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STORY: SOUTH SUDAN / PEACKEEPERS SPORTS GROUNDS
TRT: 01:56
SOURCE: UNMISS
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 30 MARCH - 06 APRIL 2018, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN
06 APRIL 2018, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN
1. Various shots, kids playing football
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayom Chol, Malakal Footballer:
“It will help us all the way around in terms of stress management. If you come to football you will at least spend much time being happy, compared to being idle. If you are playing, you are happy, you are enjoying with other people, then from there, you will not have any problem.”
3. Wide shot, kids sitting at the football field
30 MARCH 2018, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN
4. Various shots, engineers fixing basketball court
5. Wide shot, caterpillar tracker levelling ground
6. Med shot, caterpillar
7. Wide shot, grader
8. Wide shot, basketball court
9. Close up, engineers fixing basketball hoop
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Jinnah Nyallay, UNMISS Civil Affairs Officer:
“We are actually working here today and creating the space and developing this area to see how the youth, the people from the POC (protection of civilian site), the people from town, can actually utilize this avenue, this space, to interact, play sports and actually build strong mutual relationships.”
11. Various shots, kids working with engineers
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant Nick Lytollis, UK Engineer:
“I think sport in any country contributes to betterness. It is a great way for kids to kill time, they keep fit, it’s a good way to build team spirit and, all in all, they get to have fun which I think is important for any kid in any country in the world.”
06 APRIL 2018, MALAKAL, SOUTH SUDAN
13. Various shots, footballers warming up
14. Wide shot, kids playing football
For teenagers in Malakal, football is a chance to have fun with friends. It is also an outlet for the frustrations they feel living in a country where there are few opportunities for young people because of ongoing conflict.
SOUNDBITE (English) Mayom Chol, Malakal Footballer:
“It will help us all the way around in terms of stress management. If you come to football you will at least spend much time being happy, compared to being idle. If you are playing, you are happy, you are enjoying with other people, then from there, you will not have any problem.”
The young players had not been able to practice together recently because sports facilities in the area were damaged and badly degraded during the conflict that erupted in South Sudan in 2013.
However, British and Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) have come to the rescue, using their engineering expertise to rehabilitate the football pitch as well as a volleyball and basketball court at Malakal Stadium.
SOUNDBITE (English) Jinnah Nyallay, UNMISS Civil Affairs Officer:
“We are actually working here today and creating the space and developing this area to see how the youth, the people from the POC (protection of civilian site), the people from town, can actually utilize this avenue, this space, to interact, play sports and actually build strong mutual relationships.”
The engineers are working alongside the local community to repair the facilities in an effort to bring young people from different tribes and communities together.
SOUNDBITE (English) Lieutenant Nick Lytollis, UK Engineer:
“I think sport in any country contributes to betterness. It is a great way for kids to kill time, they keep fit, it’s a good way to build team spirit and, all in all, they get to have fun which I think is important for any kid in any country in the world.”
The community is grateful for the efforts of the engineers who are helping the young people of Malakal use their shared passion for sport to break down conflict and build lasting peace.
