27 Dec 2012

KENYA / WATER

It’s been years since Fatima Suthi has seen rain. The 51-year-old mother of eight lives near the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya, and has been struggling to survive in a land where water is scarce. UNICEF

Posted at: December 27, 2012 3:12 pm

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STORY: KENYA / WATER
TRT: 1.58
SOURCE: UNICEF 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: AMHARIC / SOMALI / NATS

DATLELINE: 18 SEPTEMBER 2012, DADAAB, KENYA

SHOTLIST:

1. Wide shot, woman in black carries water jug and walks on dirt
2. Close up, bone in the dirt
3. Med shot, woman in black walks with her children through entrance in thorny wall
4. Med shot, hut under tree, next to collection of yellow water jugs
5. Close up, plastic bags in tree
6. Wide shot, fence with UNICEF sign
7. Close up, UNICEF sign on fence
8. Wide shot, school built by UNICEF
9. Close up, sign on school: LABISGALE ECD SCHOOL CLASSROOMS
10. Wide shot, tall blue structure over water pump in ground
11. Close up, taps pouring water into plastic jugs
12. Med shot, girl sitting outside hut, next to row of water jugs
13. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Fatima Suthi, Mother:
"Without water, there is no life. Now, my girls can attend school. Before, they had to spend their days fetching water. This water project has changed my life."
14. Med shot, water kiosk with water tank on roof
15. Close up, two people filling water jugs at kiosk
16. Close up, generator for water pump
17. Close up, boy reading book in classroom
18. Wide shot, structure housing generator next to tree 
19. Close up, girl in purple scarf in classroom
20. Med shot, man and woman talk in classroom
21. SOUNDBITE (Somali) Mohamued Abdi Osman, School Chairman:
"Life here was very difficult before. Now families are sending kids to school because the water is right here. After so many animals died in the drought, the only hope for nomadic families was to get an education for their children. The water kiosk, right here at the school, helps make that possible."
22. Med shot, woman stands in middle of water jugs outside water kiosk
23. Med shot, woman in blue UNICEF shirt talks to children
24. Wide shot, row of people carry water jugs across the sand

STORYLINE:

It's been years since Fatima Suthi has seen rain. The 51-year-old mother of eight lives near the Dadaab refugee camp in northeastern Kenya, and has been struggling to survive in a land where water is scarce.

The drought here has killed all of her livestock, and forced her, like other pastoralist families, to adjust.

She settled into this small hut with her children. The climate is so harsh, and the leaves so scarce, that the family has filled this tree with plastic trash bags to give them a small bit of shade from the intense afternoon sun.

Set against this brutal landscape, a UNICEF-supported water project has given her hope.

At this nearby school, built by UNICEF with funds from the Japanese government, UNICEF has installed a bore hole that provides water to the broader community.

SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Fatima Suthi, Mother:
"Without water, there is no life. Now, my girls can attend school. Before, they had to spend their days fetching water. This water project has changed my life."

UNICEF installed a water kiosk on the school grounds. A small fee is charged for the water, with the revenue used to fuel the water pump's generator, to pay teachers' salaries, to pay for a security guard, and also to help pay school expenses for needy children.

SOUNDBITE (Somali) Mohamued Abdi Osman, School Chairman:
"Life here was very difficult before. Now families are sending kids to school because the water is right here. After so many animals died in the drought, the only hope for nomadic families was to get an education for their children. The water kiosk, right here at the school, helps make that possible."

The community is healthier, happier, and better prepared to deal with the continuing drought. And for many children, they're getting an education for the first time in their lives – a benefit that can last for generations.