A handle on it and proving there is potential in waste. Climate change affects everyone regardless of gender yet women are the main losers when it comes to its effects. d 70 percent of all People Living below the poverty line are women and the poor are hardest hit by droughts extreme weather and bad harvests. When Drinking Water supplies run dry its typically women and girls who have to walk long distances to fetch water and that means missing work or school. When harvests of bad men are usually the ones to leave home to look for work elsewhere leaving their families behind in some places when theres not enough food to go around its not uncommon to exchange a daughter for some livestock but does all this mean that women are powerless no in the gambia we met a woman helping both the environment and the many women around. Walking with woman is so enjoyable because 300 swim. Committed. Any development in the world was. Really kind of dabbled in anything and they never thought about it when with you know forced to deliver. These are 2 cs i has been called the gambians queen of Plastic Recycling before you get firewood to be you did not accommodate if you have to walk maybe one and a half to 2 kilometers before you get to be for us the half maybe 10 stick that you can use for one meal you know its to close off your time for people youre going to get access to the chapel what did this one is the absence wherever you are in the courtroom. Youre going to have a record these are true is the founder of the ngo Womens Initiative the gambia its found a way to produce fuel per cuts from the shells of peanuts or ground nuts for. The 2nd grow not sort the gambians main cash crop and export product left to decay the shells produce c o 2 and methane so 1st theyre crushed then slowly burned. Who knows it them well. Were here for our families we come every morning to this place to earn as much as we can for them. It allows us to pay the school fees and School Materials when i get up in the morning at 6 to come here theyre up to 500 other women here. Their families wouldnt survive without this job really good its he was dismissive of the look at with them is that. One of africas smallest countries the gambia is drowning and garbage if you stop them using plastic or using very difficult because today we are in a you know kind of a development was everybody go to the supermarket and buy things. We believe that its a resource that we can use and then point it into something and for that one people why do you come with this and how do you do it is just about trying when people are thinking about problems when you think youve got to be behind and think about. At a landfill near c size village these women are collecting discarded glass plastic and leftover fabric dumped by local seamstresses if you know what to look for there are rich pickings to be had. Moran says high as one of these or twos 1st partners she remembers that there was some initial skepticism about the project and the idea of women gaining financial independence. When i started in 1907 my family thought i was crazy. As a young married woman i was expected to get up in the morning and cook food for my husband in the kitchen but my family and my husband had to watch me heading off to the dumping ground they told me i wasnt a good wife they expected me to be home with my husband. They had no idea what i was up to better than we did. At this time of year theres not much growing and the Central River region gets over 40 degrees celsius and the rains will come for another 6 months but people still need to earn a living. To get what they get back to the members of the community and i never blame them for that because thats the main issue and thats the culture that were living in what i always said. The idea one who. Is about the situation that were leaving and what feels a man needing is not a problem what women old school to be they have a right to eat because they are contributing. To the recycling center in the village of knowledge where he said he sees i comes from was the 1st in the gambia. She employed just 5 women to begin with they would collect and clean up old plastic bags and then leave them and to new ones today up to 20000 people across the country work with or for her and geo. They produce briquettes soap bags jewelry and toys some of the best selling items are purses made from reclaimed plastic. And. Im going through them blogging for he said to came along all we knew how to do was cook. Now we have skills that allow us to earn our own money. Village banks look after the money earned by the womens groups around the country so it doesnt all disappear into their household spending. We want to empower them to want to clean them on economy how deep and it will mean little that they have. So one is from the seal of deposit if it is 100. 00 you have to sit back and tell us how much you want to do you want to do whatever happens you have to put some money into here because we are planning for tomorrow. When you said to suicide i was growing up this area was covered with mahogany and acacia trees. Deforestation and Climate Change have transformed the landscape into an arid step. We have to. The woman they want to do for us im quite pleased for cooking. Placement. Problem. That is why we. Like. That. One at a time. Funded by donations the Womens Initiative also started a project called the forest the future. Water from a well irrigates the newly planted seedlings. Along with indigenous trees like mahogany and the women are growing mango and coconut trees the suppling source still in the tree nursery but will eventually be distributed across the country you want to. Be 100 percent sure that it will never be overnight and then you have to have an expectation that if it is 100 People Living within your area 75. 00. Let that be for you let everybody tried to make sure that whatever you. Need to. Striving for equality inspiring others on our Facebook Channel d. W. Women youll find stories about women who are helping others lead selfdetermined lives. D. W. Women gives a voice to the women of our. I was ashamed. I was told i was dirty. I thought i might bleed to death. For a lot of young women the 1st menstruation is a frightening experience and in many societies prejudice and alienation make matters worse in some countries around home. When theyre having their period and expensive sanitary products and poor hygiene conditions mean its common for women not to work when menstruating either which has a Financial Impact on. Sometimes menstruation even threatens livelihoods and women turn to drastic measures to stop it. Have been quran is a sugarcane harvester shes only 34 but already shes physically barely able to perform the work 8 years ago she had a hysterectomy to stop or periods she couldnt afford to miss a day or 2 of work whenever she was menstruating but the surgery left her with Serious Health problems. That im in constant pain i have to take medication every day my whole body hurts my back my head my legs everything hurts. Fieldworkers in india earn very little and none as little as the king carters in harvest season they work every day for 6 months running and make the equivalent of just 700. 00 euros in total they have to work hard because the land owners bank on 3 harvests per field percys are. If women stay home when their menstruating the contractors who hired them make them pay a penalty. 3 of these cane cutters have had hysterectomies to make sure that they could work as much as possible. But i learned when i still got my period thered be 4 days a month when i couldnt work 10 euros would be taken off my wage every day in the long term that was more than i could afford. No. Have been crowned lives in a village in rural central india where few women are educated over 10 percent of the women here have had their uterus removed in neighboring villages the figure is closer to 50 percent hygiene is bad a doctor advised her to have the hysterectomy to reduce the risk of infection but he didnt mention the potential side effects which range from hormonal fluctuations to osteoporosis. He told me i would suffer less i had my uterus removed because i thought it would make everything better but in the last 7 or 8 years ive been in constant pain. Never went to school she was married at 14 and had her 1st child at 16. Is her 2nd son he began working when he was 13 and hes 16 now. Osha went into debt to pay for her surgery basically the doctor who performed the operation and her boss have both benefited from her decision but its brought her nothing but suffering. The operation cost 700. 00 euros i didnt have that kind of money my boss gave me an advance to pay for it and i had to pay it off he made me pay interest. 3 percent a month i was paying it off for 3 years i dont that leap. A few kilometers away in the nearest town were meeting the head of the came cutter contractors he also runs a small office for financial services. He tells us that he has around 300000 came cutters under contract across the state he also says he advises women not to undergo the surgery. But that some contractors may have a different view. That its possible that some of them forced the women into it i cant comment on but even so im sure its only a few. Commented that the layout i did that. The sugar industry is a bedrock of the maharashtra economy employing nearly 25000000. 00 people producers pay some 250000000. 00 euros in tax every year thats why the authorities have little interest in looking into the high rate of hysterectomies among sugarcane cutters and Investigative Committee was set up but was soon disbanded. In front of. Me and that he had been in front. Of it so. That statement angers womens rights activist money should totally who is part of the Investigative Committee last year the Public Health department revealed that 84000. 00 hysterectomy were performed in one district alone but the report was simply filed away. But that got it when get by says that the music local authorities have the information they were taken aback by the shocked response and now they want to cover it up. If suddenly the number fell to 13000 cases and now supposedly its just 1300 that has that it would be out quite a bit as a woody. Quran doesnt expect the state to do anything about her plight she hopes that when her son marries hell tell his wife not to have a hysterectomy and she says that if she knew then what she knows now shed never of had the operation. They break gender barriers in sports give unsung heroine a voice. And help others become more independent and in our impact series we meet entrepreneurs human rights activists and bloggers fighting injustice and to build in their societies. People making an impact people making a difference. That no parent would be no humans on the planet why is this. Because we have culture and we have culture that have for whatever reason taught us that this is an embarrassing part of lives which is strange because its one of the most miraculous causes of our biology and. The crew is an app to help women facing understand what is going on in their body in contract when your period is there you can track pains and mood swings and Sexual Activity and many other things that are all scientifically related to the cycle and then when you get back its predictions we can see whats coming up the next couple of days we can start seeing correlations across the news cycles and thats a lot of the financial education. Really this that when women king men well when their biology they can have a strong the worst in the world and they think the world needs to hear many different types of voices. I grew up traveling on motorcycles around the world with my parents and my older brother since i was an ensign so ive seen a lot of the world and seen many womens lives in many different settings and so since really deeply in the sense that until women have control over their own bodies and their own childbearing its really difficult to start having the good developmental cycles i would want to see in the world. One thing that we are proud to do with the news they use as data base to do scientific work so with carefully selected Research Institutions we do science work and from our hearts with the aim to advance the knowledge around from my house so that we can get this knowledge also back to the move attract good data. And knowledge in itself is of course not gender you know a car is a car a space rocket is the space rocket but take is really just saying there is a group of technologies that addressing needs that women have specifically because we have a specific body that is different to that of male. In the house and still not talk about amount its under research its also under funded theres a lot of work to be done to really have a world where people can talk freely about those us they can talk about their headaches. Was my 1st moment in. The new. Music connects us it doesnt differentiate between where people come from or what gender they are its a language thats understood across the globe almost every child around the world longs to learn an instrument because making music jump saying and singing dont just tap into our emotions they can unleash our deepest potential for. The. The last few minutes before the performance begins when stage fright is at its most intense when the audience is waiting expectantly thats the part that rosie enjoys most its the culmination of a journey one that was anything but easy. But i mean for me some music saved me i used to have terrible family problems for me at. The. For tourists via the bravo is a lovely place to spend a relaxing vacation but in the mountainous hinterland most People Struggle to make ends meet. Rosies mother earns a few pesos selling tomatoes door to door. And. Nothing rosie grew up in abject poverty. Her family still cant afford a modern stove. Everybodys going to. Be or not our financial situation is difficult and my parents just dont have any money they have nothing in. The family has been through some dark times rosies father is a recovering alcoholic hed come home from work drunk angry and with empty pockets. I mean my mother would cry my children would cry papa stay with us but i just go off drinking again its all its all. Roses mother was determined her children would have more opportunities than she had she signed them up for a new orchestra project offering disadvantaged Children FreeMusic Lessons it was a decision that would change their lives. The orchestras musical director is crossed totally biased hes not interested in working with professional musicians chasing fame and fortune you want to move the ball girl select their students carefully they want the best in the world i dont care about the best kids im interested in all kids that is on. The fit our money our values santa is an orchestra financed by donations its specifically for children from poor backgrounds who cant afford Music Lessons let alone instruments what they do have isnt. As members of an orchestra theyre learning more than just how to play their instrument theyre learning about Creativity Team spirit and responsibility. The idea is to make the learning music fun theres no pressure the students even get to conduct and have a turn been in charge it boosts their confidence for rosie the orchestra was a lifesaver. Just is a bit i dont see that im so grateful to have discovered music it lifted me out of the misery and loneliness i felt as music is my whole life now. Even music. I thought oh saudi oh feels like hes found a family so are fun and im an orphan this is my family really i love it but. If i didnt have this then i would really be badly off for them. Theres no mistaking his commitment on foot orchestra practice is 2 hours away from where he lives. I have also passes on what hes learnt to other children in his village. It was but i mean. Ok with me in sharing what i can do with others is what drives me. You must going to my village bonds over music that bubbles up the most when you look at it and that really means a lot to me. Rosie now studies music at a university a long way from home. She takes piano and saxophone classes. Its a demanding program. Slow down youre rushing youre nervous concentrated. But rosie knows she cant take anything for granted accommodation food going to university costs money the university supports rosie as much as it can shes clearly a gifted student feel armani abayas on a train to well its an excellent. Shes an excellent student 1st class were doing everything in our power to make sure she can carry on because they love it and. You see me here im sick of it i mean if someone asked me if i wanted a different life i would say no im proud of who i am but i had to grow up fast. And the best part is that when i began with music my father told me he would quit drinking and win back his family. And thats what he did rosies father no longer drinks and he works as a technician with the orchestra. Today as a special day for the Young Musicians they are performing invited but i have a main square. One that is so important its a milestone for the confidence for all of you out your. Rosie is proud to be here. Hey when performing the orchestra gets to bask in the glory of everything its achieved. Its when the underprivileged Young Musicians realise that their accomplishments are an enrichment not just of their own lives but everyones. I am such. Thats all from us the global 3000 this time were back next week of course with more stories from around the planet in the meantime dont forget to write to us let us know what you enjoyed about the program and what youd like to learn more about us you can reach us at global 3000 at d. S. W. Dot com and of course do check out our Facebook Page women see you next time take cat. Does foster make outbreak. Does what we. Some decisions. Healthy food make us monsters. Were beginning to realize. That while we south influencing whats going on in our brain. Thats a great. Addition 15. W. Cozy isnt it. Cute designers are turning containers into credit and secret installation. Their big idea is resource efficient and has enough space for everyone to take the small night. In 60 minutes. In the art of Climate Change. Because the most it. Looks nice to people. What ideas do they have for their future. D. W. D