STORY: AMISOM hands over clean water

facility to local community living near its

base camp in Mogadishu
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DATELINE: 23/MAY/2017, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

SHOT LIST:

1. Wide shot, the water point at OPD Halane

2. Med shot, the water point at OPD Halane
3. Close up, the water point at OPD Halane
4. Med shot, the water point at OPD Halane
5. Close up, the water point at OPD Halane
6. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia arrives for the hand over ceremony
7. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia is received at the water point at OPD Halane
8. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia
9. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia, high ranking AMISOM officials and the community
members from OPD Halane during the handover ceremony
10. Med shot, officials who were present during the
handover ceremony
11. SOUNDBITE: AMBASSADOR FRANCISCO MADEIRA,
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE
AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION FOR SOMALIA.
This is an effort for us to bring peace to Somalia. The effort to
bring peace to Somalia is not only through bullets, it also about
making the people happy.

12. Wide shot, officials and community members who were

present during the handover ceremony
 13. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia
14. SOUNDBITE: (SOMALI) ABDI IBRAHIM YASIN,
DEPUTY COMMUNITY CHAIRPERSON, HALANE.
AMISOM has been with us since 2007, today they have given us
water and we request that it is extended to our homes. We also
thank you for providing security for us, we are thankful to
AMISOM because they have been giving us food, sometimes the
soldiers share their rations with us.

15. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special

Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia, high ranking AMISOM officials and OPD community
leaders unveil the water point
16. SOUNDBITE: Dr. OPIYO ODODA, AMISOM SENIOR
CIVIL AFFAIRS OFFICER AND HEAD OF STABILIZATION AND
EARLY RECOVERY.
Today, we have inaugurated a water project at the OPD in
Mogadishu. The water project consists of two tanks that contain
20,000 litres of water and it has six distribution points. This water
is intended to benefit the community that lives around OPD and
there are around 250 people with about 76 households. This
community lives here with us and we believe that community
engagement is an essential part of supporting the mandate of
AMISOM in order to achieve our objectives here.

17. Wide shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special

Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia and the community members fill a water container
from the newly unveiled water point
18. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia and the community members fill a water container
from the newly unveiled water point
19. Med shot, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia and the community members fill a water container
from the newly unveiled water point
20. Close up, Ambassador Francisco Madeira, the Special
Representative of the Chairperson of African Union Commission
for Somalia and the community members fill a water container
from the newly unveiled water point

ARTICLE
AMISOM hands over clean water facility to local community
living near its base camp in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, 23 May 2017 - The local community living near the

African Union base camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, are now
enjoying uninterrupted supply of clean water.

A water point constructed by the African Union Mission in Somalia

(AMISOM), was handed over to the community today, by the AU
Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano
Madeira.

Efforts to bring peace to Somalia is not only through bullets, it is

also about making the people happy and satisfied; and having water
is a basic human right, Ambassador Madeira told the beneficiaries,
during a handover ceremony of the water project.

The project was prioritized by the community as critical for their

survival and well being.

We thank you for providing us with security; we are thankful to

AMISOM because you give us food, and sometimes the soldiers
share their rations with us, Abdi Ibrahim Yasin, a leader in the
community stated, as he expressed gratitude for the water supply.

The project implemented by indigenous contractors and completed

within two months of inception, has six distribution points, and will
benefit 76 households with approximately 250 people, who live in
close proximity to the camp.

We believe that community engagement is an essential part of

supporting the mandate of AMISOM, in order to achieve our
objectives here, Dr. Opiyo Ododa, the AMISOM Senior Civil Affairs
Officer and Head of Stabilization and Early Recovery said.

The community consists of former Internally Displaced Persons

(IDPs), who settled near the AMISOM base camp. Previously, they
received water from AMISOM through water boozers, after every
three days; but are now assured of constant flow of water close to
their residential homes.

The water project was funded by United Kingdom, through the

African Union Post Conflict Reconstruction and Development, at a
cost of over $34,000.

Local elders will appoint a management committee who will ensure

continued viability of the project.
This is not the only project supported by AMISOM. The community
has previously benefitted from an electricity project from AMISOM;
and as a result, their homes are fully lit.

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