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STORY: BANGLADESH / GIRLS CRICKET
TRT: 2:30
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: BANGLA / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 13-17 FEBRUARY 2011, BANGLADESH
1. Wide shot, girls playing cricket
2. Wide shot, girls entering cricket ground
3. Wide shot, girls playing cricket
4. Wide shot, girls cheering
5. Med shot, children cheering
6. Wide shot, spectators walking across the frame
7. Wide shot, spectators
8. Close up, children watching the match
9. Med shot, a UNICEF runner
10. Med shot, children watching cricket
11. Med shot, child watching cricket
12. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Arzoo, Cricket fan, 19 years old:
“HIV is a virus; it enters the human body destroying the immune system. There are many ways of transmitting the HIV virus for example from blood transfusion, unsafe sex and lactating mothers.”
13. Wide shot, girl playing Cricket
14. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Runa, Cricket fan, 13 years old:
“I now know how AIDS is not transmitted, you are not affected by HIV by sharing a meal with an infected person or bathing or socializing with them.”
15. Various shots, young men playing cricket on the streets
UNICEF / THINKWISE PSA
16. Various shots, Thinkwise PSA
17. Med shot, man playing with a cricketer
18. Wide shot, girl lined up
19. Med shot, girl playing cricket
20. Med shot, girls playing cricket
21. Wide shot, girls playing cricket
22. Med shot, man holding the red ribbon and interacting with girls
23. Med shot, three girls
24. Zoom in, girls walking to Thinkwise sign
25. SOUNDBITE (English) Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh Cricket Captain:
“You know as cricketers, we have some social responsibilities, we want to leave behind a legacy of social awareness of HIV and AIDS so that young people will get to know more about HIV and AIDS.”
26. Wide shot, children dancing and celebrating
27. Wide shot, children receiving medals
28. Med shot, girl being given the tournament cup
29. Pan right, children running in the field cheering.
It’s the final of a girls’ cricket tournament in Bangladesh. Cricket demands high levels of fitness, co-ordination and self-discipline and this trophy has been fiercely contested by teams from across this highly populated country. Everyone wants to be part of the action.
Here, the buzz is not only about cricket; all those taking part, including spectators, have been learning about HIV and how to prevent new infections. Information has been woven into match commentaries and HIV awareness slogans - Be aware, save yourself - adorn these T-shirts.
SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Arzoo, Cricket fan, 19 years old:
“HIV is a virus; it enters the human body destroying the immune system. There are many ways of transmitting the HIV virus for example from blood transfusion, unsafe sex and lactating mothers”.
SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Runa, Cricket fan, 13 years old:
“I now know how AIDS is not transmitted, you are not affected by HIV by sharing a meal with an infected person or bathing or socializing with them”.
Cricket attracts hundreds of millions of avid followers worldwide, no more so than in South Asia where no opportunity is missed to indulge their passion. THINKWISE is a partnership between the International Cricket Council, UNICEF and that draws upon the extraordinary power of the sport to tackle AIDS issues.
Fun cricketing techniques help these Bangladeshi girls to aim high and grasp life skills. Grassroots cricketing activities are being replicated in India and Sri Lanka too. Youngsters are inspired by their cricketing icons; and Thinkwise has an emblem these girls are proud to wear.
They are more aware of AIDS, the need to tackle stigma and discrimination surrounding HIV and will be able to share knowledge about how they and others can protect themselves.
When they return to their village they will be able to influence others about HIV by talking to friends and family. Captains of leading national cricket teams are playing a leading role in THINKWISE.
SOUNDBITE (English) Shakib Al Hasan, Bangladesh Cricket Captain:
“You know as cricketers, we have some social responsibilities, we want to leave behind a legacy of social awareness of HIV and AIDS so that young people will get to know more about HIV and AIDS”
These girls have just won their national cricket tournament. The hope is they are not the only winners and that a lasting legacy of the 2011 cricket world cup will be more young people are armed with knowledge that continues to reverse the global spread of HIV.
