STORY: AMISOM Hands Over Newly Constructed

Classrooms to the Local Administration of Dhobley Town

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 7/DECEMBER/2020, DHOBLEY, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, Dr. Opiyo Ododa, the AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs Officer arrives at the
sector II command in the Dhobley to handover classrooms constructed by Kenyan
soldiers serving under AMISOM
2. Wide shot, the AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs delegation being welcomed by the
Dhobley Local Administration officials
3. Wide shot, inspecting the works on the classrooms
4. Wide shot, classroom block
5. Med shot, classroom block
6. Close up shot, classroom block
7. Pan shot, classroom block
8. Wide shot, desks and a newly fixed blackboard
9. Med shot, desks in a classroom
10. Wide shot, desks
11. Close up shot, blackboard
12. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Dr. Opiyo Ododa, the AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs
Officer
“The purpose of this construction is to enhance education in Somalia through our
Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) initiatives. The funding for this school was done by the
Italian government for which we thank them very much. We are looking forward to
this facility enabling Somali people to catch up in their educational system. We as
AMISOM believe that education is an important element in ensuring that peace is
built in a country like Somalia and that is why we are making efforts to ensure that
educational facilities are put in place,”

13. Close up shot, blackboard

14. Med shot, desks
15. Wide shot, desks in a classroom
16. SOUNDBITE: (ENGLISH) Col. Jackson Lesaiyo, the Deputy Commander of
AMISOM Sector II
“Initially, the pupils in this school were learning under the trees but now, they will be
very happy to be inside a class where they also have desks and a blackboard. This will
go a long way in ensuring that the pupils in Somalia, especially here in Dhobley get
proper education in a good environment , which will help them learn like any other
kid or pupil in the rest of the world,”

17. Wide shot, pupils cleaning desks outside the compound

18. Med shot, desks
19. Wide shot, pupils seated on the new desks
20. Close up shot, pupils
21. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) Siyad Mohamed Hassan, Dhobley Administrator
“We are grateful for the development projects implemented by AMISOM, it is part of
the areas we cooperate- the development of the town and the security. God willing,
we expect them [ AMISOM] to cover the needs of the other schools as they can and
we as the administration we are involved in this as we report the educational needs
of the people to AMISOM and other partners, allocate land for social development
projects and strengthen the coordination between the community and AMISOM,”

22. Med shot, more pupils seated on the desks

23. Close up shot, pupils
24. Wide shot, pupils
25. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) Hassan Mohamed Hussein, the head teacher of Wamo
Primary and Secondary school
“We appreciate the support of all the people who organized this project and we
welcome their achievements of constructing four classrooms. They have really
addressed some of the needs of the school but we hope they will be able to address
the other needs of the school,”

26. Med shot, AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs delegation

AMISOM Hands Over Newly Constructed Classrooms to the Local Administration of

Dhobley Town

Dhobley, Tuesday 08 December, 2020-The African Union Mission in Somalia

(AMISOM) has handed over four newly built classrooms at Wamo Primary and
Secondary school, to the local administration of Dhobley town in Jubaland State of
Somalia, to boost education in the region.
The classrooms constructed by AMISOM, with funds from the Italian government,
were handed over on Monday by Dr. Opiyo Ododa, the AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs
Officer, at a colourful ceremony also attended by the school leadership.
Other items also handed over included 88 desks, eight wardrobes and blackboards.
Dr. Ododa noted that the project is aimed at boosting the education sector and
access to quality education in the region, critical for the development and stability of
the country.
“The purpose of this construction is to enhance education in Somalia through our
Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) initiatives. The funding for this school was done by the
Italian government for which we thank them very much. We are looking forward to
this facility enabling Somali people to catch up in their educational system,”
explained Dr. Ododa
“We as AMISOM believe that education is an important element in ensuring that
peace is built in a country like Somalia and that is why we are making efforts to
ensure that educational facilities are put in place,” Dr. Ododa added.
The construction of the classrooms is part of the AMISOM’s Quick Impact Projects
(QIPs), aimed at ensuring quick but long lasting impacts, thereby improving service
delivery in the education sector to the Somali people.

Learning under trees

Col. Jackson Lesaiyo, the Deputy Commander of AMISOM Sector II reiterated
AMISOM’s commitment to reviving the education system, through QIPs in order to
improve access to education.
“Initially, the pupils in this school were learning under the trees but now, they will be
very happy to be inside a class where they also have desks and a blackboard,” Col.
Lesaiyo explained.
He added, “This will go a long way in ensuring that the pupils in Somalia, especially
here in Dhobley get proper education in a good environment, which will help them
learn like any other kid or pupil in the rest of the world.”

Timely intervention and more support

Siyad Mohamed Hassan, the Administrator of Dhobley town thanked AMISOM and
other partners for the timely support, adding that they look forward to more support
in future so as to address the needs of the other schools in the region.
“We are grateful for the development projects implemented by AMISOM, it is part of
the areas we cooperate- the development of the town and the security. God willing,
we expect them [ AMISOM] to cover the needs of the other schools as they can and
we as the administration we are involved in this as we report the educational needs
of the people to AMISOM and other partners, allocate land for social development
projects and strengthen the coordination between the community and AMISOM,”
the Administrator said.
Hassan Mohamed Hussein, the head teacher of Wamo Primary and Secondary school
asked for more support from AMISOM so as to reduce the number of the students
who learn under trees and open air.
“We appreciate the support of all the people who organized this project and we
welcome their achievements of constructing four classrooms. They have really
addressed some of the needs of the school but we hope they will be able to address
the other needs of the school,” Hassan explained.
Besides educational facilities, AMISOM has worked to construct water facilities,
schools, and donated sports and medical items in its Area of Responsibility (AoR).