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DRC / SISTER ANGELIQUE NAMAIKA
STORY: DRC / SISTER ANGELIQUE NAMAIKA
TRT:5:35
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE : LINGALA / FRENCH / NATS
DATELINE: 25-30 JUNE 2013, DUNGU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
1. Med shot, Sister Angélique’s feet on bike paddle
2. Wide shot, Sister Angélique riding her bike
3. Med shot, Sister Angélique riding bike, looking back
4. Wide shot, Sister Angélique riding bike and waving
5. Pan right, Sister Angélique riding bike on bridge
6. Wide shot, Sister Angélique riding bike into village and waving to people
7. Wide shot, Sister Angélique riding bike into village and waves to children
8. Close up, Sister Angélique riding bike into village and talking to people
9. Med shot, Sister Angélique receiving hugs from young children
10. Med shot, Julie (not her real name) walking in forest with wood on head
11. Med shot, Julie (not her real name) walking in forest with wood on hair
12. Wide shot, Julie (not her real name) walking in forest with wood on head and arrvise at home
13. Med shot, Julie (not her real name) putting wood down
14.SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Julie (not her real name):
“When morning came, I used to think this is the day I will die, or maybe tomorrow. If you prepared something and they saw a strange leaf in the food, they would say you put poison in it. They would say you’re a witch and sometimes you made a mistake and they would whip you, if they didn’t beat you, they killed you outright.”
15. Wide shot, women sitting in forest with Sister Angélique
16. Med shot, Sister Angélique having a chat with women in forest
17.Med shot, woman listening to Sister Angélique and smiling
18.Med shot, women sitting in forest with Sister Angélique
19.Wide shot, women in sewing school
20.Close up, woman sewing on machine
21.Close up, woman’s face behind sewing machine
22. Med shot, Sister Angélique teaching girls how to sew
23. Close up, Sister Angélique face when teaching women to sew
24. Wide shot, Sister Angélique and women plowing in forest
25. Close up, Sister Angélique and women plowing in forest
26. Med shot, Woman plowing in forest
27. Med shot, Girls in Sister Angélique reading and writing class
28. Med shot, Sister Angélique teaching women from book
29. SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nansen Award recipient:
“On her first day of literacy classes I thought that she was very diligent. Each time I asked a question she didn’t hesitate to raise her hand. My dream is that they continue literacy classes.”
30. Med shot, Julie-not her real name- in class with baby reading.
31. Close up, Sister Angélique watching Julie-not her real name- reading
32. Med shot, Julie-not her real name- in class with baby reading.
33. Close up, Sister Angélique smiling.
34. Close up, One girl writing.
35.Various shots, Monique (not her real name) with baby on back sweeping floor
36.Wide shot, Monique (not her real name) walking into forest
37.Med shot, Monique (not her real name) walking in forest
38.SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Monique (not her real name):
“Someone had tried to escape and they told us to kill him. They gave us whips and told us to beat him to death. We hit him on the head until he died. Afterwards, they gathered us together and told us that if we tried to escape, they would catch us and kill us the same way we had just killed our brother.”
39.Wide shot, Sister Angélique walking with Monique (not her real name)
40.Various shots, Sister Angélique walking with Monique (not her real name) and holding her baby
41. SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nansen Award recipient:
“The women always express their desire to sew in my opinion when they meet like this, they share their ideas and it makes them feel better, it opens them up.”
43.Wide shot, women in sewing class
44. Close up, women in sewing class behind machine
45. Wide shot, Monique (not her real name) sewing outside
46. Close up, Monique (not her real name) hand on machine
47. Med shot, Monique (not her real name) sewing outside
48. Close up, Monique (not her real name) hand on machine
49. Med shot, Monique (not her real name) and Sister Angélique hug
50. Various shots, Monique (not her real name) and Sister Angélique sitting together
51. Close up, Monique (not her real name ) and Sister Angélique sitting holding hands together
52. SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Monique (not her real name):
“I consider Sister Angélique to be my mother, especially since I don’t have a mother, I’m an orphan."
53. Close up, woman being taght how to cook
54. Wide shot, Sister Angélique teaching women how to cook
55. Close up, bread on table
56. Wide shot, Sister Angélique and women carrying food to front of school
57. Med shot, Sister Angélique serving food
58. Close up, plate getting food
59. SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Patricia:
“I try to forget with the help of Sister Angélique. When we came here we heard that they were helping women. So we presented ourselves. She spoke to each and every one of us. I spoke with her and she became the remedy that appeased my heart."
60.Wide shot, Women dancing and singing outside school
61. Close up, women dancing and singing outside school
62. Med shot, Sister Angélique and women dancing and singing outside school
63. Close up, women dancing and singing outside school
64. Med shot, water from river at sunset
65. Close up, Sister Angélique looking into river at sunset
66. SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nansen Award recipient:
“I'll never give up. I will do my best to give them back hope and the possibility to live again."
67.Close up, Sister Angélique hand whllst looking into river at sunset
68.Wide shot, Sister Angélique looking into river at sunset
69.Close up, Sister Angélique looking into river at sunset
By the age of nine, Sister Angélique knew she would devote her life to helping others. It was a German nun in her village who was her inspiration.
Decades later, the sister is doing exactly that, she works in a remote part of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where hundreds of thousands of people have taken refuge from armed groups, including the Lord’s Resistance army the LRA.
With the most meager of resources, literally a bike and her two hands, Sister Angelique has helped more than 2000 displaced women and girls who have survived horrific human rights abuses by the LRA.
Julie (not her real name) was 13 when she was abducted. Five years later she escaped and found her way to Dungu. During her captivity, Julie gave birth to two children and lived in constant fear.
SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Julie (not her real name):
“When morning came, I used to think this is the day I will die, or maybe tomorrow. If you prepared something and they saw a strange leaf in the food, they would say you put poison in it. They would say you’re a witch and sometimes you made a mistake and they would whip you, if they didn’t beat you, they killed you outright.”
Julie is one of the many women who’ve found solace in Sister Angélique.
The Sister helps those who’ve fled; those who were abducted or those who’ve lost loved ones in vicious attacks. Sister Angelique was also forced to flee an experience that motivates her even more.
Those who escape, carry the scars of their ordeal. Taken from their homes and carrying the stigma of the suffering they’ve endured, these women and girls would be lost without the support of Sister Angelique.
She doesn’t allow them to be passive victims, instead she gives them livelihood skills. She gives them confidence by telling them about their rights.
It’s a big day for Julie, it’s her first lesson since she was kidnapped so many years ago.
SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nancen Award recipient:
“On her first day of literacy classes I thought that she was very diligent. Each time I asked a question she didn’t hesitate to raise her hand. My dream is that they continue literacy classes.”
Monique- not her real name - was kidnapped at age 14 and is still haunted by the experience. Held captive for two years- she was raped and forced to kill.
SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Monique (not her real name):
“Someone had tried to escape and they told us to kill him. They gave us whips and told us to beat him to death. We hit him on the head until he died. Afterwards, they gathered us together and told us that if we tried to escape, they would catch us and kill us the same way we had just killed our brother.”
After Monique managed to escape her captors, she found refuge in Dungu. She soon realised she was pregnant. That’s when she met Sister Angélique and started attending her sewing classes.
SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nansen Award recipient:
“The women always express their desire to sew in my opinion when they meet like this, they share their ideas and it makes them feel better, it opens them up.”
For Monique, joining Sister Angélique’s sewing circle was a godsend. She now supports herself and her son by sewing and selling school uniforms.
For Sister Angelique, her efforts are simple, ordinary. But for these women who have nothing – it means the world.
Although the haunting memories will never completely fade, they know Sister Angélique will always be there for them.
SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Monique (not her real name):
“I consider Sister Angélique to be my mother, especially since I don’t have a mother, I’m an orphan."
Patricia will never heal entirely. Two of her sons and her daughter were kidnapped. One son is presumed dead the other two children escaped but are psychologically scarred.
Patricia
SOUNDBITE (Lingala) Patricia:
“I try to forget with the help of Sister Angélique. When we came here we heard that they were helping women. So we presented ourselves. She spoke to each and every one of us. I spoke with her and she became the remedy that appeased my heart."
Monique, Julie and Patricia are just three women out of thousands who were helped by Sister Angélique. Sadly there are so many more who need assistance. Undeterred by the scope of violence, hardships and misery surrounding her, Sister Angélique, carries on her work, determined to do everything she can.
SOUNDBITE (French) Sister Angélique Namaika, Nansen Award recipient:
“I'll never give up. I will do my best to give them back hope and the possibility to live again."
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