To you by d. H. L. This week on global street thousand we take you to a very special football match pursuing your passion we meet blindspots infuse in egypt. In rural senegal almost all decisions a still made by village elders many men but the demitra clubs a changing matts. First though we had to israel to the border with syria whose treating the young casualties of war. Will this war ever ends for nearly seventy is syria has been a stage for suffering and violence not even children a spat the horrors of it told. Over five million of them a noun to. Pendent on humanitarian aid an entire generation is losing out on education many schools have been destroyed last year was possibly the worst so far for syrian children six hundred fifty two were killed and thats just the official figure hospitals are in ruins a few injured children have found treatment in a neighboring country thats a traditional enemy. The syrian middleman as nervous we are not allowed to show his face that could endanger his life and the lives of his entire family in more torn syria. The same goes for this group thats entering israel from syria through the border fence under the cover of night thirteen mothers and grandmothers together with their children and grandchildren the war has maimed them physically and psychologically theyre coming to israel for medical treatment. The israelis refer to their help as a neighborly project the military doctor responsible for it says that beyond the official positions of the two antagonistic countries israel has a humanitarian obligation to help neighbors in desperate need. Of are there in syria medical care is now nonexistent. It was systematically destroyed especially during the past months thats why there arent any hospitals there anymore. So to get to the bus they have to cross through a military zone a socalled death strip anyone who enters this area an authorized will be met with gunfire. If we could show the faces of these women their exhaustion and fear would be evident but also their determination to make this journey. The women remain silent throughout the trip the children too eventually the sun rises after yet another sleepless night. After about an hours drive we reach the city of soft head. Now outside in the daylight we can see some of the injuries this childs face is covered with burns his left eye is swollen obviously injured inside the hospital to contrast in worlds briefly intermingle israeli mothers on their way to the childrens ward syrian mothers seeking care for their children whom did in war. The syrian women are quickly taken to a room of their own and given breakfast the tension in the air eases a parrot when a clown comes to lighten the mood. The children respond with shy smiles and astonishment at the simple magic tricks finally they began to relax a little and the israelis tell us that syrian doctors and the divided country decide which children will receive treatment here its not clear how the injured are selected. We are in constant dialogue with the doctors and medical teams there. They send us a list of the names of people who will receive treatment. We have already cared for eight hundred syrian children this way. By the end of the year well have treated one thousand so nothing left for the women trust the social worker who speaks arabic some tell their stories. We just finished eating one a tank shell hit our house my nine month old baby was hit in the head and died on the spot my oldest daughter lost a leg my other daughter and her brother each lost an eye. On. The syrian mother isnt israel for the second time her first visit was to find a prosthesis for her daughter now her sons facial burns need care. But time is short and the doctors can only treat the most urgent injuries the deep emotional wounds the war victims have all sustained are less obvious. All who come here a deeply traumatized because their lives are in constant danger in syria thats life during. People gradually break. Because of the constant fear of bombs the uncertainty about what will happen next and of course the constant fear of death. And only the syrian victims know what it feels like to have to return to their devastated country in the evening to leave the safety of the hospital again they travel in silence again under the safety of darkness and so whens their single day freo bore. Violence is a huge problem in Central America too for years the region has been terrorized by the ruthless mass gangs involved in drug dealing prostitution and protection rackets. The problem started a few thousand kilometers further north in the u. S. Many Central American gangs were first formed in the one nine hundred ninety s. In cities like los angeles two of the most feared m r s l the true and the eighteenth street gang better known as. For years the u. S. Authorities have deported fountains of gangsters back to countries like el salvador where they terrorize society the government that has tried for years to get the violence under control by locking gang members up but that hasnt proved too much of a deterrent and the gangs continue to recruit. Well at the start of the shift the young volunteers and the salvation commando pray for a safe nights work. A moment later the first call comes in. The south asian commando is a volunteer rescue service that attracts young people who want to do good. The work also helps keep ryan and his friends from getting caught up in Gang Violence like so many other young people in el salvador. Its a unique feeling a very special and deep sense of satisfaction its hard to put into words but helping others makes me happy. Theyve already been called out to two brutal attacks. Two rival gangs are warring and el salvador is caught in the crossfire the gangs will do anything to win over new recruits. Theyve offered me money weapons women anything to get me to join. Theyre refused he hopes the paramedic uniform will protect him its a risky decision life in the gangs is deadly but doing without their protection is dangerous to. The police accompany us to one of the citys more dangerous neighborhoods on a friday evening its only a matter of time until the first murders called in. The two gangs. Have divided up the city into rival territories if a gang member sets foot into the wrong neighborhood he usually pays with his life even living in the wrong area can be deadly the police are hunting for gang members looking for clues on the suspects hair and skin. One of the men has a tattoo the number eighteen thats a clear sign hes a member of. Their game of cat and mouse but eventually we always get them even if they run and hide. So. Another call comes in the first death of the evening as a young man just eighteen years old gang members entered the restaurant and shot him its a daily event in san salvador at the same time the volunteer medics are trying to save a life. A young woman and her child were hit by a car. But apart from offering comfort to the family theres nothing they can do. We return to the station one of the young volunteers the n. C. A. Is sitting by herself she tells us shes worried about her brother whos a gang member. I love my brother. And wish that hed never chosen this life. So youre worried he might be working one day and. Find my own brother. Yes thats happened to people. The next morning the city seems busy vibrant routine but in san salvador the days are as dangerous as the nights. Right in the center of the city were able to get an interview with a gang member. We say you have to kill to survive its kill or be killed. These young members of. Flash the gangs hand signs they live from extortion once you join a gang the only way to leave is in a coffin membership offers power respect and fun and. Being a gangster thats it its the coolest thing that can happen to you. Its in your blood from when youre a child the love you dont get from your family you find on the street and the gang. They swagger drink take drugs and try to look cool. But when they get an order to kill they do it no questions asked. You dont feel anything you just do the job afterwards chill out with your friends have a drink you cant think about it its done finished. Time for a break brian is a skilled Soccer Player but at twenty he has no job training he moved out of his parents home after an argument with young people like brian are often heard by the gangs promises of money and power but he isnt. They give you all of that but then what death prison i dont want that im fine the way things are now. At the end. Sometimes the team is called out to dangerous situations such as shootings when theyre caught between warring gangs the volunteers often dont know whether theyll be greeted with guns or allowed to help aber has only been on the job for two months and still isnt used to it so in el salvador its not everything is bad there are also people who want to help. Sure we dont make any money but we want to help with all our hearts. We want to help people. This. Evening is approaching. The gang members are getting high. Tonight like every night san salvador will not rest easy. And the young volunteers from the salvation commando will be ready to help. This week ing global ideas were off to western africa all reported to last month in my i wanted to learn more about a development called demitra clubs these organizations give women and young people in rural areas a voice by involving them in Decision Making processes which in turn provides an avenue for environmental activism. There are now demitra clubs in six african countries they were set up by the un says food and Agriculture Organization we went to senegal to find out more. Its a big day for these young residents of sorry village theyre going on air for the first time at the Community Radio station in question are. Theyve been invited to take part in a chat show everyone here speaks to lar a regional language in eastern senegal. And her colleagues are the leaders of the village Discussion Group part of the demitra network of clubs connoted demick speaks about the brief rainy season and his dried up corn fields. A mother of four explains how the rain swept garbage into their homes and how they had to clean everything in the village. She hopes that local radio stations will help spread their ideas and efforts to other villages. Our Discussion Groups have carried out a lot of important projects most of them concerning Climate Change what were doing affects the whole community but one person on their own cant solve the problems. These clubs have become a vital part of how we put our plans into effect because we can mobilize and motivate so many residents. And the leader of sorry booboo village invited us to a meeting they now have for demitra clubs here there are two thousand across africa set up and funded by the uns food and Agriculture Organization and other Development Agencies the clubs help to promote participation and initiative within Village Communities. Encourages women to speak openly its still unusual for them to have a say on anything today theyre discussing a proposal from the young men to erect stone dams in order to stop soil erosion. Of the children always come along its Good Practice for when theyre older. Well talk about everything that affects the village with younger and older men equally. And even more importantly how to present their point of view at the Village Assembly along with other demitra. Where our opinion is taken into consideration for decisions about their village community. Thats the biggest before we had no say at all on matters in the village. I am. Sorry bobo has around one hundred sixty residents and is some distance away from the big cities many of the crops are ready for harvesting but once again there wasnt enough rain which means not enough corn when it does rain the water rushes over the barren soil. And deforestation makes the soil loose and easily washed away thats the topic of discussion at this meeting opened by the village leader. The opinions and suggestions of the four demitra clubs are presented in turn. Not all villages in the region are involved in the project. Village leaders are worried about their position and prefer traditional structures where the oldest members have to say. But young men like or not they demi have made a lot of progress. The environment has become an important issue in the village since the club started. We have to keep everything in and around our homes clean. Without high job and theres no health and is a community and weve made sure we keep our wells in better condition otherwise we have no water during periods of drought not for us nor for the communal gardens look weve already Found Solutions to these issues and. The next day they build small stone levees to retain the rain water that flows through. The aim is to make the ground around the village fertile again. All of. Those supervises the sixty plus demitra clubs in the region he managed to enlist the local Farmers Association to help villagers build the system. Nearly all the small channels that collect rainwater from the surroundings end up here its like a delta. At this point the water has enough force to wash away the fertile soil from the cultivated land. Old used to oil stops termites from eating the wooden constructions so the dams last longer. Itll take them for five days to prepare the trenches and fill them in stone when you are going. To know plant trees here to restore the areas around the village and make them farmable again. The leader of the demitra project in senegal says that would be ideal not all project villages managed to generate a profit from their communal garden. The two Biggest Challenges are getting local organizations to help and sourcing materials. In the long term there has to be a direct exchange of information between the Village Communities and the authorities so that they can also find out whats happening on the ground. Thats also a challenge for the dimitrov. Making themselves known to authorities and pushing their ideas and plans without us coordinators. Bringing Traditional Village life into the modern world is also the vision of rapper maker do tomba from the nearby provincial capital into. This rap is about the new ideas coming from demitra clubs and their service to the entire village community. For the young men and women from sari these Discussion Groups are a step towards independence and autonomy. Independence and autonomy of what people with physical disabilities around the world want to include in the visually impaired and for many sports from skateboarding to baseball is both a form of selfexpression and a way of coping with limitations we went to egypt to meet one man in particular who wont let his condition stop him enjoying his. Only gun toters delighted the new balls have arrived and theyre even easier to hear than the old ones. I played soccer while i can still see with a regular ball of course with no bells later at school after id gone blind we put the ball in a plastic bag so that we could hear it. Even then locating a ball using only your ears is no easy feat. The players here are either completely blind or have severely impaired eyesight. And those who do have limited vision are required to wear a blindfold. But some cheat. Like. Oh the only people here who can see everything are the goalkeepers and the coach after graduating in sports management. Worked as an Agent Marketing professional egyptian Soccer Players to clubs in europe but he wanted to do something more fulfilling three years ago he had a friend set up the countrys first team with blind players. But the idea was the coach pays for the blindfolds customised balls and picks rental from his own pocket his search for a sponsor has not borne fruit so far out of gondor went blind gradually he compares it to putting on weight at first you dont notice it then suddenly you have a paunch alys blindness was triggered by an illness by the age of ten he had lost his eyesight completely he copes pretty well with his disability the only thing he can do is cook something he was never keen on anyway his wife we had met after he had gone blind is a huge help here and elsewhere is there anything he misses seen my wife and my kids. Well. It would be lovely to see my family although i can picture them so my wife tells me what my children look like what color their skin is for example. Something that you can imagine. Hes down on his way to work he has a chauffeur something most people with disabilities in egypt cant afford. He said there are no special provisions for blind people on the road there are no specially equipped cars or taxis or passes for them but when im waiting at the bus stop i dont know which buses coming or where its going so im dependent on what other people tell me. Yes ali teaches english at the head of one university in cairo hes one of just five blind lecturers in the entire country its an achievement he had to fight very hard for. The dean was at first reluctant to give me the job despite me being the best in my graduating class. But then some other lecturers put pressure on him they insisted they needed me because i would be very good. I dont waste. Takes a lot of interest in us. The other lecturers just give us instructions and if we dont understand they dont help us. But dr ali knows that whenever one of us speaks up he recognizes us from our voices. Before kickoff its time to check the ball. I dont. Think. There are. Any playing soccer is a real challenge. Because we want to play like sighted people running passing and scoring. We want to feel like normal people and not like we are somehow worth less than others after a game i feel as if nothing could stop me from achieving what i want. Well almost nothing yet. Which i hope. Richard. Doesnt get one this time but to enjoy football you have to put up with bad calls and keep pressing ahead. Thats all for today dont forget though to send us your views write to us at global three thousand come and visit us on facebook were back next week see that. Prosperity optimism thats the power of global try to. Bite. Off more. Her. Hair. For a moment superman. Superfood stylish style icon to lead of those. Life style youre on. Your. Thirty minutes w. They make a commitment they find solutions. They inspire. Africa on the minds. Of stories about people making a difference shaping their nation. And their continent w. s new multimedia series for africa. Dot com africa on the move. They now look like. They know what to make. And soon theyll even know how we feel. Well im not a real person im still just a piece of. Scientists around the world are working to measure our emotions. So hopefully i can be a helpful piece assault with. A virtual person as a therapist or a robotic as a teacher neither would have human empathy what does a machine need to do to create empathy and a medical context when i disclose more information to a person or to a computer in this case. A few dozen lets say feelings of the instruments that steer us and whoever can control these feelings has great power over us might even model algorithms instead of feelings measuring emotion starting december sixteenth on t w