20 Feb 2013

MADAGASCAR / CYCLONE

Every year,Madagascarhas to face several tropical cyclones. In February 2012, cyclone Giovanna has destroyed over 1,400 classrooms in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry in theEasternCoastof the island. UNICEF

Posted at: February 20, 2013 1:33 pm

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STORY: MADAGASCAR / CYCLONE
TRT: 2:55
SOURCE: UNICEF
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: MALAGASY / NATS

DATELINE: AUGUST 2012, BRICKAVILLE ET VATOMANDRY, MADAGASCAR

SHOTLIST:

1. Various shots, cyclone Giovanna hits Brickaville: high winds, flood, houses submerged
2. Various shots, cyclone Giovanna hits Brickaville: houses submerged
3. Close up, water drops on a school table 
4. Med shot, devastated classroom
5. Various shots, devastated classroom
6. Med shot, roofs and leaves blown by cyclone Giovanna, tilt down
7. Med shot, trees blown by cyclone Giovanna, pan to an empty road with trees cut
8. Med shot, houses submerged, travelling
9. Wide shot, roof of a collapsed classroom
10. Med shot, interior of the collapsed classroom, girl (Marie Hélène) steps in
11. Med shot, Marie Hélène walks inside the collapsed classroom
12. Wide shot, Marie Hélène walks inside the collapsed classroom
13. Med shot, Marie Hélène walks inside the collapsed classroom, she describes the former classroom
14. Wide shot, portrait of Marie Hélène inside the collapsed classroom
15. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
"80 percent of the classrooms were destroyed because they were made of wood and leaves.
Concrete walls stood but all the roofs were blown away.''
16. Close up, Marie Hélène's hands pick up the schoolbag hung on the wall
17. Close up, Marie Hélène's hands inserting an exercise book in the schoolbag
18. Close up, Marie Hélène's hands and schoolbag
19. Med shot, Marie Hélène arrives at the temporary schoolyard
20. Wide shot, Marie Hélène arrives at the temporary schoolyard, reveals the tarpa tent with Unicef's logo
21. Med shot, Marie Hélene raises her hand and participates to the class inside the tent, exercise book with Unicef's logo on the background
22. Close up, pencils with Unicef's logo
23. Close up, pupil writes on a Unicef copy book
24. Wide shot, Children play volley ball
25. Med shot, Children play volley ball
26. Med shot, children play soccer
27. Close up, child feet play soccer
28. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
''These donations allowed us to resume class very quickly.''
29. Wide shot, Brickaville.
30. Med shot, pupils entering a tarpa tent with Unicef and EU logos
31. Wide shot, class inside a tarpa tent
32. Close up, Riga's hands write on a Unicef copy book
33. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
''We would never have finished the school year. Fortunately, with the use of tents, classes like this one have achieved over 80% of success rates on the official exams.''
34. Med shot, Riga and his classmates studies inside a tarpa tent
35. Wide shot, class inside a tarpa tent
36. Close up, Riga writes on the blackboard
37. Med shot, Riga writes on the blackboard, over the shoulder of his teacher. Pupils applause him
38. SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Riga 11-years-old:
''I got my first degree learning inside a tent.''
39. Various shots, children playing in the schoolyard

STORYLINE:

Every year, Madagascar has to face several tropical cyclones.

In February 2012, cyclone Giovanna has destroyed over 1,400 classrooms in the districts of Brickaville and Vatomandry in the Eastern Coast of the island.

SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Marie Hélene 12-years-old:
"Trees were uprooted. All the houses were damaged. Unfortunately, our school was devastated. The black board used to be there and I used to seat here."

SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
"80 percent of the classrooms were destroyed because they were made of wood and leaves.
Concrete walls stood but all the roofs were blown away.''

In order to allow pupils to continue their studies, the European Union granted urgently 150,000 Euros to UNICEF Madagascar through the ECHO program. This fund supported the implementation of 400 "tarpa tents" which hosted 20,000 pupils. 451 school in a box and 60 recreation kits were also distributed.

SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
''These donations allowed us to resume class very quickly.''

In Brickaville, classes were not even suspended after Giovanna, thanks to the tents. The good results on the official exams testify this success.

SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Kamisy Leonard, Chef cisco Brickaville:
"We would never have finished the school year. Fortunately, with the use of tents, classes like this one have achieved over 80 percent of success rates on the official exams.''

Riga has succeeded his exam. From February to August 2012, he studied inside a tent.

SOUNDBITE (Malagasy) Riga, 11 years-old:
''I got my first degree learning inside a tent.''

Despite the damages caused by the tropical cyclone Giovanna, pupils of Brickaville and Vatomandry were allowed to hope for a brighter tomorrow.