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DRC / BOYS YOUTH VIOLENCE
STORY: DRC / BOYS YOUTH VIOLENCE
TRT: 3.46
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: FRENCH/SWAHILI/NATS
DATELINE: 17, 21 OCTOBER 2011, RUGARI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1. Wide shot, Cyprien walking to his home
2. Med shot, Cyprien sorting beans
3. Close up, Cyprien picking beans
4. Wide shot, soldier standing in the middle of Rugari market
5. Med shot, woman walking through Rugari’s market carrying vegetable
6. Wide shot, women waiting in the market
7. Wide shot, women on the side of the road selling vegetable
8. Med shot, UNICEF protection officer counseling teachers
9. Med shot, boys entering the discussion group tent
10. Med shot, Cyprien talking to the group
11. Close up, Cyprien listening to the group
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
“I used to be very confused, now thanks to the discussion group, everything is clear in my head.”
13. Med shot, Cyprien and his mother and father chatting
14. Close up, Cyprien’s face
15. SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
"Now I know that touching a girl inappropriately and forcing her is not right and that actually it is violence."
16. Med shot, Cyprien sweeping the floor
17. Close up, Cyprien’s hand holding a broom
18. Med shot, Cyprien talking with his family
19. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Cyprien's Father, Farmer:
"Some things have definitely changed with Cyprien. When we send him to fetch water, sweep the floor, go to the field or anything like that he does it."
20. Wide shot, panoramic of the child friendly space tent
21. Wide shot, boys’ discussion group inside tent
22. Close up, boy talking to the group
23. Wide shot, boy’s group
24. Close up, boy laughing
25. Close up, boy sharing his thoughts to the group
26. SOUNDBITE (French) Ildephonse Birhaheka, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF DRC:
“We decided to go through young people, getting them involved in ways to prevent sexual violence and teaching them the basic concepts of gender equality.”
27. Med shot, boys in the discussion group taking notes
28. Close up, boy sharing his thoughts to the group
29. SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
"What I like the most is when we talk about falling in love."
30. Wide shot, boys discussing
31. Med shot, boy sharing his thoughts to the group
32. SOUNDBITE (French) Gedeon Kpete, AVSI Facilitator:
"We start sharing, we tell them what we see in the community and they also tell us what they see and dislike in their community and we try to find solutions together."
33. Wide shot, Cyprien’s classroom
34. Close up, Cyprien face in the classroom
35. Med shot, Cyprien and his schoolmates talking about marriage
36. Med shot, panoramic of Cyprien’s schoolmates laughing and talking
37. SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
"When I see teenagers who aren't part of the discussion group, I try to share with them the experiences we have here."
38. Wide shot, discussion group taking place inside a tent
39. Close up, boy talking to the group
40. Med shot, boy listening to the group
41. Wide shot, boy group discussing
Growing up in the town of Rugari in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, seventeen-year-old Cyprien has been exposed to gender based violence and inequalities.
The violent clashes between armed groups, human rights violations, and sexual violence in particular have had a devastating impact on individuals, families and communities.
UNICEF and its partner AVSI have established single sex youth discussion groups to help reduce violent behavior and gender inequalities. Cyprien has been a participant in the “boys only” discussion groups for three months.
SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
“I used to be very confused, now thanks to the discussion group, everything is clear in my head.”
Behavior change activities have had a real impact on Cyprien's ideas on what relationships with girls should be.
SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
"Now I know that touching a girl inappropriately and forcing her is not right, and that actually it is violence."
The discussion groups have also transformed attitude on boy's role at home and the sharing of house chores.
SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Cyprien's Father, Farmer:
"Some things have definitely changed with Cyprien. When we send him to fetch water, sweep the floor, go to the field or anything like that he does it. "
Discussion groups were initially set up in the framework of Child Friendly Spaces. The objective was to sensitize adolescent girls and boys on gender-based violence and equality. It also empowers young people to initiate change in their community. Approximately 2,300 youth aged 13-17 have participated in the discussion groups since 2008.
SOUNDBITE (French) Ildephonse Birhaheka, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF DRC:
“We decided to go through young people, getting them involved in ways to prevent sexual violence and teaching them the basic concepts of gender equality.”
There are currently 35 adolescent boys- and girls-only discussion groups throughout the region. All groups rely on youth participation and psychosocial counseling.
SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
"What I like the most is when we talk about falling in love."
Boys are encouraged to discuss issues that matter the most to them and identify ways that they themselves can contribute to preventing violence and protecting their communities.
SOUNDBITE (French) Gedeon Kpete, AVSI Facilitator:
"We start sharing, we tell them what we see in the community and they also tell us what they see and dislike in their community and we try to find solutions together."
Since participating in the UNICEF supported adolescent discussion group, Cyprien took on a leadership role in his own community and aims to change the mindsets among his peers that cultivate violent behavior. An agent of change in his school, he starts spontaneous discussions with his friends and challenges taboos and harmful believes.
SOUNDBITE (French) Cyprien, 17-years-old:
“I think we need to find more people to raise awareness in the community. After sensitizing them and showing them what they are doing is unfair, I think they will change, but without sensitization, it's really hard to change.”
When adolescent boys are empowered as allies in the fight against gender based violence, it could lead to a greater understanding of the risks that girls face and of their role in preventing violence.
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