Médecins Sans Frontières - Refugees in central Mali – Aminatou's story

Unique Identifier Code / URN MSB214210

Date taken / Date Recorded 13/11/2024 10:47 AM

Country Mali

Commissioning section MSF-SPAIN

Photographer / videographer / producer Lamine Keita

Copyright Lamine Keita/MSF

Usage Rights (MSF) External Media, MSF Fundraising, MSF Publications, Social Media

Formal Consent Copy available yes

Editor's rating ★★★ (F)

Video format h264 (Main) (avc1 / 0x31637661)

Duration 1m25s

Maximum Size 1080px × 1920px 160.75 MB

Additional Information / Shotlist SCRIPT

TEXT

Aminatou fled
her village in a
neighboring country.
She took refuge
in the town of Koro

She tells us about
the difficulties
after her arrival

Koro
Mali

Aminatou

Koro, on the border
with Burkina Faso,
is home to
100,000 refugees

Aminatou has no
possibility
to return
to her village

SUBS

1
00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:02,080
Even if I earn
a little money,

2
00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:04,640
I spend it all
on rent.

3
00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:13,880
We fled to come
here to Koro,

4
00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,000
we didn't
bring anything

5
00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:18,560
we don't
have anything to eat,

6
00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:20,160
we pay the rent.

7
00:00:20,760 --> 00:00:22,200
This is unbearable
for us.

8
00:00:22,400 --> 00:00:24,800
We manage to share

9
00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,000
the little food together

10
00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,120
with our refugee neighbours.

11
00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,040
From time to time we look
for work in town

12
00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:35,000
to supplement rent and expenses.

13
00:00:36,600 --> 00:00:38,960
It's hard for us
to pay the rent.

14
00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,800
When I was
in my village

15
00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:50,720
I worked
with doctors.

16
00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,640
I helped pregnant women

17
00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,520
to give birth at home

18
00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:02,680
given the distance
from the health center.

19
00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,040
But with the conflict,

20
00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:07,600
these doctors were chased
out of the village.

21
00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,080
They started
shooting at us,

22
00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:11,080
they killed people.

23
00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,040
Some were able
to escape

24
00:01:14,880 --> 00:01:16,200
and others perished.

25
00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,520
Our village has turned
into a tomb,

26
00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:22,480
we can no longer
live there.

Refugees in central Mali – Aminatou's story – EN

Refugees in central Mali – Aminatou's story – EN