MYANMAR / GRANDI DISPLACED WOMEN
07-Jul-2017
00:02:15
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited a UNHCR supported project in Maungdaw, Myanmar, aimed at promoting peaceful co-existence through vocational training classes. UNHCR
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TITLE: MYANMAR / GRANDI DISPLACED WOMEN
TRT: 2:57
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ROHINGYA / RAKHINE / NATS
DATELINE: 3 JULY 2017, MAUNGDAW, RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR
TRT: 2:57
SOURCE: UNHCR
RESTRICTIONS: PLEASE CREDIT UNHCR ON SCREEN
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / ROHINGYA / RAKHINE / NATS
DATELINE: 3 JULY 2017, MAUNGDAW, RAKHINE STATE, MYANMAR
SHOTLIST
1. Various shots, Lailya working on her sewing machine
2. SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Lailya Bagum, 27-year-old Participant:
“We didn’t know them. We now have very good relationship. I used to be afraid of them.”
3. Various shots, May Than Nwe working on her sewing machine
4. SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“I feel that working with these participants as if I had known them before. I would like to maintain this relationship after the class.”
5. Various shots, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, talking to a participant in the sewing class
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“Not only do they find the course useful to learn skills, that will give them an income but also for the first time they could sit and speak together with other members of the community.”
7. Tracking shot, sewing class
8. SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“It is important, it’s better to have solidarity, if there is solidarity between communities. It’s better for the country.”
9. Wide shot, Grandi talking to class teacher
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“This is a small little seed that you plant but I think it’s important.”
11. Various shots, class participants ironing bags they just made
12. Various shots, clothes and bags made by the participants
2. SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Lailya Bagum, 27-year-old Participant:
“We didn’t know them. We now have very good relationship. I used to be afraid of them.”
3. Various shots, May Than Nwe working on her sewing machine
4. SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“I feel that working with these participants as if I had known them before. I would like to maintain this relationship after the class.”
5. Various shots, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, talking to a participant in the sewing class
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“Not only do they find the course useful to learn skills, that will give them an income but also for the first time they could sit and speak together with other members of the community.”
7. Tracking shot, sewing class
8. SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“It is important, it’s better to have solidarity, if there is solidarity between communities. It’s better for the country.”
9. Wide shot, Grandi talking to class teacher
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“This is a small little seed that you plant but I think it’s important.”
11. Various shots, class participants ironing bags they just made
12. Various shots, clothes and bags made by the participants
STORYLINE
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, visited a UNHCR supported project in Maungdaw, Myanmar, aimed at promoting peaceful co-existence through vocational training classes.
The project brings together 20 Muslim and Rakhine women to learn sewing skills and basic literacy, as well as health and hygiene education. Although they would appear to have little in common, many of these women have either had no education or had to drop out of school to support their families.
Lailya is a single mother and a Muslim
SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Lailya Bagum, 27-year-old Participant:
“We didn’t know them. We now have very good relationship. I used to be afraid of them.”
May Than Nwe is from the Rakhine community
SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“I feel that working with these participants as if I had known them before. I would like to maintain this relationship after the class.”
The joint project is funded by UNHCR and NGO Bridge Asia Japan
Grandi met with the project participants.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“Not only do they find the course useful to learn skills, that will give them an income but also for the first time they could sit and speak together with other members of the community.”
The women say they will maintain their friendship beyond the classroom.
SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“It is important, it’s better to have solidarity, if there is solidarity between communities. It’s better for the country.”
UNHCR is working on bringing more projects like this to Myanmar.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“This is a small little seed that you plant but I think it’s important.”
On his first official visit to the South-East Asian nation, Grandi appealed to communities in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state to unite in the face of fear, mistrust and underdevelopment.
He met with displaced people, local communities and the authorities in Sittwe and Maungdaw townships to better understand their needs and challenges.
The project brings together 20 Muslim and Rakhine women to learn sewing skills and basic literacy, as well as health and hygiene education. Although they would appear to have little in common, many of these women have either had no education or had to drop out of school to support their families.
Lailya is a single mother and a Muslim
SOUNDBITE (Rohingya) Lailya Bagum, 27-year-old Participant:
“We didn’t know them. We now have very good relationship. I used to be afraid of them.”
May Than Nwe is from the Rakhine community
SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“I feel that working with these participants as if I had known them before. I would like to maintain this relationship after the class.”
The joint project is funded by UNHCR and NGO Bridge Asia Japan
Grandi met with the project participants.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“Not only do they find the course useful to learn skills, that will give them an income but also for the first time they could sit and speak together with other members of the community.”
The women say they will maintain their friendship beyond the classroom.
SOUNDBITE (Rakhine) May Than Nwe, 23-year-old Participant:
“It is important, it’s better to have solidarity, if there is solidarity between communities. It’s better for the country.”
UNHCR is working on bringing more projects like this to Myanmar.
SOUNDBITE (English) Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner for Refugees:
“This is a small little seed that you plant but I think it’s important.”
On his first official visit to the South-East Asian nation, Grandi appealed to communities in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine state to unite in the face of fear, mistrust and underdevelopment.
He met with displaced people, local communities and the authorities in Sittwe and Maungdaw townships to better understand their needs and challenges.
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