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STORY: SYRIA / HOMS ORPHAN BOY
TRT: 01:30
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / NATS
DATELINE: 27 APRIL 2017, JAB JANDALI, HOMS, SYRIA
27 APRIL 2017, JAB JANDALI, HOMS, SYRIA
1. Med shot, Laith taking books out of a bag
2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Laith Shaban Alomr, orphaned child:
“I hid and stayed hiding for two days. I went down, I called them from the roof and no one answered. I went down, drank water, and went back and hid.”
3. Tilt up, from food to Laith
4. Wide shot, Shamsa offering Laith food
5. Med shot, Shamsa
6. Wide shot, former school turned shelter where Laith and his grandmother live
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“I take care of him. I feed him. I dress him.”
8. Wide shot, Shamsa combing Laith’s hair
9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“As long as I have the energy I won’t leave him.”
10. Med shot, Shamsa combing Laith’s hair
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“After I die, He will have God (to take care of him).”
12. Wide shot, Shamsa crying as she looks at photos of family members she lost
13. Close up, photos in Shamsa’s lap
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“I want him to finish his education and become an engineer or doctor. I want to be proud of him and I want people to say this child was raised very well by his grandmother.”
15. Various shots, Laith studying
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Laith Shaban Alomr, orphaned child:
“I feel like growing up, finish school, and become a doctor so I can help people.”
17. Various shots, Laith playing with a friend
Last year, nine-year-old Laith Shaban Alomr lost six family members to the ongoing conflict in Syria including his mother, father and siblings. For three nights after their death, he slept alongside their remains until he was discovered.
Gunmen attacked his home in Syria, as the child hid in fear.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Laith Shaban Alomr, orphaned child:
“I hid and stayed hiding for two days. I went down, I called them from the roof and no one answered. I went down, drank water, and went back and hid.”
Locals found Laith on the third day. He now lives with his grandmother, Shamsa, in this former school in Homs. They survive on aid provided by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and its partners.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“I take care of him. I feed him. I dress him.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“After I die, He will have God (to take care of him).”
Shamsa lost all her family in the war, except Laith.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Shamsa, Laith’s grandmother:
“I want him to finish his education and become an engineer or doctor. I want to be proud of him and I want people to say this child was raised very well by his grandmother.”
Laith still has dreams like any other child. His goal is now to help others.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Laith Shaban Alomr, orphaned child:
“I feel like growing up, finish school, and become a doctor so I can help people.”
