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UGANDA / MOBILE CLASSROOMS

A UNICEF supported mobile education centre is giving new hope to pastoral Karamijong children of northeastern Uganda. UNICEF

Duration:02:30Date:14 December 2009

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United Nations Children's Fund, EDUCATION

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STORY: UGANDA / MOBILE CLASSROOMS
TRT: 2:30
SOURCE: UNICEF 
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NAKARIMOJONG / NATS
DATELINE:  28 OCTOBER 2009, MOROTO, UGANDA

SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot, boy tends to a herd of animals
2. Med shot, boy milks cow
3. Med shot, two boys stand in front of their village huts as animals pass behind them
4. Close up, one of the boys 
5. Close up, a boy holding a rock rings a metal school "bell" attached to a tree
6. Various shots, children hurry to class
7. Med shot, teacher hands out chalk to young students
8. Close up, hand of child writing on small blackboard
9. Med shot, father sitting on stool talking to his three children in the outdoor classroom
10. SOUNDBITE (Nakarimojong) Nangiro Lowuya, father of three students attending mobile classroom: 
"School is very important because in the past all we cared about was getting more animals, but now, we're in the middle of a crisis. The animals are being stolen, and there's an outbreak of disease. And at the end of it, you might not have anything. Education is the light. A child with an education can get a salary and buy food from the market – even buy a new animal if one dies or is stolen."
11. Med shot, family standing outside by fire
12. Close up, head of a cow
13. Med shot, young man standing in field, chewing on a stick
14. Med shot, back of a woman 
15. Med shot, woman emerges from entrance to the collection of huts
16. Med shot, old men sitting on stools in front of cows
17. Wide shot, woman informs old men of the importance of education
18. Close up, face of woman with necklaces
19. Wide shot, mobile classroom set up in front of large, lone tree in a field
20. Close up, face of young student
21. SOUNDBITE (Nakarimojong) Nakut Rose, community mobilizer: 
"It's important for a girl to go to school so society won't undermine the girls. They are human beings. Also to get knowledge, so they can have a place in society like men. A man can serve the family, and a woman can also serve the family at the same time."
22. Med shot, girl in torn dress writes on small blackboard
23. Med shot, older girl in purple dress stands with large blackboard balanced on her head
24. Close up, silhouette of child's head on small blackboard
25. Close up, face of child with earrings standing
26. Med shot, teacher instructs class 
27. Close up, face of teacher
28. Close up, teacher's hand pointing to writing on large blackboard
29. Med shot, older student writes on small blackboard
30. Med shot, child standing with infant sibling wrapped around her back
31. Med shot, child stands in the middle of a crowd writing on a small blackboard

STORY:
A timeless image from the region of Karamoja in northeastern Uganda: children tending to the herd.
Cattle and goats are what keep the Karamijong people alive in what can be an unforgiving landscape. Water is scarce, and the harsh environment is not capable of sustaining the masses on crops alone.
A new image, one of hope. Children hearing a school bell and scurrying to class, in this case, a UNICEF-supported mobile classroom that allows children here to attend school, while still helping the family look after the animals.

Nangiro Lowuya has been raising cattle his entire life, just like his father and grandfather before him, but after a few lean years, he wants to give his three children options.

SOUNDBITE (Nakarimojong), Nangiro Lowuya, father of three students attending mobile classroom: "School is very important because in the past all we cared about was getting more animals, but now, we're in the middle of a crisis. The animals are being stolen, and there's an outbreak of disease. And at the end of it, you might not have anything. Education is the light. A child with an education can get a salary and buy food from the market – even buy a new animal if one dies or is stolen."

He learned about the mobile classroom from Nakut Rose, a community mobilizer who travels around the village informing families about the importance of giving a child a formal education. UNICEF, which supports her efforts, recognizes education as a fundamental right, outlined in the convention on the rights of the child.

Not only will classes like this one help children develop to their full potential, it will give them economic opportunities previously cut-off to their community.

Rose is particularly proud of her efforts to get girls in the classroom.

SOUNDBITE (Nakarimojong), Nakut Rose, community mobilizer: "It's important for a girl to go to school so society won't undermine the girls. They are human beings. Also to get knowledge, so they can have a place in society like men. A man can serve the family, and a woman can also serve the family at the same time."

There are many reasons to provide a free, basic education to children. Education enhances lives, and helps end generational cycles of poverty and disease. But at its core, education is a fundamental human right, which should be extended all children, girls and boys, regardless of where they live.

This is Thomas Nybo reporting for UNICEF Television in Moroto, Uganda. Unite for children.

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