STORY: Somali youths to work with the

government in fighting gender-based

violence
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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 27/DECEMBER/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST
Wide shot, participants taking part in the campaign
Med shot, participants taking part in the campaign
Med shot, participants taking part in the campaign
Close up shot, Former Member of Parliament (MP) Mukhtar
Mohamed Yusuf, and Abdikafi Mohamud Makaraan, the Banaadir
Youth Chairman listening
5. Close up shot, Former MP Mukhtar Mohamed Yusuf listening
6. SOUNDBITE: AHMED ABDI OMAR, THE DIRECTOR OF HUMAN
RIGHTS IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The 16 days of activism is meant to raise awareness
internationally and is marked in every country and not only in
Somalia. A lot of awareness campaigns take place during the
16 days to promote human rights internationally, and given
that we are in Somalia, it is about the protection of the rights
of the Somali people, especially vulnerable people mainly
women and children.
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7. Abdikafi Mohamud Makaraan, the Banaadir Youth Chairman

addressing participants
8. Wide shot, participants listening
9. Med shot, participants listening
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Close up shot, participants listening
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Med shot, Former MP Mukhtar Mohamed Yusuf addressing
participants
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Med shot, participants listening
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Close up shot, participants listening
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Med shot, Former MP Mukhtar Mohamed Yusuf addressing
participants
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SOUNDBITE: IFRAH AHMED, DIRECTOR OF IFRAH
FOUNDATION

This programme is targeting the youth because they are

normally targeted for recruitment into terrorism or end up
becoming immigrants. It is important that the youth come
together to discuss issues affecting them so that they guard
against being conscripted into terrorism or becoming
immigrants.
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Med shot, Ifrah Ahmed, Director of IFRAH Foundation and
another participant listening
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Close up shot, Ifrah Ahmed, Director of IFRAH foundation
listening
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Med shot, participants listening
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Med shot, Ifrah Ahmed, Director of IFRAH foundation
addressing participants
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Med shot, women participants listening
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Close up shot, male participant listening
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SOUNDBITE: HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD, PARTICIPANT
Somalia is considered one of the countries where these
abuses are rampant and I hope that there will be an
improvement in future. There is need to improve the security
and stability of country, if we are to stop these abuses. One of
the biggest problems that the country is facing is insecurity
but given that the security situation is improving, we hope
that the violations will decrease.
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Med shot, female participants listening

Wide shot, participants listening
SOUNDBITE: FAHMO ALI HASSAN, PARTICIPANT
The conference was about the sexual violence, especially
against women and how it can be prevented. It was extremely
beneficial but we also realized that a lot of effort is required to
eradicate sexual violence. We need to go to the villages and
carry out door to door campaigns because it is in the
communities where child abuse is rife. Girls are subjected to
female genital mutilation and are forced into marriage. This
has to be stopped.

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Med shot, group of youths singing and dancing

Close up shot, group of youths singing and dancing

Somali youths to work with the government in fighting

gender-based violence
Mogadishu, 27 December 2016 - Youths in Mogadishu yesterday
resolved to work with the government to fight sexual and genderbased violence (SGBV) which is still rampant in parts of the country.
The youth who spoke, Monday, at a symposium organized to
exchange views on sexual and gender-based violence, said the

problem was still rife in the country, adding that more effort is
required to eradicate it.
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, a participant, urged the youth to unite
and help fight the vice, saying the problem cannot be tackled
without cooperation between the government and members of the
public.
Somalia is considered one of the countries where these abuses are
rampant and I hope that there will be an improvement in future.
There is need to improve the security and stability of country, if we
are to stop these abuses. One of the biggest problems that the
country is facing is insecurity but given that the security situation is
improving, we hope that the violations will decrease, Mr. Hassan
observed.
His sentiments were supported by Fahmo Ali Hassan, a participant,
who said there was need to sensitize communities on the negatives
of sexual violence. Ms. Hassan described the symposium as timely,
saying it had enabled youths to discuss the vice in an open and
frank manner.
The conference was about the sexual violence, especially against
women and how it can be prevented. It was extremely beneficial but
we also realized that a lot of effort is required to eradicate sexual
violence. We need to go to the villages and carry out door to door
campaigns because it is in the communities where child abuse is
rife. Girls are subjected to female genital mutilation and are forced
into marriage. This has to be stopped, she observed.
The symposium, organized under the safe cities campaign, was
aimed at raising awareness on 16 days of activism, an international
campaign to challenge violence against women and girls, and also
educate the public on the importance of respecting individual
freedoms.
Speaking at the conference, Ahmed Abdi Omar, the Director of
Human Rights in the Ministry of Women and Human Rights, noted
that the symposium sought to enhance the protection and
enjoyment of human rights in the country.
The 16 days of activism is meant to raise awareness internationally
and is marked in every country and not only in Somalia. A lot of
awareness campaigns take place during the 16 days to promote
human rights internationally, and given that we are in Somalia, it is
about the protection of the rights of the Somali people, especially
vulnerable people mainly women and children, the Director of
human rights stated.

Ifrah Ahmed, the Director of Ifrah Foundation, noted that apart from
raising awareness on human rights, the symposium tackled critical
issues affecting the youth in Somalia with the view of dissuading
young people from negative practices such terrorism and
radicalization.
This programme is targeting the youth because they are normally
targeted for recruitment into terrorism or end up becoming
immigrants. It is important that the youth come together to discuss
issues affecting them so that they guard against being conscripted
into terrorism or becoming immigrants, Ms. Ahmed noted.
The conference was organized by the Ifrah Foundation, the Banaadir
Youth Association in collaboration with the African Union Mission in
Somalia (AMISOM). It was also attended by top federal government
officials and members of the civil society.
In Mogadishu, the campaign targets to train 300 youths from all the
17 districts to raise awareness on human rights and help reduce
conflicts in the country.
Women and girls in Somalia, like in many other countries, are often
subjected to various types of sexual violence, prompting the need to
sensitize the public on human rights through education and training.
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