Of us can often feel powerless to affect change in the world around us but we would like to share a christmas tell with you one that even involves an angel who shows us how determination and commitment can change the lives of many for the better. When harry bruce anon emigrated to europe she never forgot the children growing up in the slums and her native golla ten years ago she brought some of them over to ukraine among them were actually abraham and james brown. Her plan would provide a way of investing not only in these children but also in her country despite her modest income as a restroom attendant in germany she saved every penny she could and with the help of donations and sponsorships many of these children are now studying at university in ukraines capital kiev. This is james brown today a twenty seven year old student of agriculture in kiev. He and the other former Street Children from ghana got an opportunity to go to university and theyre using it they can thank area bruce ana and she got them except at universities and. Theyre studying medicine law Computer Science and Business Administration why ukraine because harriet explains like ghana its a country striving for democracy. The an invaluable lesson because the problems it is also up in the most of african countries and then the killin that people still at fault for democracy then you dont give up in the tree always turned for the country. Walls in our youth are always leaving their leaders to do whatever they like it shouldnt be so. Ukrainian law requires that they return to ghana after their studies thats important for harriet that was her intention when she moved to distil dorf in two thousand to. Work as a cleaning lady and sent her savings back to ghana to build an orphanage. She looked around for sponsors and donors and founded the african angel association. At first the children and students didnt know that harriet was cleaning restrooms and to finance their education. And for me to admit. I didnt know what to say because i wasnt going to school and for some art to cling tightly just to take down what. Mary comes from a poor district in ghanas capital accra her parents were unemployed and on able to. Take care of her. To keep the girls from drifting into prostitution and the boys from living on the streets harriet brought them to the orphanage. At first harriet kept silent about how she financed her project she one of the children to concentrate on getting ahead and helping their country develop. The industrial countries and just did the kissable that mad they wanted to get to wed to do you really need to thats a switch really have great impact on the society from within our guts education of good knowledge i have something to do with my so i go back home i have a couple of businesses in my mind already yeah i want to be a big at the playground. And one of jamess Business Ideas came from the best chocolate maker in ukraine. He and his friend richard love the beautifully packed and. He dreams of opening shops like this one in his homeland. Where do you can get this chocolate from where to begin to cook you from. Probably from guyana. Yes from ghana so if we can produce seeds there then. We have we help the countrys economy. Were going to have cool we have should go. All the foods and then you can make this one of the flavors too its cool cool. Something like putting up with Something LikeSomething LikeSomething Like coke or to do different flavors to. The young people are learning a lot in ukraine carry a dissatisfied with them if they had to let the markets here much as they would in africa. They can speak russian to find out they quickly went over the cellar she gives them all some free samples. Carrie it doesnt clean restrooms anymore shes busy managing her organization with success. That doesnt see. Her going to look for easy. Theyre independent theyre selfconfident they have prospects for their lives and they know exactly what to expect that makes me very happy and proud you cant push them around anymore they know exactly what they want. In twenty eighteen james and richard plan to be the first in their group to graduate from university and prove to harriet that if you just give Street Children a chance they can compete with the best. The world you. Know that is a wonderful way to pay forward good will a camp where Human Dignity is denied this is how the greek island of los books was recently described by its mayor because lesbos is one of the Aegean Islands closest to turkey shores it was a cape way for many migrants who entered europe at the height of the refugee crisis in two thousand and fifteen but instead of it being temporary the camps there have become unbearably overcrowded where both refugees and islanders struggle to cope with a hidden camera our reporter takes an exclusive look inside the camp. But its eight in the morning after a cold night on the greek island of lesbos. Even making a cup of tea is a logistical challenge for a minute. They rocky and his friends have run out of firewood theyll have to burn a Cardboard Box instead. The school. Has been stuck here for two months in an illegal camp near the morea refugee camp. But we dont have a buffer. Course here and. We have a many. Here it is three but we dont have. A different here just. Less busy official refugee camp morea is located nearby it resembles a high security prison the camp was set up to keep migrants on the island until their applications for asylum can be processed its forbidden to film here and journalists arent allowed in either. But ahmed wants to show was what really goes on in the camp we follow him in and film using a hidden camera. Here it smells of smoke garbage and human waste. The United NationsRefugee Agency described morea as dangerous for children and pregnant women and yet they are the ones left languishing in the camp many have been stuck here for months. You dont get people to live with your little. Security what does look good to see a lot of adults just. Because it is getting colder in many simply set fire to old olive trees to keep warm. But these trees belong to this man stelios cathy argus he struggles to remain calm while surveying the devastation. With this olive grove has been in his family for generations some trees are up to three hundred years old and hes devoted his life to cultivating them but now he little remains then about here with all these trees are burnt all burnt theres nothing left these trees will not grow back theyre finished there were one hundred twenty trees and theres only four left and no one cares if you dont acknowledge to compensate us not to stop them. Every night they cut the trees and burn them. Still leos shows us the hole in the fence they used to go in and out. All of his attempts to press charges against the refugees have proven unsuccessful thats likely why they continue to kill his sheep zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero zero. Zero. Zero zero zero a lot. The last ones here even left their tools behind the farmer tells us hes kept them as evidence a backpack from the United NationsRefugee Agency and a knife he says this is clear prove that refugees are to blame and he has a fairly good idea why the refugees kill his sheep. Or here at the bionic theyre not stealing because theyre hungry they kill the animals and they sell them. Yes one or two people cant eat seven or ten sheep as we found out they sell them to other refugees ive seen people in the fields grilling the meat on campfires that is not enough of what yes gets in the grass. The village of moria lives as if in a state of siege. Staley are sent the other villagers me to regularly to discuss what action they might take to end the crisis. In the Village Council head nikos truck haleys has just returned from athens he reports on his talks with the greek authorities he doesnt have much positive news either to us and if the situation goes on like this it wont take long before we have physical confrontation. Up to now weve tolerated the looting of peoples assets and its fortunate that things have become violent. But its only a question of time before this happens there are usually gang of them. Fled from the violence in this iraqi homeland he doesnt want to be equated with lawbreakers he just wants to leave less space but right now boarding a ferry to athens is something he can only dream of. Light have never used to be waiting for more for gore they dont trouble. To grab hold. So were planning to escape from the site. Hes still thinking about it but others are making concrete plans. Every evening people try to get through the fence and reach the ferry unnoticed for many a deal only way to leave the greek island which has become their prison. When we think of democracy in the e. U. We think of the electorate elections and the elected who then debate and decide our laws but not everyone finds this procedure satisfactory could there be another way the irish think so inspired by ancient greece they established a Citizens Assembly and it turned out to be rather successful. Ireland is one of the European Union smaller members and the scene of a revolution in democracy. Finbar obrian a sixty two year old postman explains what that means all his life he says politicians were the ones up there i didnt know ebo politics i never discussed politics i had no actual interest in politics. Up until the day i was just sitting inside the restaurant and this lady came up and asked me what id be interested. In the Citizens Assembly debates the big issues facing Irish Society three years ago finbarr had to vote on arlins introduction of same sex marriages it was a hard task you often heard of priest peta fights. So many similar to that effort me on me to zero in on a live person and. But years ago i used that item all under the one carrot i was. Given all to seem to me even that all paedophiles again our lives because of whatever they were the same type of people and i just had to jump i just despise them. For the past few years this hotel near dublin has hosted this experiment in grassroots democracy now arlens fourth Citizens Assembly is meeting air pindar took part in the First Assembly in two thousand and fourteen the concept is for ninety nine ordinary irish citizens to debate politics for one year young Old University graduates farmers even a bouncer there chosen by lottery. This group is debating Pension Reforms they pore over statistics listen to experts and consider details everything is broadcast live on the internet no closed doors actions here the sort of experience that our country went through with from about two thousand and eight on words serious crisis and a lot of anger. On the streets about the into the mess that our economy was in and a lot of blame to touch to our politicians so theres a strong sense from two thousand and eleven on the words particularly that we need to try something new when each killing of our citizens and debates about our constitutional future they take a vote and pass their recommendation on to parliament the representatives are not bound to vote according to the recommendation but they do give it serious consideration. The legalization of same sex marriage seemed inconceivable in ireland with its conservative population and the powerful influence of a conflict church. But the Citizens Assembly discussed this previously taboo subject for three years objectively and finbar brian changed his mind. And it taught me no i be distant and i learned a lot by doing that and in that key is to know israel to just english and to gay people or no having to adjust that on people they just want to live down there you know how im to children that you know and talk to people and thats why i stood up at the above and said my path and i said that id be a voice in the morning on behalf agape of gay people to get married the majority in the Citizens Assembly voted yes that led to a referendum and that led to predominantly Catholic Ireland introducing same sex marriage participation and having a say in things finbar thirdly approves of the idea. Caught everyone into or new people into it so i showed them the captive people did nothing but it did get a pain in the teeth and theyre all being released into. Viruss politicians just need to have the courage to give some of the power to the people. Many critics argue that democracy needs updating and this could be the answer the question is who do you trust when it comes to making important decisions a politician or your neighbor germany is often lauded as a leader in the or nubile Energy Revolution after the Fukushima Nuclear disaster in two thousand and eleven germany pledged to shut down its last reactors within a few years and go green yet the danger of radiation exposure still exists for some in the belgian city of. The Nuclear Plant is outdated and has had to be shut down several times due to accidents this is worrisome for residents in the german city of aachen which is right across the border and now some are preparing themselves for the worst. Despite all the gingerbread and Christmas Lights many people in arent in a festive mood and theyre worried and Nuclear Accident might occur just across the border in belgium athens City Administration even issued free iodine tablets just in case and today i helped carries them with her at all times to be prepared for the worst. I could see them in my wallet every day its not a nice feeling to see those pills and think you might have to take them at some point. But isnt just passing out iodine tablets its launched a court appeal in belgium and would like to see the plant closed down Officials Say they arent panic mongers. Its about a potential Nuclear Accident and taking the best possible disaster prevention measures for. Andrea companies us on the seventy kilometer journey to the controversial Nuclear Facility she cant believe people live so close. I can imagine living here i get a little queasy just thinking i live in auckland though its quite a few kilometers away. Id move away from there. Cracks have been found in reactor vessel the power plant has been shut down repeatedly over safety concerns belgium has also distributed. But the Belgian Nuclear control agency says its plants are safe where you are insured it was never stopped it was stopped for more than two years until they could prove so now we are convinced that they are safe so they can run again. He my mind have said that but opinions vary as an emergency or Disaster Management agency we need to take potential risks seriously and prepare ourselves accordingly. Parts of the plant had been in operation for more than forty years belgium plans to phase out Nuclear Power by twenty twenty five though its unlikely to meet this deadline. It lacks an alternative Energy Program so some belgians take a dim view of germanys pressure tactics. German should look after their own problems. I think belgium is mature enough to take care of this issue on its own. Visual i tend to trust germanys government its a country that functions pretty well so im more inclined to believe what they say. Ive never been afraid to live here im happy enough im not angered by the germans concerns either theres simply no reason to worry. Still people and plan to keep up their fight in the summer and helped organize a human chain which stretched from an all the way to the power plant more than fifty thousand demonstrators took part they hope their protests will change attitudes in belgium to. America i mean i guess more and more you notice belgians are against it too at first the belgian media held back and did little critical reporting on the issue. But now you can see belgian reports that deal with the huns in a critical way that theres. That night theres another demo andreea says arson is her hometown and that she wants to live here even after shes finished her studies. She and her fellow campaigners plan to continue their protests until it is finally shut down no matter how long that takes. Neighborly relations are also an issue on the other side of germany despite the e. U. s promise of a united Europe East West fault lines are deepening the Czech Republic recently voted in a euro skeptic government critical of german migration policies but in the bavarian and bohemian forests the largest contiguous forest area in Central Europe german and czech conservationists a found an issue that both countries can agree on. Powerful batch can came here with the intention of doing research on black grouse hazel grouse and wood grouse the shine birds live in the National Parks on both sides of the check but then border. But its not hard overnight so powerful wont be able to find any of the birds tracks with. These species are disappearing from commercial woodland but here in this forest theyre doing fine we want to find out how many of these birds there are and where theyre located we work with them if you live on the war. The two National Parks are working on a joint project that will do exactly that in fact both parks cooperate closely on these kinds of efforts and no one represents that spirit of cooperation better than biologist pavol better he works for both parks. Together the parks make up the largest primeval forest area in Central Europe. Human shape the landscape for a long time now its nature again and that attracts numerous visitors. The park agencies also cooperate on book publications most are available with texts him both german and check. And. The man responsible for this is powerful who been a director of the National Park party faced a lot of opposition. To war but. When you go through both National Parks and both directors are working toward the same goal. We want these parks to develop together with the same conservation policies. And we both have similar ideas on how to do that. In appreciation of this cooperation the European Union has provided subsidies totaling more than six Million Euros over the last two years. That money is also welcomed by the bavarian National Park administration. Director france libel says this kind of cooperation shows that european nations can work well together. He explains why the program works. Thank you we talk to each other a lot and we trust each other. We try to find things that we have in common and then we put projects together. And sometimes we just sit around in the evening and discuss things over a beer and then. Look at a room. Were honest people and they tell it like it is. They dont pull any punches. But our discussions are always very pleasant. Communication is good. When it comes to. A real check german winter fairy tale. Banks powerful bench has says both sides will have to work hard to make sure things stay that way in the years to come. A timely story of cross border harmony for the Festive Season thats it for today but if you like to find out more about any todays reports visit our Facebook Page stories or send me a tweet thank you for watching and on behalf of the whole focus on europe team we wish you a Merry Christmas until next time good bye. Freedom of expression. Of ways has to be defended. Over the work. Of art. A multimedia project about artists and their right to express their views freely. Meet the german spy new and surprising aspects of plays and culture in germany. Us american keep music takes a look at. These two traditions everyday lives and language. Saw a news here on the food chain the big guy. D. W. Dot com beat the germans. Some more euro five keys to safer food. Keep clean to prevent contamination. Draw and cook foods to avoid cross contamination. 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