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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN /YOUTH DAY
TRT: 2:55
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 16 AUGUST 2017 JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, actors in open area in a play fighting and pushed the other to the ground
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kwori, Organising People for Prosperity:
“As you can see here, youth are trying to demonstrate their potential through ICT – Information Technology, through creative art, through music dance and cultural performances, through literary works and all sorts of innovation here. So we believe – the idea is that as we see we want to project that there is a good number of young people who are actually advocating for peace other than the perceived tradition that young people are architects of violence.”
3. Close up, sign reading “GoGirls ICT Initiative”
4. Pan right, mentor explaining to delegation what GoGirls ICT Initiative is about
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Yine Yenki Nyika, GoGirls ICT Initiative, Cofounder:
“What I can tell every South Sudanese, every youth out there – every girl and boy is that we need to change our attitude. If we are to build a better south Sudan, it all starts with us. The small thing we can do, do it for your community, the small thing you can do do it for your country, the small thing you can do, do it for your neighbour.”
6. Wide of exhibitions
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Vox-pop, young woman:
“Our young people should forget about violence, but rather take part in peaceful initiatives that will develop this country to a better South Sudan.
8. Various shots, exhibition of items made in South Sudan
9. Wide shot, Education Minister looking on
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Deng Deng Hoc, Minister of General Education, South Sudan:
“When youth become peacemakers, we will definitely have peace in the country. So we have a opportunity because the majority of our people are youth. And youth have the energy, they have the creativity, they have the drive and the enthusiasm to make change. The change we need now is to have peace throughout the country.”
11. Various shots, at a UNFPA stall mid-wife demonstrating the delivery of a child with dummies
12 SOUNDBITE (English) Wilfred Ochan, Deputy Country Director, UN population Fund (UNFPA):
“My call to the youth is that they hold they hold the key to turn off this conflict, whether it is actual engagement in the battle field, whether it is propagating the hate speech and the ethnic tensions between the different tribes- they are mostly propagated through the youth using the social media, so youth are central in peaceful existence in South Sudan.”
13. Various delegation holding SDG cards at a booth.
STORYINE:
A short play depicting conflict between family members over a piece of arable land, ends in a traditional hug and a handshake before actors exit the stage.
The play highlighted just one of many issues which are a source of conflict in South Sudan, which has been marred by political, social and economic unrest. In the play, families quickly resolve their difference because the sons from both families say they have grown up together as brothers, and they cannot fight each other.
Marking this year’s International Youth Day in South Sudan’s capital Juba, a day-long event which, attracted close to 200 youth applauded the play.
At the day - a handful of youth showcased their work at an exhibition alongside various United Nations agencies which highlighted their work for the benefit of participating youth.
SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Kwori, Organising People for Prosperity:
“As you can see here, youth are trying to demonstrate their potential through ICT – Information Technology, through creative art, through music dance and cultural performances, through literary works and all sorts of innovation here. So we believe – the idea is that as we see we want to project that there is a good number of young people who are actually advocating for peace other than the perceived tradition that young people are architects of violence.”
The national event in South Sudan saw a handful of hopeful South Sudanese youth gather under the theme ‘#Youthbuildingpeace - “Celebrating young people’s contribution to peace building”.
Speaking after she show-case the GoGirls ICT initiative to guests, co-founder Yne Yenki Nyika called on South Sudanese youth to be change agents.
SOUNDBITE (English) Yine Yenki Nyika, GoGirls ICT Initiative, Cofounder:
“What I can tell every South Sudanese, every youth out there – every girl and boy is that we need to change our attitude. If we are to build a better south Sudan, it all starts with us. The small thing we can do, do it for your community, the small thing you can do, do it for your country, the small thing you can do, do it for your neighbour.”
The GoGirls ICT initiative are winners of a ‘Youth Innovation Challenge for Peace’ which was organized by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2016.
“Our young people should forget about violence, but rather take part in peaceful initiatives that will develop this country to a better South Sudan”, said a participating youth said she was encouraged by the participation despite the low numbers at the event.
The National minister of general education Deng Deng Hoc made the call to the young people during official celebrations to mark International Day, and challenged to shun tribalism and be agents of peace.
SOUNDBITE (English) Deng Deng Hoc, Minister of General Education, South Sudan:
“When youth become peacemakers, we will definitely have peace in the country. So we have a opportunity because the majority of our people are youth. And youth have the energy, they have the creativity, they have the drive and the enthusiasm to make change. The change we need now is to have peace throughout the country.”
A Senior UN Population Fund (UNFPA) official representing UNFPA which is the lead UN body involved in commemorating the day called on the youth to “turn off” the conflict in South Sudan.
SOUNDBITE (English) Wilfred Ochan, Deputy Country Director, UN population Fund (UNFPA):
“My call to the youth is that they hold they hold the key to turn off this conflict, whether it is actual engagement in the battle field, whether it is propagating the hate speech and the ethnic tensions between the different tribes- they are mostly propagated through the youth using the social media, so youth are central in peaceful existence in South Sudan.”
Youth day was officially commemorated worldwide on Saturday 12th of August.
