STORY: AMISOM commits to helping Somali

women achieve gender equality

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LANGUAGE: SOMALI/ ENGLISH NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 22/SEPT/2016, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHORT LIST
1. Wide shot, Women leaders and civil society organisation
representatives at the womens conference on the electoral
process
2. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (SRCC) for Somalia and Deputy SRCC Lydia
Wanyoto at the conference
3. Wide shot, Somali Minister of Women and Human Rights
Development, Zahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, speaking at the
conference
4. Med shot, participant at the conference
5. Close up shot, participant at the conference
6. Close up shot, Somali President, Hassan Sheikh
Mohamoud, listening at the conference
7. Med shot, participants follow proceedings at the
conference
8. Close up shot, participants follow proceedings at the
conference
9. Close up shot, University students at the conference
10.
SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Zahra Mohamed Ali
Samatar, Somali Minister of Women and Human Rights
Development
We have got few women candidates in this conference since most
of them have gone to their constituencies. But they are anxiously
waiting to hear which seats they will contest for. Mr President, this
year we want 30 per cent womens quota; and God willing, in the
coming years women will be able to vie for the Speaker of
Parliament seat.
11. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira speaking at
the conference

12.
Med shot, participants listening at the conference
13.
Close up shot, a participant listening at the
conference
14.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco
Madeira, The Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC)
for Somalia
So you are about to get 30 per cent; but you are not yet sure
exactly which 30 per cent it is. You should continue to seek for it.
And as you continue to do that, AMISOM, the African Union will be
with you because your victory is certain.
15.
Med shot, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud
and Somali Minister of Women and Human Rights
Development, Zahra Mohamed Ali Samatar, at the conference
16.
Close up shot, Deputy SRCC Lydia Wanyoto
listening at the conference
17.
Close up shot, Minister Zahra Mohamed Ali
Samatar, at the conference
18.
Med shot, University students at the conference
19.
Med shot, participants at the conference
20.
SOUNDBITE: (English) Ambassador Francisco
Madeira, The Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC)
for Somalia
What you need to do now is to make sure that all regional
presidents and elders recognise that; and that the 30 per cent
which you have been fighting for is something you deserve.
21.
Close up shot, Batulah Ahmed Gabale, Deputy
Chairperson of Goodwill Ambassadors speaking at the
conference
22.
Med shot, participants listening at the conference
23.
Wide shot, Batulah Ahmed Gabale, Deputy
Chairperson of Goodwill Ambassadors speaking at the
conference
24.
SOUNDBITE: (Somali) Hassan Sheikh
Mohamoud, President of the Federal Government of
Somalia
You cannot escape the 30 percent quota for women by saying we
are from so and so clan and we have only one or two seats. If you
have two seats in your sub-clan, the threshold will be raised to the
upper clan level. Among that representation, the 30 per cent
reserved seats for women will be realised. If that does not solve the

problem, a resolution mechanism has been put in place. All those

eventualities have been contemplated and prepared for.
25.
Wide shot, participants singing