Opting to get married on average. Its Donald Trumps big election promise to build a vast supposedly beautiful wall along the u. S. Mexican border too high to climb too long to get around his dream is a night math or millions on both sides of the border its far from finished but already people are proving that you will one keep them apart. Its the best day of their lives everything is perfect just like i love the ring the dress the kiss. Except perhaps for the location where at the u. S. Mexican border a place of people in flight heavy traffic passport controls. But its certainly different marrying here on the border. 3 days but. For the wedding were in suit of what is in mexico a city marked by drug cartels and violence miters hometown. Where. I always thought wed have a normal wedding with a party not standing on a bridge me. My 2 doesnt want to stay in mexico im certainly doesnt want to start a family here is the honest problem we have problems with the papers which is why were doing this house so we were planning on living here at all basically everything needs fixing our course is by papers might a means for us visa a month ago her application was rejected the couple had wanted to get married in the us but the news meant rethinking all their plans might is not even allowed to travel to the us. Known as. You know we cant get married in el paso because i cant cross the border it would be illegal and if we get married here in juarez it wont be recognized by the us. Based no less than enter plan b. A bridge marriage it solves both problems my 2 doesnt have to cross the border and the us off oregon is legally recognized the marriage once married my husband can petition for her to come and live in the us now we are in el paso across the border in the us the home of the groom. Now home lives just 12 kilometers from my to yet its a world away. This is where the couple were planning to live. Now its. On hold. Now its looks like we dont know how long its going to be on hold. Now woman is from the u. S. His mother is mexican he grew up in juarez but went to school in el paso the border has always been a part of his life but it was never an obstacle until now. I think its unnecessary situation people here have been living in the border for since the border was created. The fact that im currently living under one of the most strict border policies. It is frustrating it it angers me. My to has never been here in person shes only seen it via smartphone. I didnt recognize where you are i know yes i look you know. Looks beautiful. Doesnt it just you know you know you know well be here together. But 1st they have to get married on the bridge with the help of this man. You know. Reuben s. Come dawn is a minister hell conduct the. Hes been doing bridge marriages for 14 years more regularly since donald trump became president because visas are now harder to get started out with on the bridge may be you know one or 2 a week you know were doing 8 to 10 months. In the Church Next Door he conducts more traditional weddings for those couples who do have the right papers. Oftentimes we have a u. S. Citizen u. S. Resident that meets the love of their life across the border and because of immigration laws because of the the river that runs down and separates the 2 there has to be some kind of mechanism in place to bring those 2 lives together and the bridge marriage works for that purpose. 17 hours until the wedding now one crosses the border to mexico to see his fiance. Just so much that separates us but in a way that bridge connects us. But for me its a symbol of division of projection. The boundaries. But of course only because you never been able to cross. The bridge sees around 13000 visitors daily alongside those getting married there are people going to work going shopping visiting family. And this is the marriage spot straddling the border between the 2 countries hundreds of people are waiting in the queue the midday heat is oppressive. And. Now almost you take my car to be your wife to love her specter to support her in good times and bad if so please answer i do feel. As if. Theres no shortage of witnesses here but its still somehow romantic. It was lovely and a nice distraction from all this waiting. To im so happy. Now theres some more waiting ahead 4 days after the wedding were back in mexico in a city and a house with a couple didnt ever plan to live. Now will submit the papers for the visa but we dont know how long it will take. And until we get the good news well be living here. Currently it takes up to 2 years for visas to be issued but then the happy couple will be able to start their life together in the united states. Just over a 1000000000 people worldwide have a physical or mental impairment some 15 percent of the global population 80 percent live in developing countries and that can make things even more challenging. People with disabilities are less likely to finish school or get a job and often end up living in poverty. Down syndrome or treme 21. 00 affects an estimated 6000000. 00 people worldwide its caused by one extra chromosome which can lead to a range of developmental and Health Effects in egypt one young woman is determined that none of that will stop her achieving had goals. Harlots has truly swung her way to freedom the 23 year old has Downs Syndrome. With her new friends shes in her element. At the head of a game you know im happiest when im here practicing with my friends. But i listen to him play with them and i feel like a champion. Training for an Upcoming International competition that coach specializes in working with down syndrome children he says military type drills or it does and the children need affection in. Their very emotional loving comes easily to them but so does hate. They like me so they follow my coaching instructions. Ramas mother is often hurt by the cruel discrimination her daughter enjoys. But swimming has helped make up for that a little. After all ramos has already won several medals in international competitions. But away from the pool things havent been easy. But the hardest part for me was when i wanted to go to kindergarten in the school and many people were against me going to school they said be thankful that you can walk and talk to him and that when they dont understand down syndrome im not disabled i have down syndrome that makes me special those a little as the. World and they meant i fulfilled obamas wishes and tell her to go try it out when she was studying tourism she told me shed also really like to get into media and i asked her why she said she wanted to change things and that t. V. Is good for that because the palin before out. And run my highlight realised her ambition she cohosts a morning show on the popular egyptian t. V. Channel t m c ahead of the show grandma chats with 2 of her guests twins who are also parents and jeanette is the only. Then the 3 of them make their way to the studio. A presenter with down syndrome was a courageous step for the station but one that many welcome. Oh i keep going wild i found it a little unusual of 1st but then we thought it was great because the result is fantastic she can speak very well and i think. Grandma has been presenting the morning show for 9 months together with a colleague. She always opens the show one of the 2 main anchors. Emcee of pushing boundaries. As a father inside the house isnt about me hagar im. And happy because im doing something to enlighten society while you earn income does a certain knows that we can do this now but fail that were integrating into society that we belong to which the one chromosome doesnt make a difference. Other than to enjoy makes it special for them we will not be discouraged by that label. To deliberately. Says how messages well received shes already succeeded in convincing mothers of children with Downs Syndrome that they are a gift from god. China seems set on expanding its global reach beijing is investing more than 800000000000 euros in new trade routes across asia africa and europe. Its an Economic Stimulus Program on a vast scale and one which is also inevitably altering the lives of people in local areas one key route passes through pakistans valley what does this mean for people there how do they see their future along the base new silk road. Were traveling along one of the highest roads in the world the karakoram highway in pakistan. Police are accompanying us to a huge building site when no other western journalists have been permitted to fill up until now and where they are busy reconstructing and upgrading the route as part of chinas belt and road initiative. Its going to be a long journey through dramatic mountain scenery. An archaic world dominated by men and guns. But then suddenly we come across this place. A cough interest workshop where women have the say and were they work and earn money something unheard of in this region some years beg people is i videoed gross you in he have a lot of questions from den and this said this is not for womans you off so stop these but the courageous akila bano and her colleagues didnt stop impress by the standards of their work more a more customers for furniture windows and doors built by the women under out encourage them a restaurant in the music school would built along side the workshop the project is unique in this part of pakistan this is idea its completed perty add consist like to so there for the are step work is as did be in these be a barrier is going to a break them and hopefully some years after maybe these all western die maybe if you move by killer bano comes from the hoons or vialli a place where time seems to stood still and when male and female roams the strictly defined where women normally mind children and men sit around playing gains something news sprang up it was the rebuilding of an auld thinks in the area the 1st lit the Spark International researches drafted in teenagers from paul families to help among them akil obama know they give as small opportunity poor young girls and boys who marginalized and arent trip were and i am one of them then bear for this port is very important for me because best sport is a changed my leg in positive it was hard work they had to rebuild old wall misusing traditional methods devised by their ancestors methods that may have buildings like this 1st quake proof a keeler bano has retained to respect for this ancient knowledge she also draws on it in the restaurant that the women built to they offer traditional dishes here but they still face resistance if one of the woman shes house house like is completely doing the same job at home its ok for all because she didnt get some money but here. She is earning money for high. End stuff like this again we are fighting with those people who are questioning us. There is no stranger to trade situated as it is along the old silk road which led across the karakoram Mountain Range to china when they play on their ancient instruments you feel as if youre being chance sportive back to a long forgotten age but many here fear their folly could soon be changed beyond recognition. China wants the curriculum highway to become part of beijings new silk road the section there when there is finished and its already turning things upside down here the change is quite repeat. Even prepared for it and its changing the whole dynamics of the. Coming form from the southern part of pakistan and from china. For a killer banner who believes that the changes wont necessarily bring more freedom for women but simply make the rich richer at the expense of the paul she agrees that the investments will create a completely different tones of ali and so shes determined to use her business to help as many poor women as she can now its to look like. But later on maybe we can call 10 or different name just because of this. So we are not into it to build a big huge hoard it and create a mess. Bird is you see over here. Doors woman who i really i trap words and their support their families and thats why the women want to carry on with the project they say they owe it to their children. Repression and discrimination are part of life for many women around the world on our new Facebook Channel d. W. Women youll find stories about those taking a stand and inspiring others to do the same d. W. Women gives a voice to the women of our world. 2. 1000000000 people worldwide have little access to clean drinking water. Agriculture uses more water than anything else 69 percent comes manufacturing meanwhile private households use just 12 percent of the worlds most are. The effects of Global Warming and an ever expanding World Population will almost certainly lead to widespread looting shortages the potential for conflict is great parts of the us india and africa are already experiencing acute shortages the nile river basin is one place of potential conflict and people here are looking for a solution. To produce the child makes basket she even made the chair she sitting on. Pirates grown on the banks of the nearby mara river along with its water other rural materials for her business but thats not all the river provides for the people of marsh the poor village. During the dry season the mara river is the only source of water so we use it for drinking bathing and washing clothes. The mara river in North Western tanzania is the lifeline for local villagers. They have to travel almost 3 kilometers to collect fresh water people here only use a small amount of water for their homes livelihoods and animals but the populations upstream are growing polluting the river and putting pressure on the water supply. The pollution continues and isnt prevented the maro river will dry up. And if it dries up it wont only affect the burra but also those living further up the river. They are the ones polluting the water. But its us at the low and you are mainly affected you are not. Supposed to charless village chief and chair of the Water Use Association in the village the organization was set up to conserve and protect the village Water Resources but theres only so much they can do. Things the government needs to do more. Jumps to touma is a coordinator for a project working with the government to do just stunt hes come to marsh the board to find out how much water people use and how the river has changed over time he enters team want to make sure theres enough water for People Living all along the river. They want to boost biodiversity to. Growth or require water for environmental flow the minimum amount of water that should be served weve been. To floor downstream. Of. The mara River Project is funded by the International Climate initiative and implemented by the nile based initiative the social survey is just one element. This farmer is looking to expand his field of crops to do that he needs to be able to access water more easily. But that could cause problems in the river. Fertilizers and herbicides from agriculture are among the pollutants that folly the water. There people are farming river banks. The river sources in kenya. From there it flows over the border into tanzania through the serengeti and into lake victoria. Station and large scale agriculture upstream pollute the river and that has an impact here. Scientists are collecting to. And facilitate a political agreement between the kenyan and tanzanian governments they want to make sure people on both sides of the border have access to water and avoid any future conflict the Current Health of the river is an important aspect of the project the scientists examine water quantity ph temperature and other factors. We measure these parameters because if we find theyre outside of the correct range then we know this pollution in the river. Is something that would affect the life in the river as well as other users like us human beings. The water ph is normal but water levels both in the wet and dry seasons have fallen over the years which could be a problem if that trend continues. A problem also for these water uses in the serengeti. River provides an essential source of water for animals including more than a 1000000 will to beast to migrate here every year the migration brings in tourists and with it income for tons of media. The mar is a post hotel does not use the river as water but the river does give the hotel an advantage i think. The hotel would not be here if it very vocal not to be here as well because they live attract a lot of games anymore so its trucked a lot of clients a local a lot of privacy to come here because of the animals. Making sure those animals get enough water on both the kenyan and tanzanian sides of the border. Thats also an important part of the agreement that will be drawn up. They dont know the border that this is done and this is kenya and then migration when they move from setting go to air base found in tanzania they go into kenya. So they always a lot of the whole territory saw we have really a very big task for the 2 countries to make sure that we preserve this reliever. Back in march the burra suppose the childs fears that could come a day when the water in the mara river stops flowing. In tomorrow the river is very important for me because as you know without water there is no life. Only an agreement between tanzania and kenya will ensure there is a future for surprise of charles and for all the people and wildlife who rely on the river. Does all from global 3000 this week thanks for watching wed love to hear what you thought of the program so drop us a line to global 3000 at g. W. Dot com and dont forget were on facebook d w women see you say. Africa. Change doesnt always have to cost money. The water in madagascar the capital isnt always safe often its contaminated and endangered. But more nomination has proven that clean drinking so it doesnt have to cost. 30 minutes on t. W. Lights that talk with buses. Smart city. People who talk with apps abstract the scooter. And well talk about it all. As tag transit revolution. 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