improve the students’ learning environment. UNICEF built a new block of sanitation facilities, with nine toilets including one for children with special needs.

SOUNDBITE (English) Catherine Walker, Deputy Director General, AusAid:
“We want to help you to get a very good education and to live a safe and healthy life We know that one of the ways that we can help you to do that, is to make sure that your school building is good and that you have access to good toilet blocks and that you have access to good teachers.”

In 2010, with the support of AusAid, UNICEF built water and sanitation facilities for 59 schools, reaching 40,000 students in the West Bank and Gaza. This year, 44,000 students attending 55 schools will benefit from similar initiatives.

SOUNDBITE (English) Jean Gough, UNICEF Special Representative, occupied Palestinian territory:
”I want to really acknowledge the Government of Australia for all their support that enabled us with to fulfil our mandate to be able to support our special efforts in ensuring that girls have access to good sanitation facilities.”

Improving water, sanitation and hygiene facilities in schools is a critical step towards ensuring a healthy physical learning environment.