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STORY: NIGER/GIRLS EDUCATION
TRT 3.08
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: FRENCH/HAUSSA/NATS
DATELINE: JUNE 2013, SARAN MARADI, NIGER
1. Wide shot, in the school of Saran Maradi
2. Med shot, students writing
3. Close up, student’s hand
4. Med shot, classroom
5. Close up, rack focus, students in classroom
6. Med shot, girls writing in class
7. Close up, class in session
8. Wide shot, student reading blackboard
9. Med shot, student reading blackboard
10. Med shot, girl writing in her notebook
11. Med shot, Girls writing in notebook
12. SOUNDBITE (French) Maman Boukar Kollimi, Regional Director of National Education in Maradi:
"This is a school where a number of priorities are taken into account, including the environment, a healthy environment with what it takes in terms of shade, latrines, water points. It is a school also where there is equity, girls have the same opportunities as boys to go to school. It is also where there is a minimum of equipment, where teachers are trained, is it also a school where the community is involved in everything we do. If all these actors are mobilized, we will be in an ideal child friendly school”
13. Various shots, flag-raising
14. Wide shot, students walking back home
15. SOUNDBITE (Haussa) Tsayba Laoualy, parent:
"In the morning, we (women), wash them, get them dressed and send them to school. We also ensure that they learn their lessons. One should follow-up the education of his/her child. "
16. Tilt up, rack focus student writing to notebook
17. SOUNDBITE (Haussa) Illa Laoualy, Secretary of Saran Maradi School Management Committee:
“We provide safe drinking water in the school. We construct grass-thatched classrooms. We also ensure attendance of students. If a student is absent, we verify the reason. If he/she is sick, we take to the health center if necessary.”
18. Med shot, girls in classroom
19. Wide shot, students in classroom
20. Med shot, girl drinking water from mug
21. Med shot, student washes her hands
22. Wide shot, thatch classroom
23. Med shot, girls walking into thatch classroom
24. Various shots, outdoor classroom
25. Wide shot, students washing hands outside bathroom
26. Close shot, shift focus, girls in classroom
27. Close shot, girl laughs in the class
28. Med shot, student rings bell
In this region in the south of Niger, cultural pressure remains strong against the education of girls. Thirty-six percent of girls in the country are married by the age of 15.
In an attempt to reduce the gap between the number of girls and boys in school, UNICEF has been promoting a child & girl friendly school approach which provides children with minimum conditions of study and encourages the presence of girls.
In 1,000 schools in Niger, including this Primary School in Saran Maradi, parity is almost achieved.
SOUNDBITE (FRENCH) Maman Boukar Kollimi, Regional Director of National Education in Maradi:
"This is a school where a number of priorities are taken into account, including the environment, a healthy environment with what it takes in terms of shade, latrines, water points. It is a school also where there is equity, girls have the same opportunities as boys to go to school. It is also where there is a minimum of equipment, where teachers are trained. It is also a school where the community is involved in everything we do. If all these actors are mobilized, we will be in an ideal child friendly school”
In this village, although few women have had the chance to go to school, all of them have enrolled their daughters in school and they take their education rather seriously.
SOUNDBITE (Haussa) Tsayba Laoualy, Parent:
"In the morning, we (women), wash them, get them dressed and send them to school. We also ensure that they learn their lessons. One should follow-up the education of his/her child. "
The school management has also set up a committee to ensure the involvement of the community.
SOUNDBITE (Haussa) Illa Laoualy, Secretary of Saran Maradi School Management Committee:
"We provide safe drinking water in the school. We construct grass-thatched classrooms. We also ensure attendance of students. If a student is absent, we verify the reason. If he/she is sick, we take to the health center if necessary.”
However, even this almost ideal school in Saran Maradi, there is no a water pump. Not enough classrooms made out of bricks. Every year, straw classrooms are ravaged by fire. This discourages both parents and the children.
The Child Friendly School program has been in place for the last five years but the lack of funding has left many basic necessities uncovered.
Right now, UNICEF’s child friendly schools only accommodate seven percent of Niger’s 2 million school children.
There is much to be done but not enough resources to reach out to all those in need.
