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STORY: HONDURAS / SAFE SCHOOLS
TRT: 2:18
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 29 AUGUST 2017, TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS
1. Various shots, Karen and children in class
2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Karen, Primary school teacher:
“With the children we’re seeing more incidents of violence, and shortened attention spans. They don’t see the importance in doing homework. It is very hard on teachers, because in addition to being teachers we also have to play the role of psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, even for parents who come to us for help to deal with situations at home.”
3. Various shots, Karen drawing in whiteboard
4. Various shots, students sitting outside the classroom
5. Wide shot, Kevin Santos walking in hallways and going into office
6. Various shots, Kevin Santos sitting in office desk
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kevin Santos, School Principal:
“There are times when we are left alone to deal with things, because a lot of the time the childrens’ parents are busy dealing with their own problems like unemployment. We have to work out how we can move forward with our role as teachers and give an education to these boys and girls who deserve a better future.”
8. Various shots, Kevin Santos working
9. Wide shot, Kevin Santos standing up from desk and walking out of office
10. Various shots, Kevin Santos with students in classroom
11. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Karen, Primary school teacher:
“I want them to be able to walk in the streets without fearing that something will happen to them. I want a school equipped with everything it needs to provide an education. And I want us to bring out the good in the children, because they are good children.”
12. Various shots, Karen and students at school
Teachers in Honduras’s toughest neighbourhoods work against the odds to make their schools safe havens where children can learn.
UNHCR, working with Save the Children, has released a study looking at risks of forced displacement for teachers in a country where, according to government statistics, more than 700 schools and 180,000 students are at risk.
This classroom in Honduras is home to everyday heroes. Teachers like Karen go beyond their lessons to give children surrounded by gang violence a safe place to learn.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Karen, Primary school teacher:
“With the children we’re seeing more incidents of violence, and shortened attention spans. They don’t see the importance in doing homework. It is very hard on teachers, because in addition to being teachers we also have to play the role of psychologists, psychiatrists, counsellors, even for parents who come to us for help to deal with situations at home.”
Schools like this one strive to be havens. Yet teaching comes often at a high cost. 90 teachers have been killed in Honduras since 2010 while others fall victims to extortions and harassment. According to the government, more than 700 schools across Honduras are at risk affecting more than 180,000 students and 60,000 teachers.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Kevin Santos, School Principal:
“There are times when we are left alone to deal with things, because a lot of the time the childrens’ parents are busy dealing with their own problems like unemployment. We have to work out how we can move forward with our role as teachers and give an education to these boys and girls who deserve a better future.”
With the support from UNHCR and partners dozens of teachers have taken the lead to seek solutions by assessing risks and developing plans to protect staff and students alike.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Karen, Primary school teacher:
“I want them to be able to walk in the streets without fearing that something will happen to them. I want a school equipped with everything it needs to provide an education. And I want us to bring out the good in the children, because they are good children.”
Those efforts will help guide the government response to make Honduras’s schools safe for teaching, and learning and foster hope beyond these school walls.
