| SOUND | PICTURES & DIALOGUE |
| All music by Steve Hamilton at Honey Music | CARD 1 Women's Voices 2011
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| CARD 2 A film by Fiona Lloyd-Davies
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| STILL PICTURES: Landscapes
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| CARD 3 Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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| CARD 4 The rape capital of the world
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| CARD 5 some of these women have been raped
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| CARD 6 hear all their voices
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| STILL: Portrait of Zawadi
CARD: the tailor |
| subtitles | ZAWADI – ANSWERS SWAHILI My name is Zawadi Im a mother people call me Mama Zipa
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| STILL: Portrait of Gloria
CARD: the student
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| GLORIA - ANSWER ENGLISH My name is Gloria, I'm 20 years old, I'm stuyding at Goma University, I'm studying lawyer and I'm the 4th one of my family.
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| STILL: Portrait of Josephine
CARD: the farmer
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| subtitles | JOSEPHINE - ANSWER SWAHILI My name is Josephine Namboko, I'm a farmer I trade when I have money
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| STILL: Portrait of Terese
CARD: the teacher |
| subtitles | TERESE - ANSWER FRENCH My name is Therese Mabutu, I'm teacher at an Institute I live in Minova.
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| STILL: Portrait of Maua
CARD: the soldiers 'wife'
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| subtitles | FLOWERS/ MAUA – ANSWER SWAHILI My name is Flowers, I would like to talk about... what happened to me here
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| STILL: Portrait of Mongera
CARD: the widow
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| subtitles | MONGERA – ANSWERS SWAHILI My name is Basinganire Mongera Now... I am a farmer.
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| subtitles | RIDELPHINE – ANSWER FRENCH My name is Ridelphine Katabasha, I am withthe Women's Media Association of South Kivu, I am in charge of production and at the moment I am in charge of the field work
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| CARD What does it mean to be a woman in Congo in 2011?
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| STILL IMAGES - people carrying things along a path - portrait of a woman (Julite) - Portrait of a woman ( Sakina) Fade to black
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| SUBTITLES | RIDELPHINE IN FRENCH The woman is the heart of our society
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| STILL IMAGES I group of women
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| RIDELPHINE IN FRENCH (continued) (starts with subtitles over the still image) The war has destroyed the boy of the woman
IN VISION Because it's known, when you destroy the body of the woman...
in that destruction of the woman you destroy the whole society
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| GLORIA – ANSWER IN ENGLISH It is very difficult. Because, if I can say, in Africa all people know that a woman, it's better to be married, to make many children, and they do not know that a woman can be very important for the society, they dont know that a woman can be intelligent, she can be everything, like a man.
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| STILLS - road, women carrying heavy loads - women in fg (subtitles start under this shot)
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| SUBTITLES | ZAWADI – SWAHILI To be a woman in Congo is to suffer
IN VISION based on my personal experience in this country
take me for example
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| STILL – PORTRIAT OF ZAWADI
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| SUBTITLES | ZAWADI – SWAHILI CONT The suffering I went through makes me say
IN VISION to be a woman in Congo is to suffer
because there is no respect for women in Congo
you are treated like trash
if there was respect
for a woman as a human being...
then I would never have been raped
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| SUBTITLES | MONGERA – IN SWAHILI Many of us have been raped
life has become increasingly hard
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| STILLS - woman in a field - portrait of a woman - portrait of a woman with a scar (Masika)
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| SUBTITLES | PASCAZI – IN SWAHILI Our relatives threw us out...
because we were all girls, no boys
we were not entitled to any inheritance
then we lived in hardship in Bukavu
we would road around looking for work
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| GLORIA – IN ENGLISH So for me in East part of DRC to be a woman today it's very difficult but with new lawyer with new our constiution they're are trying to give to a woman a place in society.
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| SUBTITLES | TERESE - IN FRENCH Today to be a woman in the Republic of Congo
It's a person who's able to do something in society
I say that because
...in the past a woman wasnt considered part of society
But actually, bearing in mind all the things that women...
have already started doing in society
they're considered to be...
as equals to men
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| CARD How do you see your future & the future for all women in Eastern congo?
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| GLORIA I came to study lawyer for become a very strong woman and a very big woman because my dream is to be the first president in DRC, the first lady president in DRC and I think that if I work hard for that and if Im studying and if I have some people who support me, I will go ahead and I will do something better for all woman for all people of Congo
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| SUBTITLES | ZAWADI – IN SWAHILI The future that I would prefer as a woman
is one that would guarantee us respect to be treated as equals
that's what would make a brighter future
Because in Congo there's no repesct for women
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| SUBTITLES | MONGERA The future for me right now...
...is hard to predict but so far it's one of suffering
Some women have started to find their way out of this situation
They are living relatively happily where they are
But for us here, the suffering goes on
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| STILLS - Buganga IDP camp - kids at the camp - 2 women in the field
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| SUBTITLES | JOSEPHINE – IN SWAHILI In the days ahead
I would be happy if God helps us
for peace and happiness to return to our country Congo
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| SUBTITLES | RIDELPHINE – IN FRENCH We are hopeful that our future is not one of darkness
we wish to be in the light that's why we are fighitng
we are activists first...
So wehope the future for women of Congo will be
a future full of light, a future full of hope
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| CHRISTINE – IN ENGLISH What can make improvement for women is to respect the right of a woman but to empower a woman.
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| TERESE – IN FRENCH We are seeing a revolution
shown by what women are already doing
women are already moving towards this future
FADE TO BLACK
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| CARD What would improve women's lives?
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| CHRISTINE – ENGLISH Peace and security because when there is no peace the first one who is a victim is a woman
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| SUBTITLES | FLOWER – IN SWAHILI An ideal future would be …
where all men's mentalities change
to build a home with their wives
living in peace and harmony with their children
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| SUBTITLES | ZAWADI IN SWAHILI What would improve my life would be to get a good job
A woman needs to go to school. If she goes to school, she'll get a good job
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| STILLS - woman at blackboard - women in classroom
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| SUBTITLES | ZAWADI IN SWAHILI After helping a woman, the combatants should be dealth with
those who rape women
women do not rape, they are the victims of rape
It's these men who destroy women's lives
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| SUBTITLES | RIDELPHINE – IN FRENCH I think it's the woman who must liberate herself
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| CHRISTINE – IN ENGLISH I know women are strong really but they need someone to push, them to help them, to show them that they are able
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| STILLS - women walking along a road - women hoeing in the field - portrait of a woman and her baby
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| CHRISTINE – IN ENGLISH The best way to help women is not only to give money to them but to show them what they are able to do
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| GLORIA – IN ENGLISH But today it's very difficult because we are thinkign about what should I do for be alive tomorrow because there is war, there is women who are raped but for that we cant think positive things but if we have peace if we have a good life we can think about our future and our future will be better like other people
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| CREDITS | MUSIC Steve Hamilton at Honey Music
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| With thanks to
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| Jack Kahorha Safi Ferrah Kassim Kayira Splice
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| & Richard Gray
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| Photographed, filmed & edited by Fiona Lloyd-Davies
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| A Studio 9 Films Production 2011 |
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