It has been especially dangerous for members of the media working in syria, afghanistan, iraq, and yemen. With its convoluted relationship between politics and organized crime, the most dangerous country outside a war zone is mexico. The power of the pen. In his work, political cartoonist Rafael Pineda exposes the dangers that journalists face in mexico. Rafael mexicos not a good place for freedom of expression. Were attacked, tortured, kidnapped, murdered. Rafael pinedas work makes him a thorn in the side of mexicos drug kingpins and corrupt politicians. That puts his life in danger. Rafael once, after a party, i got in the car. It was early in the morning, a grey day. And then i saw a message that had been left on the back of the car keep quiet. I saw it in the rearview mirror. I was badly shaken. He defied the threat and carried on working. Pineda knows he cant expect any protection from the police or the courts. On the contrary rafael if a journalist is found murdered, theyre made out to be a criminal. No one bothers trying to investigate if the work they were doing might have had something to do with their death. Pinedas fears are justified. Miroslava breach was an Investigative Reporter shot dead in her car outside her home. She was setting off to take her son to school. The hit man who killed her was sent by a drugs cartel. Why . To find out, we head to Ciudad Juarez on the u. S. Mexican border. Its home to powerful drug cartels and some of the worst violence in the country. Anyone brave enough to report on the situation is living on borrowed time. The newspaper norte was founded 27 years ago. Its had a turbulent history. Its offices have been torched and robbed. Even shots have been fired here. It was an attack. Thats a pretty standard way of threatening, intimidating, and silencing the press in mexico. Specifically, Investigative Reporters who are doing important work. Miroslava breach refused to stop reporting for the paper on the ties between politicians and the drug cartels. She cast a light on shady dealings and angered a lot of people. Miroslava a critical voice was silenced. A voice that was loudly denouncing corruption. Reporters say the mexican state is part of the problem and does nothing to protect them. 99 of all murders in the country go unpunished. The newspaper closed down for its own protection. Miroslava weve seen what happens with journalists in mexico. All the crimes that go unpunished. Nothing happens. The fact that weve closed down is a final, definitive, and significant protest so that people hear us. A press thats been silenced. Thats exactly what the drug cartels and their criminal associates want. Carlos barranco was friends with miroslava breach, the slain journalist. He admired her tenacity. Shed refused to be cowed. Carlos i feel desperate, helpless, and deeply frustrated. I dont understand why we journalists are the ones paying the price. The actual criminals are getting off scotfree. Carlos barranco doesnt want to hide. Hes about to give a radio interview although fear casts a long shadow over his life. Carlos the problem with the drug mafia is that its an invisible enemy. Anyone who says theyre not afraid of them must be lying. He thinks the safest place for him is in the public eye. Barranco wants everyone to be aware that journalists are dying and their killers remain at large because the politicians and the police are all in the cartels pocket. Carlos what happened to miroslava and the others is only the tip of the iceberg. The root of the problem lies in the ties between the government and organized crime. Theyre all in it together. Carlos barranco knows his work puts him on their blacklist. Before this report was finished, mexicos bestknown investigative journalist, javier valdez, was dragged from his car and shot 12 times in broad daylight. Seven journalists have been murdered for reporting on the drug cartels in mexico this year alone. The countrys press have taken to the streets in protest. No to silence, no to selfcensorship, no to fear, they say. We have to continue investigating and reporting. Among the demonstrators is political cartoonist Rafael Pineda. Rafael journalism depends on information. And information is our common property. We would be Failing Society if we stopped what we do. Then people would have no basis for making informed decisions. Thats why he and his colleagues refuse to be silenced. In developing countries, more than half of all jobs do not officially exist. People are working in a shadow economy. Many of them didnt finish school, have no contracts, or are poorly paid and have no job security. They often work as garbage collectors, street vendors, or as construction workers in the cities and slums. International work organizations cant even say how many are affected. The numbers could be much higher and vary according to region. In subsaharan africa, up to 80 of all workers have jobs that arent recognized by the government. Women with small children find it especially hard to land a job. We look at south africa where women are becoming business owners. The women at the Clothing Bank in durban like to start the day with a round of gospel. The business was cofounded by tracey gilmore. The stock has been donated by major retail chains. Tracey this is all the stock that has already been debranded. So its been collected from the retail outlets, all of our donors and sponsors. And its been debranded and hung in the warehouse, ready for the women to come and shop. So they choose their own product. These women are waiting for the warehouse to open. They buy the merchandise here at discounted prices and sell it. The project has allowed them to earn a living. I didnt have money. I couldnt find a job anywhere. I couldnt buy, like, food, couldnt pay education for my kids, because im a single mother, yes. My life wasnt where i wanted it to be. I was suffering, i was working as a maid before. And when i heard about tcb, that they teach people, they give us training skills and business. And i always wanted to start a business but i never knew how, and how i can get funds. As soon as the doors open, the women rush in to snag the best possible bargains, as well as items they know are popular with their customers. Theyre all mothers who used to be unemployed. In south africa, 68 of mothers of children under 2 are single parents. The women have to apply to join the Clothing Bank scheme. And not everyone gets a place. Tracey we actually focus on mothers, so we have a double impact. So if you work with a mother, you empower a mother, you empower a child. And you know the first thing that mothers do is spend money on their childrens education. And then they improve their home and their living conditions. Once a week, all of the women involved in the project help sort out the clothes. They remove labels and fix anything that needs mending. The scheme also gives the women two years of training, which they partly finance themselves with the money they earn with their Small Businesses. Tracey gilmore is a strong believer in creating a nurturing environment for the women who work here. Almost all come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Gilmore herself grew up in a very different world. Tracey we lived in a bubble, i have to admit. You know, we went to a white school, we lived in a white community, we really lived a very protected life. So only when we got into high school did we start to realize that something was wrong. My parents werent activists, but they did teach us the right way. Tracey gilmore and tracey chambers wanted to do something to bridge south africas glaring social divide by helping women. 50 of all fathers in the country have abandoned their children. The scheme covers money management, business acumen, computer training, and even life skills. So this is tracey. This is the Clothing Bank. Tracey no, its really a collective effort. Yes. The women start running their own business within two weeks of joining the program. Milicent ceke has almost finished the course. She has an informal Small Business on the outskirts of durban, where she sells discounted merchandise from the Clothing Bank. She now earns enough to send her three children to school. Getting started was tough, but milicent ceke has big plans. Milicent now im dreaming to have a shop, where i can just put my things in a shop, not like this. Put it in a shop, a big shop, where i just can sell nice in a shop. The Unemployment Rate in south africa is well over 20 . Milicent poor means youve got nothing, youve got no hope. You got no hope. You are just living for now. You dont think for tomorrow. Thats poor for, in us. So if they get in this program, there will be no poor anymore, because we get money every day. So we work hard. And we get money every day. The Clothing Bank has enough capacity to support 800 mothers trading from its five branches. Milicent ceke says the project has turned her into a different person. Shes keen to keep improving her business skills. She now not only has a job. She has ambition. I am a a global teen. In our series global teens, we meet teenagers from all over the world and ask what inspires them. Today, were in Northern Ireland with a 13yearold who wants to make it big. My name is james mcdonnell. Im 13 years old, and i live in belfast, Northern Ireland. Hey, guys. If you did the recognize my face, its probably because youre not subscribed to my youtube channel. Please subscribe down below because i make videos every week. In my free time, i would usually do my youtube channel, or sometimes on the occasional hangabout, i would usually go out with my friends or sometimes with my family out places. But most of the time, im working on my youtube channel. I really like to listen to kpop music because it really just fascinates me and they sing in different languages. So i do understand a bit of it after listening to it because ive been listening to it since i was younger. But i really like listening to kpop music because i think its different from other music, to be honest. And i like the little change in genre, i guess. I hope that one day im able to go travelling around the world, because id love to see all the different cultures. And this is a little map of places i would like to go. I would love to go somewhere in america. And i would love to go to australia to see my uncle, and i would also love to come to germany because apparently theres really good food, and i dont think theres anywhere better. This is my granny, and this is my grandad, and this is a photo of their wedding. And i think our generation has a better advantage because we have phones and we have ipads and we have all of the new technology and stuff that happens today. So they didnt really have much, so i think we are at more of an advantage because we have better stuff to use in our everyday lives. Now we turn to some people who are taking action on climate change. Costa rica is an example to the world when it comes to protecting the environment. In just a few years, the Central American country wants to stop using fossil fuels. Climate protection even extends to coffee production. Our reporter katja dohne took a taste test. Katja costa rica wants to be Carbon Neutral by 2021. Its already well on the way when it comes to protecting the rain forest. Now its focused on lowering the Greenhouse Gas emissions generated by coffee production. Climatefriendly coffee is also good for business. The german giz Development Agency is helping the country with the conversion. The project is quite innovative. No one else is doing it yet. We hope that the production methods will allow coffee farmers to market their product as something unique, unlike any other coffee in the world. Katja coffee is relatively expensive in costa rica because of high wages and the fact that the country promotes quality instead of quantity. The coffee may be more expensive, but its quality is ensured by the National Coffee institute, icafe, which has been working to improve it further and make it more climate friendly. Its a highly scientific process. For example, farmers send samples of ailing plants to the institute, where scientists look for efficient treatments, such as more ecologically sound fertilizers. And the coffee that is produced is subjected to extensive quality control. New types of plants are grown on the test fields nearby. This new plant from brazil is showing promise. It bears an unusually large number of beans. These are the 3yearold plants. This is the entire harvest. This isnt normal for one of our traditional plants. Usually they need longer to produce so many coffee beans. And the leaves are bigger, nearly double the size of traditional leaves. And they are very tough. That helps deter fungus infections from developing quickly. Katja emilia acostas job is to convince the farmers to adopt the improved ecological practices. Emilia besides using these plants, they also need to change how they cultivate them. They have to increase the distance between the plants, change the fertilizer, and provide more shade. Those are big changes. Most start with small steps. Katja farmers receive regular visits, this time in orosi, one of the smaller plantations. Acosta meets cecilia genis at the finca zalmari. The world of coffee farmers is a small one here in costa rica. Cecilia genis explains that the harvest is well underway even though its the middle of the rainy season. Cecilia were noticing climate change. We didnt use to start harvesting until september. Now its only june. Thats incredible. Katja many local coffee farmers are here today to attend a workshop that will teach them production methods that are more climate friendly. Most emissions come from fertilizer, especially nitrogen fertilizer. If the farmers can spray more efficiently, they will produce less damaging Greenhouse Gases. Today theyre learning proper dosages and how to cover a hectare of coffee plants most efficiently. Kaffee, kaffee. Katja theyre practicing with water. At the finca, they are also learning how to keep co2 emissions low by planting large shade trees. This trunk contains about 50 carbon. And the tree is constantly going through the process of photosynthesis. That means it absorbs carbon from the atmosphere through its leaves in the form of co2. As it grows, year after year, it absorbs more and more carbon. Some trees absorb more than others. The ones with dense wood are best. Emilia the coffee farmers are always curious and want to know more and more. Sometimes theyre skeptical of new methods, but theyre willing to try. Theyll say, maybe in that small corner over there, ill try it and see if it works. And so, step by step, theyre learning by doing. And then they go to a neighbor and say, look what ive done. I didnt think it would work, but its super. Katja one farmer who can show his neighbors what hes already done is oscar chacon. His finca, las lajas, is in the center of the country. Hes been an organic coffee farmer for years. Oscar you feel proud when your plants look like this. When a Coffee Producer sees such plants, he is happy. Katja hes even happier with the ground. Because of the many shade trees and weeds, the grounds become more fertile. Oscar these are fungi and microorganisms, organic materials that break down and decay. It comes from leaves that fall from the trees. They contain calcium, magnesium, and other materials. That means the finca nourishes itself with the organic material. Katja the plantation owner has been practicing environmentally friendly practices for some time now. Its hoped that within two years an additional 6,000 coffee farmers will join him. That would bring costa rica one step closer to being Carbon Neutral. This time our global snack comes from denmark. The danish city of copenhagen is probably known best for its picturesque canals and bicycles. But it is also the home of the countrys most popular street food, the polser, or danish hot dog. Since 1921, the snack has remained a Firm Favorite among locals and tourists alike. They are available all over the city in polsevogns, or sausage wagons, and come in many different variations. This is my hot dog stand. We have six or seven different kinds of hot dogs, then we have hot dog of the week, a special hot dog with only homemade toppings and everything. This costs about 40 kroner. Thats 6 euro. So thats not bad. Former pastry chef john jensen has owned this cart outside of the citys Central Station for the last 11 years. John the most popular hot dog is definitely the danish hot dog, is like open face with sauces in it, ketchup, mustard, crispy onion, raw onion, and pickled cucumber. The special danish hot dog sauce is made up of cauliflower, sweet mustard, pickles, and cumin. For many customers, a classic danish hot dog is a highlight of their trip to copenhagen. Im so hungry that i could eat anything, but i was dreaming about this on the train ride. 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