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STORY: JORDAN / SYRIANS RETURN TO LEARNING
TRT: 3.28
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ARABIC / ENGLISH
DATELINE: SEPTEMBER 2013, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN
SEPTEMBER 2013, ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, JORDAN
1. Wide shot, group of children walking in Za’atari
2. Close up, feet walking across Za’atari dust
3. Wide shot, group of girls surrounding mother and children
4. Med shot, girl hands over back to school leaflet to mother
5. Close up, girl talking to mother
6. Med shot, group of girls talking to mother and children
7. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mozoun, 14-years old, Syrain refugee:
“We talk about the importance of education. We tell people that we are ambassadors of education in the camp. I’m so happy because I have already taken a step forward in helping students to get back to school.”
8. Med shot, girl talking to man
9. Med shot, man gesturing and talking to girl
10. Close up, face of girl, talking to man
11. Med shot, group of girls walking through Za’atari
12. Wide shot, low angle girls walk through shot
13. Wide shot. Religious figures at meeting inside Za’atari mosque
14. Close up, Imam’s faces listening
15. Wide shot, Imam walks through shot
16. Wide shot, Za’atari mosque, friday prayers
17. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Omar, imam:
“Children are the ones who will build the community in Syria. They are the core of civilization. That’s why we care about their education in terms of science, morality, culture and religion.”
18. Med shot, imam delivering sermon
19. Close up, imam’s notes for sermon
20. Med shot, children listening in mosque
21. Med shot, imam’s face through fan
22. Close up, man listening
23. Close up, Imam delivering sermon
24. Med shot, Duha, packing school bag
25. Med shot, Duha face packing
26. Close up, books going into bag
27. Med shot, group of girls walking along road to school
28. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Duha Al Ahmed, teacher:
“The most important point about the assembly points is that children go to school every day without any fear. This helps because more people will come to school when they see it’s safe.”
29. Wide shot, car group of children walking along Za’atari road
30. Med shot, behind children with bags walking to school
31. Wide shot, children walking through school gates
32. Med shot, men registering children
33. Close up, hand writing in registration book
34. Med shot, men registering children
35. Close up, registration document placed on pile
36. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Raed, Syrian refugee:
“When we came here we forgot all about school because of the situation. Our main goal was just to follow up on news and what is happening in Syria at the moment. But when the campaign came to us it reminded us to get our children to school. First we keep them off the streets. Second they go to school, learn and get certificates. They will not miss this school year, even here in Za’atari.”
37. Close up, hand picking up books
38. Close up, books going into bag
39. Wide shot, packing of stationary
40. Med shot, boy walks out of caravan
41. Med shot, boy walks out of door on to street
42. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed, Syrian refugee:
“When my father registered me at the school I was very happy because I will not be on the street anymore.”
43. Med shot, man packing stationary into bag
44. Close up, hand taking cap
45. Close up, cap going into bag
46. Wide shot, man brings bag into store room and puts it down
With the new school year starting, UNICEF and Save the Children are supporting a campaign for a return to learning in Za’atari and in schools across Jordan.
A group of Za’atari children are on a mission. To get their peers back to school. Thirty 12 to 15-year olds are crossing the refugee camp to talk to children and their parents about the benefits and importance of a return to learning.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mozoun, 14-years old, Syrian refugee:
“We talk about the importance of education. We tell people that we are ambassadors of education in the camp. I’m so happy because I have already taken a step forward in helping students to get back to school.”
Mozoun and her peers are not the only ones promoting education. With around 30,000 children of school going age in Za’atari there is ground to cover. So the camp’s religious figures have joined the team. Imams, such as Abu Omar, talk to parents about the value of education during Friday prayers.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Omar, imam:
“Children are the ones who will build the community in Syria. They are the core of civilization. That’s why we care about their education in terms of science, morality, culture and religion.”
Encouraging school enrollment is an important step forward. But providing a safe and protective environment for a return to learning is critical. 11-year old Duha assembles with her peers and teacher to walk the 2 km’s to school.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Duha Al Ahmed, Teacher:
“The most important point about the assembly points is that children go to school every day without any fear. This helps because more people will come to school when they see it’s safe.”
For families across the world registering their children for the new school year is routine. But for Syrian refugees living in Jordan and across the region it’s not always the first priority.
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abu Raed, Syrian refugee:
“When we came here we forgot all about school because of the situation. Our main goal was just to follow up on news and what is happening in Syria at the moment. But when the campaign came to us it reminded us to get our children to school. First we keep them off the streets. Second they go to school, learn and get certificates. They will not miss this school year, even here in Za’atari.”
SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Mohamed, Syrian refugee:
“When my father registered me at the school I was very happy because I will not be on the street anymore.”
At the very least a return to learning brings some normalcy and hope for the children of Syria in uncertain times.
