16 Nov 2009

CRC MALAYSIA / PENAN SCHOOL

A UNICEF supported program aims to provide basic education for parents from the Penan indigenous group so that they will support their own children’s schooling. The right to education is enshrined in the Convention on the Rights of the child, which is 20 years old this year. UNICEF

Posted at: November 16, 2009 5:03 pm

Duration: 03:06

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STORY: CRC MALAYSIA / PENAN SCHOOL
TRT:  3.06
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / BAHASA MALAY/ NATS

DATELINE: 29-30 JULY 2009, LONG LUTENG, MALAYSIA

SHOTLIST:

1.	Wide shot, bridge leading to village	
2.	Wide shot, Meriam walking to river
3.	Close up, Meriam washing clothes
4.	Med shot, Meriam washing clothes in river
5.	Close up, hand sewing traditional hat
6.	Med shot, Meriam sitting along with friend making hat
7.	Wide shot, Meiam and friends sitting in doorway
8.	Wide shot, Meriam walking with children
9.	Wide shot, guy walking across bridge 
10.	Med shot, trees in forest
11.	Wide shot, river (from aboard boat)
12.	Med shot, pilot and passengers on boat
13.	Med shot, walking shot of Meriam and children crossing pedestrian bridge
14.	Wide shot, adult literacy classroom
15.	Med shot, women taking literacy class
16.	Med shot, ladies listening to teacher in class
17.	Med shot, teacher in front of blackboard
18.	Close up, woman taking class
19.	SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Malay) Meriam Anyie, Penan Mother:
"I never went to school all my early life. My mother and father, and I, we were born and lived in the jungle. There were no schools in the jungle! So I never went to school. Now I know ABC and I can read, write and count to ten, to 20. Now I can help my children a little bit with their school work."
20.	Close up, learning alphabet exercise
21.	Med shot, women watching teacher correct their work 
22.	Wide shot, primary school students arriving for school
23.	Wide shot, students heading for school
24.	Med shot, students walking
25.	Close up, students lining up outside classrooms
26.	Wide shot, students lined up for assembly outside classrooms
27.	Med shot, students lined up at assembly
28.	Wide shot, students at assembly
29.	Med shot, teacher leading reading exercise in class
30.	Med shot, students listening
31.	Close up, computer with spelling activity
32.	Med shot, students working with computer spelling activity
33.	SOUNDBITE (English) Edward Nullie ak Anggun, Principal, Long Luteng Primary School:
"I tell them you can only change through education, because with a good education you can get a better job; with a better job, then you can have a better life." 
34.	Med shot, Meriam helping children with school work
35.	Close up, Meriam's son working on homework
36.	Med shot, from window looking at Meriam and children doing homework
37.	SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Malay) Meriam Anyie, Penan Mother:
"My hope is for my children to have ambition in their hearts. I want them to be successful. Maybe my daughter can be a nurse, my son Andi can be a teacher. I will be very happy."
38.	Close up, Meriam's daughter
39.	Med shot, Meriam and children doing homework

STORYLINE:

Meriam Anyie was born deep in the rainforest of Malaysian Borneo. For most of her life, she and her family drifted through the jungle, never living in a permanent home. She is Penan, one of a nomadic indigenous people who have hunted and gathered in the remote interior of Borneo since long before written history could record it.

Meriam is the first generation of her family to settle down. She and her husband are raising four children in Long Luteng, a small village situated on rolling hills of ancient forest, hours from the nearest city by boat or four-wheel drive. And, for the first time in her life, Meriam is going to school.

This adult literacy program, called KEDAP in Malay, is a pilot project of the Malaysian ministry of education to reach remote indigenous and Orang Asli, or original people, of Malaysia.

It's an effort that not only provides a basic education for the parents, but also helps them understand the value of schooling for their children.

SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Malay) Meriam Anyie, Penan Mother:
"I never went to school all my early life. My mother and father, and I, we were born and lived in the jungle. There were no schools in the jungle! So I never went to school. Now I know ABC and I can read, write and count to 10, to 20. Now I can help my children a little bit with their school work."

The adult literacy class is in such high demand in Long Luteng that many parents are on a waiting list. Its success comes on the heels of a long-running program, supported by UNICEF, to boost enrolment rates and achievement in rural areas, particularly among Orang Asli children in Peninsular Malaysia and indigenous children in distant areas of Sabah and Sarawak.

Long Luteng primary school faces challenges unlike schools in many more accessible areas. Some students must travel hours on foot to attend class, and they often face pressure from parents to work, to help the family's income.

SOUNDBITE (English) Edward Nullie ak Anggun, Principal, Long Luteng Primary School:
"I tell them you can only change through education, because with a good education you can get a better job; with a better job, then you can have a better life."

Teachers try to connect with children using fun and interactive teaching techniques. Classes involve educational games and other materials designed to stimulate and engage students, and encourage them to stay in school.

SOUNDBITE (Bahasa Malay) Meriam Anyie, Penan Mother:
"My hope is for my children to have ambition in their hearts. I want them to be successful. Maybe my daughter can be a nurse, my son Andi can be a teacher. I will be very happy."

And as more parents like Meriam learn the importance of education, more children will be able to study and increase their potential.