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మావోయిస్టుల బంద్ ప్రశాంతం
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Published : May 25, 2019, 10:26 PM IST
మావోయిస్టుల బంద్ ప్రశాంతం ''ఇటీవల జరిగిన ఎన్కౌంటర్లను నిరసించండి. 25న బంద్ పాటించండి. సమాధాన్ పేరుతో జరుగుతున్న బూటకపు ఎన్కౌంటర్లను ఖండిద్దాం'' అంటూ మావోలు ఇచ్చిన బంద్.. ప్రశాంతంగా ముగిసింది. ఈ మేరకు జిమాడుగుల మండలం మద్దిగరువు సంత, సూరిమెట్టలలో మావోయిస్టుల బ్యానర్లు వెలిశాయి. బంద్ నేపథ్యంలో పోలీసులు ముందస్తు భద్రతా చర్యలు చేపట్టారు. నర్సీపట్నం ఓఎస్డీ కృష్ణారావు, పాడేరు డీఎస్పీ రాజకమల్ భద్రతా ఏర్పాట్లు పర్యవేక్షించారు.
మావోయిస్టుల బంద్ ప్రశాంతం ''ఇటీవల జరిగిన ఎన్కౌంటర్లను నిరసించండి. 25న బంద్ పాటించండి. సమాధాన్ పేరుతో జరుగుతున్న బూటకపు ఎన్కౌంటర్లను ఖండిద్దాం'' అంటూ మావోలు ఇచ్చిన బంద్.. ప్రశాంతంగా ముగిసింది. ఈ మేరకు జిమాడుగుల మండలం మద్దిగరువు సంత, సూరిమెట్టలలో మావోయిస్టుల బ్యానర్లు వెలిశాయి. బంద్ నేపథ్యంలో పోలీసులు ముందస్తు భద్రతా చర్యలు చేపట్టారు. నర్సీపట్నం ఓఎస్డీ కృష్ణారావు, పాడేరు డీఎస్పీ రాజకమల్ భద్రతా ఏర్పాట్లు పర్యవేక్షించారు.
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KENYA: DISABLED FOOTBALL
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Associated Press
Nairobi, Kenya - 6 May 2019
1. Various drone shots of Alive and Kicking premises with two people entering the warehouse (mute)
2. People walk in to Alive and Kicking
3. Various of interior people making footballs
4. Set up shot Eliud Kinyua, Human Resource Manager at Alive and Kicking
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Eliud Kinyua, Human Resources Manager at Alive and Kicking
"To begin with, Alive and Kicking Kenya is a social enterprise that is not for profit making, we focus in creation of employment, for the less fortunate in the society. In this we focus on people living with disabilities, people with limited education, and also people who are living in vulnerable areas, that is informal settlements. For people with disabilities I would say that they have benefited directly and indirectly, directly is that they have been able to get some employment, which otherwise they would not have gotten elsewhere."
6. Various of Eliud Kinyua inspecting the balls being produced
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Eliud Kinyua, Human Resources Manager at Alive and Kicking
"For now, if you give us an order for five hundred balls, than you have sustained one person in employment for a whole year. So, it will be my joy to see that our balls are even being played in AFCON (African Cup of Nations) and even internationally. Because I know it is getting employment and that's making an impact even to the whole country."
8. Various set shots of Juma Charo, who has a disabled leg, walking to his work station and working on a ball
9. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Juma Charo, an employee at Alive & Kicking.
"I tried informal sector jobs, but they were not fit for me because of my condition. So I stopped. So I started trying local businesses, and then later came to Nairobi and I got this job."
10. Various of Juma Charo at his work station
11. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Juma Charo, an employee at Alive & Kicking.
"I have been here for almost an year, and I love this job very much. We are supplying Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and all over East Africa. So you see, this job has fed me a lot, I have helped my friends, I'm educating my children, and I'm progressing on with life."
12. Various of Joyce Khalechi walking to her workstation. She suffers from a shoulder condition
13. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Joyce Khalechi, staff member at Alive & Kicking.
"We people with disabilities have a lot of challenges out there because before we get a job, there are people who look at us the way we are, so to employ you somewhere becomes very hard for them. Sometimes you find that you can do some jobs but your boss looks at you and thinks you cannot do that job because of the way you are."
14. Various of Khalechi working on a ball
15. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Joyce Khalechi, an employee at Alive & Kicking.
"Personally I have a shoulder problem which makes it hard for me to carry heavy things with hands, on head so jobs which I could get require me not to use a lot of energy, but mostly the jobs I got were hard and required that you did them anyway, and your employer has to understand your condition so that you can work well with them."
16. Various set up shots of Eunice Odindo whose leg was amputated after she suffered an accident.
17. Pan down of balls on a rack
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Eunice Odindo, an employee at Alive & Kicking.
"The difference that I have experienced in joining Alive and Kicking is like, I can pay for my accommodation, like paying my rent, buying food and shelter.
19. Various Odindo at her work station
20. SOUNDBITE (Swahili) Eunice Odindo, an employee at Alive & Kicking.
"These balls we make here go all over the world. And whenever I see them anywhere, like last month I was in Kampala (Uganda) and I saw them being played there, so I was feeling like, this thing we are doing is something important and is something that can uplift people because they are going all over the world."
21. Various Odindo
22. Various of workers making balls and packaging them.
23. Interior drone shot (mute)
LEAD IN:
When the Africa Cup of Nations kicks off next month, a team of football manufacturers will be keeping their eyes firmly on the ball - trying to spot whether it's one of theirs.
The 70 strong team works for Alive and Kicking - an organisation that helps empower people with disabilities.
STORYLINE:
Alive and Kicking is a non profit making organisation that specialises in making hand-stitched footballs. Founded in 2004 it operates in Kenya, Zambia and Ghana,
In Kenya, the organization provides employment for more than 70 people - most of whom are living with disabilities.
Eliud Kinyua, Human Resources Manager at Alive and Kicking explains "to begin with, Alive and Kicking Kenya is a social enterprise that is not for profit making, we focus in creation of employment, for the less fortunate in the society. In this we focus on people living with disabilities, people with limited education, and also people who are living in vulnerable areas, that is informal settlements. For people with disabilities I would say that they have benefited directly and indirectly, directly is that they have been able to get some employment, which otherwise they would not have gotten elsewhere."
Alive and Kicking has so far hand-stitched more 300,000 balls 81,000 of which were bought by UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) and donated across African countries in 2004.
In 2012 the 'Balls For Africa with John Lewis' project led to 3,600 Kenyan-made balls being sold in the UK and the same number donated across Kenya.
The organisation has also supplied footballs to some of the biggest clubs in Europe including Arsenal, Manchester City, and Chelsea.
According to 2015 UN Report, around 600 million people globally live with disabilities. Of those 80% are in low income countries like Kenya.
Many live in poverty and have limited access to education, health, suitable housing and employment.
"For now, if you give us an order for five hundred balls, than you have sustained one person in employment for a whole year. So, it will be my joy to see that our balls are even being played in AFCON (African Cup of Nations) and even internationally. Because I know it is getting employment and that's making an impact even to the whole country," says Kinyua.
Juma Charo has been working at Alive and Kicking for almost a year.
"I have been here for almost an year, and I love this job very much. We are supplying Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and all over East Africa. So you see, this job has fed me a lot, I have helped my friends, I'm educating my children, and I'm progressing on with life" he says.
26 year-old Joyce Khalechi was finding it difficult to find work because of a debilitating condition in her shoulders. Now she says she is earning enough to support herself.
"We people with disabilities have a lot of challenges out there because before we get a job, there are people who look at us the way we are, so to employ you somewhere becomes very hard for them. Sometimes you find that you can do some jobs but your boss looks at you and thinks you cannot do that job because of the way you are," she says.
"Personally I have a shoulder problem which makes it hard for me to carry heavy things with hands, on head so jobs which I could get require me not to use a lot of energy, but mostly the jobs I got were hard and required that you did them anyway, and your employer has to understand your condition so that you can work well with them," she adds.
Alive and Kicking make balls from African leather, built for tough terrain. The balls are hand stitched and individually screen-printed to make customised designs.
It's been more than a decade since Kenya qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations Tournament which kicks off in Egypt on June 21st.
Kenya's national team, the Harambee Stars will be among the teams aiming to win the continental cup under the leadership of Frenchman, Sebastien Migne.
As the tournaments get underway the employees at Alive and Kicking will be watching keenly from their TV sets hoping for a goal, but also hoping to spot a ball that they have been involved in making.
"These balls we make here go all over the world. And whenever I see them anywhere, like last month I was in Kampala (Uganda) and I saw them being played there, so I was feeling like, this thing we are doing is something important and is something that can uplift people because they are going all over the world," says another employee Eunice Odino.
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