1- Medium long shot of classroom with students 2

UNICEF video news package
English voice-over mono mix
• Running Time
2’08
• Narrator Name
Dan Thomas
Script
You’re watching UNICEF Television.
If ever there was a girl who wanted to succeed at
school, 13-year-old Mulu Melka is as good an
advocate for education as you are ever likely to
find.
Forced to marry just six months ago, she stood up
to her parents and refused to honour the arranged
marriage so she could finish her education.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“I was angry with my parents because it was
against my will and it took me away from school.”
Community elders agreed to annul the marriage
later that day, before it could be consummated,
after she insisted on taking an AIDS test. It was a
stroke of genius that saved her life.
This certificate proved her to be healthy while the
man tested HIV positive. She had learned about
HIV and AIDS at school.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“Girls need to be educated so they can be selfreliant and know how to protect themselves.”
early marriage and poverty, both widespread in
Ethiopia's rural areas, are two of the main factors
keeping many girls out of school
During a visit by Abeche Simel, the district official
charged with promoting girls education, and
UNICEF Education Officer Kefyalew Ayano,
Mulu’s father begins to grasp the concept that
Mulu and his two other young daughters have a
right to an education.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MELKA SETU, Mulu’s
father:
“I was ignorant before and I wanted Mulu, my
eldest child, to marry, but since she has refused I
now want her to stay in school and I will support
her until she has completed her education.”
After all her troubles, a two-hour round trip walk to
school certainly doesn’t dampen Mulu’s ambition
to be a teacher.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“I don’t want anyone to tell me what to do. I want
to manage my own life”
13-year-old Mulu Melka -- survivor, fighter and
role model.
In Elem Gena, Ethiopia, this is Dan Thomas
Shotlist
1- Medium long shot of
classroom with students
2- Medium close up of students
3- Close up of Mulu
4- Medium close up of girls
5- Medium wide shot of
classroom
6- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
7- Medium shot of Mulu opening
an envelop
8- Close up of Mulu with her
medical certificate
9- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
10- Wide long shot of people
outside
11- Medium shot of people talking
12- Medium close up of people
13- Medium close up of two men
14- Close up of man
15- Medium close up interview of
Melka
16- Long shot of a hut
17- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
18- Medium shot of Mulu walking
outside
reporting for UNICEF. Unite for children.
• International version split track
• Running Time
2:00
Script
You’re watching UNICEF Television.
If ever there was a girl who wanted to succeed at
school, 13-year-old Mulu Melka is as good an
advocate for education as you are ever likely to
find.
Forced to marry just six months ago, she stood up
to her parents and refused to honour the arranged
marriage so she could finish her education.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“I was angry with my parents because it was
against my will and it took me away from school.”
Community elders agreed to annul the marriage
later that day, before it could be consummated,
after she insisted on taking an AIDS test. It was a
stroke of genius that saved her life.
This certificate proved her to be healthy while the
man tested HIV positive. She had learned about
HIV and AIDS at school.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“Girls need to be educated so they can be selfreliant and know how to protect themselves.”
early marriage and poverty, both widespread in
Ethiopia's rural areas, are two of the main factors
keeping many girls out of school
During a visit by Abeche Simel, the district official
charged with promoting girls education, and
UNICEF Education Officer Kefyalew Ayano,
Mulu’s father begins to grasp the concept that
Mulu and his two other young daughters have a
right to an education.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MELKA SETU, Mulu’s
father:
“I was ignorant before and I wanted Mulu, my
eldest child, to marry, but since she has refused I
now want her to stay in school and I will support
her until she has completed her education.”
After all her troubles, a two-hour round trip walk to
school certainly doesn’t dampen Mulu’s ambition
to be a teacher.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“I don’t want anyone to tell me what to do. I want
to manage my own life”
Shotlist
1- Medium long shot of
classroom with students
2- Medium close up of students
3- Close up of Mulu
4- Medium close up of girls
5- Medium wide shot of
classroom
6- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
7- Medium shot of Mulu opening
an envelop
8- Close up of Mulu with her
medical certificate
9- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
10- Wide long shot of people
outside
11- Medium shot of people talking
12- Medium close up of people
13- Medium close up of two men
14- Close up of man
15- Medium close up interview of
Melka
16- Long shot of a hut
17- Medium close up interview of
Mulu
18- Medium shot of Mulu walking
outside
13-year-old Mulu Melka -- survivor, fighter and
role model.
In Elem Gena, Ethiopia, this is Dan Thomas
reporting for UNICEF. Unite for children.
• Video news footage 1
• Running Time
2:01
Shotlist
Medium long shot of classroom with students
Medium close up of students
Close up of Mulu
Medium close up of girls
Medium wide shot of classroom
Wide long shot of people outside school
Medium shot of adults talking inside
Medium close up of man and woman
Medium close up of two men
Close up of man
Long shot of a hut , Mulu walks out
Medium shot of Mulu walking outside
• Video news footage 2
• Running Time
0:32
Shotlist
Medium close up interview of Melka
Medium close up interview of Mulu
Medium close up interview of Mulu's father
French Language Version
Running time
2:15
Script
S’il y avait une fille qui voulait vraiment
réussir à l’école, c’était Mulu Melka, 13 ans ;
elle est le meilleur exemple possible des
bénéfices de l’éducation.
Enlevée à l’âge de 11 ans et forcée à se marier
il y a juste six mois, elle a tenu tête à ses
parents et a refusé d’honorer ce mariage
arrangé afin de pouvoir finir ses études.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
« J’étais furieuse contre mes parents car
c’était décidé contre ma volonté et me faisait
abandonner l’école. »
Les anciens de la communauté ont accepté
d’annuler le mariage plus tard ce jour-là, avant
qu’il puisse être consommé, quand elle a
insisté pour passer un test du SIDA. Une idée
de génie qui lui a sauvé la vie.
Ce certificat a prouvé qu’elle était en bonne
santé alors que le test de l’homme avait donné
un résultat positif. Elle avait reçu ses
informations sur le VIH et le SIDA à l’école.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
« Les filles ont besoin d’être éduquées pour
pouvoir devenir autonomes et savoir
comment se protéger.»
Mariages précoces et pauvreté sont répandus
dans les régions rurales de l’Éthiopie et sont
les principaux facteurs qui empêchent de
nombreuses filles d’accéder à la scolarité.
Au cours d’une visite d’Abeche Simel, le
responsable de la promotion de l’éducation
des filles pour le district, et de Kefyalew
Ayano, un fonctionnaire de l’UNICEF chargé
de l’éducation, le père de Mulu commence à
comprendre que Mulu et ses deux autres filles
ont le droit de recevoir une éducation.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MELKA SETU, PÈRE
DE MULU:
« Avant, je ne savais pas et je voulais que
Mulu, ma fille aînée, se marie ; mais
puisqu’elle a refusé, je veux maintenant
qu’elle reste à l’école et je m’occuperai d’elle
jusqu’à ce qu’elle ait fini ses études. »
Après toutes ces difficultés, marcher deux
heures pour aller à l’école et en revenir est
pour Mulu un souci mineur. Cela ne freine
certainement pas son ambition de devenir
enseignante.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
« Personne ne peut me dire ce que je dois
faire. Je veux vivre ma propre vie.»
Mulu Melka, 13 ans -- survivante, battante et
modèle à suivre.
Spanish Language Version
Running time:
2:15
Script
No puede encontrarse mejor defensora de la
educación que Mulu Melka, una muchacha de
13 años que luchó por ir a la escuela.
Secuestrada a los 11 años y obligada a
casarse sólo hace seis meses, Mulu se
enfrentó a sus padres y, para poder terminar
sus estudios, rechazó el matrimonio
concertado.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“Estaba enfadada con mis padres porque ese
matrimonio era contra mi voluntad y me
obligaba a abandonar la escuela”.
Horas más tarde, los ancianos de la
comunidad decidieron anular el matrimonio
antes de que se consumase, después de que
Mulu insistió en hacerse la prueba del SIDA.
Fue una ocurrencia genial que le salvó la vida.
Este certificado demostró que ella estaba
sana y que el hombre era VIH positivo. Mulu
había recibido información sobre el VIH y el
SIDA en la escuela.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“Las muchachas necesitan recibir educación
para poder valerse por sí mismas y aprender a
protegerse de los demás”.
El matrimonio prematuro y la pobreza, muy
extendidas en las zonas rurales de Etiopía,
son dos de los factores principales que evitan
que muchas niñas asistan a la escuela
Durante la visita de Abebeche Simel, oficial de
distrito encargado de promover la educación
de las niñas, y el oficial de Educación de
UNICEF, Kefyalew Ayano, el padre de Mulu
empieza a hacerse a la idea de que Mulu y sus
otras dos hijas tienen derecho a recibir una
educación.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MELKA SETU, PADRE
DE MULU:
“Antes yo era un ignorante, quería que Mulu,
mi hija mayor, se casara, pero ahora que ha
renunciado quiero que siga en la escuela y la
mantendré hasta que termine su educación”.
Después de todos sus problemas, la caminata
de dos horas de ida y vuelta a la escuela es
una simple molestia. No frustra en absoluto la
ambición de Mulu de ser profesora.
SOUNDBITE (OROMIA) MULU MELKA, 13:
“No quiero que nadie me diga lo que tengo
que hacer. Quiero ser yo misma quien dirija
mi vida.”
Mulu Melka de 13 años de edad -superviviente, luchadora y modelo a imitar.
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