Somali women from across the nation joined hands with the global community to mark this years’ International Women’s Day celebrations with song, dance and grandeur.
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KISMAYO,BAIDOA, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Wide shot, Women marching along the streets of Kismayo2. Med
shot, Women marching on the streets of Kismayo3. Wide shot, Women
dancing and marching in Kismayo4. Med shot, Women marching on the
streets of Kismayo5. Wide shot, Women holding up banners6. Med
shot, Women holding up banners 7. Med shot, Women singing 8. Close
up, Woman singing 9. Med shot, Women singing and dancing 10.
SOUNDBITE (Somali), Qamar Khalif Haji Sheikh, Minister of Women
Affairs, Interim Juba Administration:Women are the backbone of the
Somali society, the Somali women should be empowered at every
level. The women need the support of the international community.
Somalia is being protected by women today, we feel secure.11. Wide
shot, Women singing and dancing 12. Wide shot, Baidoa community
hall13. Med shot, Baidoa civil society representatives seated 14.
Close up, Baidoa civil society members seated15. Wide shot, Interim
Southwest Administration officials seated 16. Med shot, Baidoa band
performing during the celebrations17. Med shot, Interim Southwest
Administration officials listening to the performance 18. Close up,
Interim Southwest Administration Government officials listening to
the performance 19. Med shot, Interim Southwest Administration
(ISWA) Leader Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan20. Close up, Interim
Southwest Administration (ISWA) Leader Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan21.
SOUNDBITE (Somali) Sharif Hassan Sheik Adan ISWA Interim Southwest
Administration Leader:I congratulate Somali women wherever they are
on this auspicious day. I congratulate all women in the world, I
congratulate Somali women, especially the women of this region.
Until we reach next year, I wish you long life, good health and
peace. I wish you a bigger event than this next year. 22. Med shot,
Celebrations banner23. Close up, Woman following proceedings 24.
SOUNDBITE (Somali) Mrs Faduma Omar Abuu, Minister of women, Human
rights and Family Affairs:Today is International women's day, its
our day, it is the day we celebrate our role as women and
contribution to our country. I can not express my happiness.25.
Wide shot, Women during the celebrations 26. SOUNDBITE (Somali),
Mrs Faduma Omar Abuu, Minister of Women, Human rights and Family
affairs: As a representative of women at the Ministry of Women,
Human rights and Family affairs, I will do all I can to promote
peace and reconciliation. If there is no peace, there is no life.
We cannot do anything without peace. Our main priority and target
will be to bring peace. 27. Wide shot, Women singing and
dancing
SCRIPT Somali women from across the nation joined hands with the
global community to mark this years International Womens Day
celebrations with song, dance and grandeur.
Major celebrations were held in Kismayo in the Juba region,
Baidoa in the Bay region and Garowe in Puntland. The days
celebration were held in line with the International theme, Make it
Happen, reflecting the crucial role played by the women and girls
in the rebuilding Somalia, as it recovers from years of
conflict.
In the port city of Kismayo, hundreds of men and women marched
through the towns major streets in song and dance, chanting calls
for the empowerment of Somalias women. They gathered at the Farjana
village grounds where the leadership of the Interim Juba
Administration pledged its commitment towards addressing the issues
that affect women in the region.
Speaking during the celebrations, the Minister of Women Affairs
for the Interim Juba Authority (IJA) H.E. Qamar Khalif Haji Sheikh
called for the cooperation of all Somalis, especially those in the
diaspora in addressing the plight of the Somali woman.
She observed that the Somali women have been major victims of
the two decade war, suffering major challenges ranging from high
levels of illiteracy, poverty, lack of access to basic health care
and resultant effects such as the high maternal mortality rate,
sexual exploitation and abuse and lack of effective representation
in the countrys rebuilding processes, among others.
Women are the backbone of the Somali society, the Somali women
should be empowered at every level. Our women need the support of
the international community. Somalia is being protected by women
today, we feel secure, she said.
In Baidoa, the celebrations were led by the Interim South West
Administration (ISWA) H.E. President Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan,
with his Administrations Minister for Human Rights, H.E. Fatuma
Omar Abuu.
The ISWA Administration pledged to further incorporate women in
all its activities and address the issues that affect them.
I congratulate Somali women wherever they are on this auspicious
day. I congratulate all women in the world, I congratulate Somali
women, especially the women of this region. I wish you long life,
good health and peace. I wish you progress throughout this year, he
said.
H.E. Fatuma Omar Abuu, the ISWA Minister of Women, Human Rights
and Family affairs echoed the importance of women as agents of
peace in society.
As a representative of women at the Ministry of Women, Human
rights and Family affairs, I will do all I can to promote peace and
reconciliation. If there is no peace, there is no life. We cannot
do anything without peace. Our main priority and target will be to
bring peace, she said.
The Federal Government of Somalia indicated it will continue
working with women and ensure that they are fully represented in
all political, constitutional and peace building processes across
the country.
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