STORY: AMISOM Holds Advocacy Day on Ceebla

Crisis Line
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DATELINE: 19/12/2015, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOTLIST
1. Med shot, Ceebla 5555 crisis line banner
2. Close up shot, Ceebla 5555 crisis line banner
3. Med shot, Somali women singing
4. Close up shot, Somali woman singing
5. Med shot, AMISOM military officer attending the launch
6. Med shot, Somali youth at the launch
7. Wide shot, Somali women singing
8. Med shot, Sebirumbi Kisinzigo, AMISOM Senior Political Affairs
Officer speaking at the event
9. Med shot, Zahra Omar Hassan, Somali First Lady and
Mohamoud Abdul Hassan, State Minister of Information listening at the
event
10. Med shot, Sebirumbi Kisinzigo addressing the gathering
11. Wide shot, Deputy SRCC, Lydia Wanyoto, Zahra Omar Hassan,
Somali First Lady, Mohamoud Abdul Hassan, State Minister of
Information and Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the Legal Officer at Somali
Women Development Centre (SWDC) listening
12. Med shot, Sebirumbi Kisinzigo speaking
13. Close up shot, AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner Christine
Alalo
14. Close up shot, Somali Police Force Senior Officer at the event
15. Wide shot, Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson
of African Union Commision (SRCC), Lydia Wanyoto, addressing the
gathering
16. Med shot, Zahra Omar Hassan, Somali First Lady and
Mohamoud Abdul Hassan, State Minister of Information listening
17. Med shot, AMISOM female military officers
18. Close up shot, AMISOM female military officer
19. Med shot, AMISOM military officer listening
20. Med shot, Somali Police Force senior officer
21. Med shot, Deputy SRCC, Lydia Wanyoto, addressing the
gathering

22. SOUNDBITE:(English) Lydia Wanyoto, Deputy Special

Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission(SRCC)
This line is meant to reach out to the victims not only to be able to secure but
also help them restore their dignity and their rights and we are going to
sensitize government institutions like the police, the justice systems to be able
to attend to the women and vulnerable groups when they have been abused,
23. SOUNDBITE:(Somali) Zahra Omar Hassan, Somali first lady
This programme is special because women can trust and be open with one
another. Women have the ability to know their problems better and as always
women talk openly about their problems amongst themselves instead of
keeping quiet. It is much better to come together in such ceremonies and talk
about not only abuses but every problem that women experience. Abuses that
women experience are not limited to CEEBLA. We need to come together and
address issues amongst ourselves,
24. Med shot, Somali first lady Zahra Omar Hassan receiving
paraphernalia from AMISOM
25. Med shot, Minister Mohamoud Abdul Hassan receiving
paraphernalia from AMISOM
26. SOUNDBITE:(Somali) Mohamoud Abdul Hassan, State Minister
of Information
In such a programme the police will play a vital role to detect and prevent and
as government we will establish a female unit in the security agencies and in
the judiciary so that gender cases are given the attention they deserve. As
Muslim we have laws that safeguard womens rights and since it has been
said that women fear to report such abuses, this programme will address such
issues,
27. Med shot, Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the legal officer at SWDC
speaking at the event
28. Wide shot, Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the legal officer at SWDC
speaking at the event
29. SOUNDBITE:(Somali) Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the legal officer
at SWDC
Women can call us for help. Our staff are well trained. We have the legal aid
and paralegal lawyers and case workers. For those who are sexually abused
we give them medical aid and counsel them. After counselling, if they want to
go to court we provide the necessary help. Some court cases initiated by the
crisis line were successful because women calling us are ready to open up
and speak without fear.
30. Med shot, Kaoutar Kaddouri, the women and child protection
officer at AMISOM addressing the gathering
31. SOUNDBITE:(English) Kaoutar Kaddouri, the women and child
protection officer at AMISOM
The purpose of advocacy day on CEEBLA crisis line is to reach out to the
wider population in order to promote the existence of this line. We had the
chance to have the presence of the First Lady Madam Zahra to come and
support us in order to deliver the same message to civil society, the same
message to the Federal Government of Somalia; the same message to
international sector actors to support CEEBLA crisis line mechanism,

understanding at the same time; believing in its importance in assisting

victims to give them a platform to speak without fear,
32. SOUNDBITE:(Somali) Isaq Hassan Abdulle, an internally
displaced person
I live in a place where screams are synonymous with everyday life, a place
where refugees are many, where all kinds of abuses take place. In the past,
when the women in the camp were abused it used to take about a week, two
or three weeks for the public to know. At times they would not know but when
the CEEBLA hotline crisis project was introduced, the community is happy
because CEEBLA crisis hotline allows you to convey your message to the
center very fast while the wrongdoer is at the scene,
33. Med shot, Somali women and AMISOM female officers singing

AMISOM HOLDS AN ADVOCACY DAY ON CEEBLA CRISIS

LINE
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held an advocacy day in the
Somali capital Mogadishu, to sensitize the public about mechanisms of
prevention of sexual and gender based violence (SGBV) and also to
popularize a crisis hotline, established for victims to report, seek assistance
and the necessary referrals to appropriate front line services. Through this
mechanism, victims can report violence and abuse in real time without fear of
stigma or reprisal.
Launched in October, CEEBLA crisis line is a community owned initiative
established by the Somali Women Development Centre (SWDC), a NonGovernmental Organization championing womens rights in Somalia, with the
support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
Top government officials, senior AMISOM staff, members of civil societies,
police and military taking part in the mission and sections of internally
displaced persons (IDPs) attended the function meant to popularize the toll
free line 5555, popularly known as CEEBLA.
CEEBLA crisis line is a mechanism that supports victims who have
experienced violence and abuse or those who might be at risk of becoming
victims, to seek assistance and support for relevant information and referrals
to appropriate front-line services, on a 24 hours/seven days a week basis.
CEEBLA crisis line as a milestone for the prevention and response to sexual
violence, presents great potential for the elimination of violence against
women.
It further contributes to breaking victims silence in an anonymous and
confidential manner, allowing victims to speak out, to report and seek
assistance without fear of prejudice or stigma. CEEBLA crisis line, the first
service of its kind in Somalia has the great potential of empowering women

and contributing to more peace and stability for a society free of womens
violence and abuse.
CEEBLA crisis line is creating a momentum for awareness raising and in
preventing all forms of violence against women. Present at the function was
the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union
Commission (D/SRCC) for Somalia, Lydia Mutende Wanyoto; the First Lady
Zahra Omar Hassan; the State Minister for Information Mohamud Abdi
Hassan and the AMISOM Deputy Commissioner of Police, Christine Alalo.
Speaking at the function, the Deputy Special Representative of the
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (D/SRCC) for Somalia, Lydia
Wanyoto condemned SGBV, urging women to be each others keeper and
take advantage of the toll free line to break the silence on the vice, hardly
reported in Somali for fear of stigmatization.
This line is meant to reach out to the victims not only to be able to secure but
also help them restore their dignity and their rights and we are going to
sensitize government institutions like the police, the justice systems to be able
to attend to the women and vulnerable groups when they have been abused,
Lydia Wanyoto, the Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the
African Union Commission (D/SRCC) for Somalia said at the function where
paraphernalia with anti SGBV messages were distributed.
The First Lady, Madam Zahra Omar Hassan hailed the initiative, saying
Somali women face a host of problems and such fora presents an opportunity
for women to discuss problems that they share in common.
This programme is special because women can trust and be open with one
another. Women have the ability to know their problems better and as always
women talk openly about their problems amongst themselves instead of
keeping quiet. It is much better to come together in such ceremonies and talk
about not only abuses but every problem that women experience. Abuses that
women experience are not limited to CEEBLA. We need to come together and
address issues amongst ourselves, The First Lady, Zahra Omar Hassan said.
Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the legal officer at SWDC said they came up with
the crisis line due to its attendant benefits of privacy, owing to the sensitivity
associated with reporting the vice.
Women can call us for help. Our staff are well trained. We have the legal aid
and paralegal lawyers and case workers. For those who are sexually abused
we give them medical aid and counsel them. After counselling, if they want to
go to court we provide the necessary help. Some court cases initiated by the
crisis line were successful because women calling us are ready to open up

and speak without fear. Zahra Mohamed Ahmad, the legal officer at SWDC
said urged victims to take advantage of the line.
Kaoutar Kaddouri, the women and child protection officer at AMISOM said the
creation of the crisis line is crucial in its ability to assist victims in breaking the
barrier of silence, and thus the need to sensitize the public about its
existence. The purpose of advocacy day on CEEBLA crisis line is to reach
out to the wider population in order to promote the existence of this line. We
had the chance to have the presence of the First Lady Madam Zahra to come
and support us in order to deliver the same message to civil society, the same
message to the Federal Government of Somalia; the same message to
international sector actors to support CEEBLA crisis line mechanism,
understanding at the same time; believing in its importance in assisting
victims to give them a platform to speak without fear, Kaoutar Kaddouri, the
women and child protection officer at AMISOM said.
Isaq Hassan Abdulle, an internally displaced person praised CEEBLA, saying
it had brought a wonderful opportunity to curb SGBV, especially in the camps
where the vice is rife. I live in a place where screams are synonymous with
everyday life, a place where refugees are many, where all kinds of abuses
take place. In the past, when the women in the camp were abused it used to
take about a week, two or three weeks for the public to know. At times they
would not know but when the CEEBLA hotline crisis project was introduced,
the community is happy because CEEBLA crisis hotline allows you to convey
your message to the center very fast while the wrongdoer is at the scene,
Isaq Hassan Abdulle, an internally displaced person said.
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