STORY: AMISOM Police Food Donation TRT: 02:08 SOURCE: AU/UN IST RESTRICTIONS: This media asset is free

for editorial broadcast, print, online and radio use. It is not to be sold on and is restricted for other purposes. All enquiries to news@auunist.org CREDIT REQUIRED: AU/UNIST AN!UA!E: En"li#$/ So%ali DATE INE: 2&T' FE(UARY 20)&/MO!ADIS'U/ SOMA IA S'OT IST: 1. Med shot, AMISOM Police officer off loading the food 2. Wide shot, AMISOM Police officer off loading the food 3. Wide shot, Siliga Amerikanka camp, Mogadishu . Wide shot, AMISOM police officers preparing the food for distri!ution ". Med shot, AMISOM police officers preparing the food for distri!ution 6. SOUNDBITE (English), Stella Sedame Public Inf !mati n Office!, "#ISO#. $%e hea!d that the!e blind &e &le he!e 'ith the!e families, and 'e (n ' the c nditi ns in S malia, that e)en able &e &le a!e n t able t find * bs easil+. S 'e 'e!e m )ed t c me t them s that 'e c uld assist them., #. Wide shot, $ood items to !e distri!uted %. Med shot, $ood items to !e distri!uted &. 'lose(up shot, $ood items to !e distri!uted 1). 'lose(up, $ood items to !e distri!uted --. %ide sh t, "#ISO# & lice ffice!s hand )e! the f c mmunit+ -.. #ed sh t, "#ISO# & lice ffice!s hand )e! the f c mmunit+ -/. 0l se1u&, "#ISO# & lice ffice!s hand )e! the f c mmunit+ d t the S mali d t the S mali d t the S mali

-2. #ed sh t, SOUNDBITE (S mali), Bashi! # hamed 3imale.

$This is a cam& f ! blind &e &le. E)e!+ famil+ he!e has a membe! 'h is blind. " fathe!, m the! ! child. One has t be blind t * in this cam&., 1". Wide shot, AMISOM police officers hand o*er the food to the Somali communit+ 1,. Med shot, AMISOM police officers hand o*er the food to the Somali communit+ 1#. Med shot, AMISOM police officers hand o*er the food to the Somali communit+ 1%. Med shot, AMISOM police officers hand o*er the food to the Somali communit+ 1&. Clo#e*+,- AMISOM police officers hand o*er the food to the Somali communit+ 2). Wide shot, Siliga Amerikanka camp, Mogadishu 21. Med shot, Siliga Amerikanka camp, Mogadishu STORY: #embe!s f the "#ISO# P lice c ntingent ' !(ing in S malia ha)e d nated f d items t membe!s f the blind c mmunit+ li)ing in Siliga "me!i(an(a, # gadishu, as &a!t f a gestu!e t su&& !t th se 'ith disabilit+. The "#ISO# & lice f !ce is mandated t ' !( 'ith the S mali P lice 4 !ce (SP4) t ment !, t!ain and ad)ice 'ith the aim f !ef !ming the S mali P lice that is n ' tas(ed 'ith &! )iding secu!it+ f ! a!eas a! und # gadishu and the! &a!ts f the c unt!+ that ha)e been libe!ated f! m the al Shabaab militant g! u&. The decisi n t lend a hel&ing hand t the blind f # gadishu came ab ut th! ugh thei! inte!acti n 'ith c mmunit+ as the+ &at! l the cit+ im&! )ing secu!it+. Indi)idual membe!s f the "#ISO# & lice unit &ut m ne+ t gethe! t bu+ )a!i us items including !ice, mai5e, c ' &eas, suga!, salt and c (ing il.

SOUNDBITE (English), Stella Sedame Public Inf !mati n Office!, "#ISO#. $%e hea!d that the!e blind &e &le he!e 'ith the!e families, and 'e (n ' the c nditi ns in S malia, that e)en able &e &le a!e n t able t find * bs easil+. S 'e 'e!e m )ed t c me t them s that 'e c uld assist them., 6ecei)ing the items n behalf f the )isuall+ im&ai!ed 'as the head f the Blind c mmunit+, Bashi! # hamed 3imale 'h than(ed the & licemen and ' men f ! thei! gifts.

SOUNDBITE (S mali), Bashi! # hamed 3imale. $This is a cam& f ! blind &e &le. E)e!+ famil+ he!e has a membe! 'h is blind. " fathe!, m the! ! child. One has t be blind t * in this cam&.,

The f cus f the "#ISO# & lice unit is t build the ca&acit+ f the S mali P lice 4 !ce and &! )ide secu!it+ f ! the &e &le f S malia. The unit has indi)idual & lice ffice!s (IPO7s) f! m 8hana, 9en+a, Nige!ia, Sie!!a :e ne and Uganda. The+ als ha)e t' s&eciali5ed units (n 'n as 4 !med P lice Units. The units a!e &la+ing a c!ucial ! le in b!idging this ga& t im&! )e secu!it+ th! ugh Public O!de! #anagement, ;IP esc !ts and &! )iding &! tecti n t the! "U Indi)idual P lice Office!s (IPO7s) 'h a!e t!aining and ment !ing thei! S mali P lice c unte!&a!ts in m de!n da+ & licing. END.