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DR CONGO / GIRLS YOUTH VIOLENCE
STORY: DR CONGO / GIRLS YOUTH VIOLENCE
TRT: 3:25
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SWAHILI / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 17-21 OCTOBER 2011, RUGARI, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
1. Wide shot, landscape view of Rugari
2. Wide shot, bicyclist riding down a road of Rugari
3. Wide shot, woman and man walking by the side of the road
4. Wide shot, Françoise and her younger sibling fetching water
5. Med shot, Françoise
6. Wide shot, Françoise washing the dishes inside her home
7. Med shot, Françoise washing the dishes with her younger sister
8. Med shot, Françoise and her younger sister washing dishes
9. SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old:
“I used to think that in a family, girls should do more of the house chores than boys. But I realized, in a family everyone should help each other. It’s not only the girls that should do it all. ”
10. Med shot, girls sewing and knitting in child friendly spaces
11. Wide shot, girls’ discussion group inside tent
12. Med shot, Françoise listening to facilitator
13. SOUNDBITE (French) Adele Nsimire, Association of Volunteers for International Service(AVSI) Facilitator:
“A girl wouldn't normally ask help from her brother, because she's a girl. A girl won't go to school because she's the servant in the house. These are the obstacles that girls from my discussion group have. But the more discussions we have, the more they now know what their rights are and slowly it is changing inside the family.”
14. Wide shot, child friendly tent
15. Close up, girl participant in a discussion group
16. Med shot, girl talking to the group
17. SOUNDBITE (French) Ildephonse Birhaheka, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF DRC: “Teenage girls told us they needed a space where they can talk about things that affect them, their confidence, hoping that what they share would stay within the walls of the discussion group”
18. Wide shot, girls discussing during a group session
19. Close up, girl talking to the group
20. Close up, facilitator talking to the girls’ group
21. Close up, girl talking to the group
22. Close up, girl laughing
23. Med shot, Françoise talking to facilitator
24. SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old:
"The discussion group is really good, there is a lot of advice for us girls and many things are clarified for us there."
25. Wide shot, girl’s discussing
26. Med shot, Françoise taking note and listening to the group
27. SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old:
“I feel comfortable because now I am free to express myself and talk about all that seemed hard before”
28. Med shot, girls seating and holding hands in a circle
29. Med shot, girls holding hands and forming a circle
30. Med shot, facilitator talking to the girls
31. Med shot, panoramic of girls clapping and laughing
The North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, has been the site of many violent clashes between armed groups. Although the region is still burdened by the scars of war, many displaced families, like Françoise’s, have returned to the area.
Françoise has always helped her mother in all house chores. But lately, her views on her role at home have changed.
SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old: “I used to think that in a family, girls should do more of the house chores than boys. But I realized, in a family everyone should help each other. It’s not only the girls that should do it all. ”
UNICEF and its partner AVSI (Association of Volunteers for International Service), have placed a particular focus on female youth through psychosocial support activities like the girls-only Adolescent Discussion Groups.
SOUNDBITE (French) Adele Nsimire, AVSI (Association of Volunteers for International Service) Facilitator:
“A girl wouldn't normally ask help from her brother, because she's a girl. A girl won't go to school because she's the servant in house. These are the obstacles that girls from my discussion group have. But the more discussions we have, the more they now know what their rights are and slowly it is changing inside the family.”
The discussion groups, held within child friendly spaces, provide a safe environment for girls and offers informal education, life skills and counseling.
SOUNDBITE (French) Ildephonse Birhaheka, Child Protection Officer, UNICEF DRC:
“Teenage girls told us they needed a space where they can talk about things that affect them, their confidence, hoping that what they share would stay within the walls of the discussion group”
Approximately 2,300 girls and boys aged 13-17 have participated in the groups since 2008. There are currently 35 adolescent girls- and boys-only discussion groups in the region. Discussions are held twice a week for one hour.
SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old:
"The discussion group is really good, there is a lot of advice for us girls and many things are clarified for us there."
The discussion groups help girls feel more equipped to prevent violent attacks, challenge harmful beliefs and act as agents of change within their communities.
SOUNDBITE (French) Françoise Maniraghua, 16-years-old:
“I feel comfortable because now I am free to express myself and talk about all that seemed hard before”
Providing Congolese girls with spaces to express themselves, to share and reflect on their role, is the first step toward building their confidence to fight gender-based violence.
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