And. Stretch this line with the rules by the seat. Being recipes for success the strategies that make a difference. Baking bread on d. W. This news africa coming up in the next fifteen minutes is drowning in Plastic Waste we speak to the woman whos trying to make a countrys government. Pick me. Out back by thousands also coming out. Revitalizing nairobis colonial era library me that has reading life into the building its books and its reputation. Thanks for joining us we start today with a story of one womans bottle to ban plastic in guyana rubbish much of it plastic is often dumped in the streets due to insufficient bins and rubbish collection of plastics block dreams that eventually end up in the ocean and now. Korea has launched a petition to get plastics banned in her country was victorian a bit but best heres more ghanas plastic menace. The fact of Plastic Waste this is a common sight on beaches across ghana Plastic Waste which wasnt properly disposed of washes ashore blocking drains and increasing the risk of water borne diseases. Receiving. Waste collection trucks coming like this is the
exception rather than the rule more often than not rubbish is simply left in piles on the streets it ends up in the Drainage System and then eventually the ocean while the perpetrators go unpunished Public Awareness of recycling is also a challenge. Unfortunately. We we bundle everything together. The kitchen wastes. Metallic waste Plastic Waste solids and liquids everything goes into the garbage bin we dont do any separation or segregation whatsoever. Began a government wants more investment in the Recycling Industry believing waste can generate more than three hundred Million Dollars a year but some experts say its too late. To exploit the value of plastics. Option but given the level of
investment about it weve lost on the school. Option is to but campaign is a pushing the government to do just that this petition posted on the website changed or cools for a ban on plastics and the clean ghana needs not just in ghana but across the world is urgent if nothing changes the World Economic forum says that by twenty fifty the worlds oceans will contain more plastic than fish. Im joined now by. The organizer of the ghana ban plastics attention. Thanks for joining us now your petition has already received Twelve Thousand signatures and counting did you expect this. I wasnt expecting it i was hoping for it because i can see that there was indeed you know people were calling out for somebody to start something i kept hearing somebody start something somebody said something now i thought who is that
somebody so i took this one myself to start the company i was nice lets see those who have been for this is now youve said our country is filthy and smelly plastic everywhere these are your words how critical is the situation is dire i dont know the last anyone done that but every waste plastic it waits and i didnt love the residential area i wake up in the morning people some plastic doesnt make it it goes that beach and its plastic in the water everywhere is that got this actual plastic in a crisis coming very very the City Well Fortunate Out stephanie not a good side to to see and many people who are very wise have signed up to your petition but what kind of support have you received are you a woman so jar was a support you have. Also myself a one woman army because i really i dont have much supports initially set up in
diana Twelve Thousand signatures its Twelve Thousand people supporting me so im very thankful for that apart from that in fact no other social support but i think once im the next level people will rally behind me was that of leadership people want someone to lead them another myself and i think people who support initiative definitely i you just mentioned move on to the next level what do you mean by next level. The next level when i would answer that i know a person whos on its a shouldnt send additional say listen this amount of people outside was a little plastic and so what do we do we dont we dont want people to do what was that companies producing plastics so a lot said on these days even the stuff needs about plastics but people still need to work so when you call the companies will build weapons in plastics and find out how can governments empower those people to not sightly so blatantly so producing plastic so currently producing plastics how can we help you tell your story sack in fact she so have to recycle plastic so they have to make brown paper bags thats
and its little i mean it sounds like that sounds like theres going to be a lot of work involved isnt it because its not easy as the government just banning plastic bags and all of that so what do you envision they know what kind of timing or duration are you looking out for this to be feasible and how feasible is it also how smooth feasible i think is feasible because we want as Bank Plastics done that you dont last as kenya has been plastic i was there one day and it was amazing i was in europe look just anyway so its feasible in terms of time it will take time this is new to done and of built a resistance from people who are producing plastics they may not understand it losing their jobs so its all time how much time to say i dont know i dont expect miracles and at night well all the best with this going on so i have thanks so much for the time thank you very much now europe has been trumpeting it success in slashing the flow of african immigrants but that doesnt mean that
africans arent on the move its more about Migration Problem is being stopped before it reaches zero and thats partly because of the controversial policy implemented by the algerian government african migrants are being forcibly deported thousands have been abandoned in the desert. At first they are just specks on the horizon these people are migrants trudging through hostile terrain. This stretch of desert is the border between algeria and the. To bondage and jihad mission crossing it fraught with danger but these people have no choice theyve been rounded up by police in algeria and dumped at the border. Now they are making the perilous journey into new Share Walking for several hours before they reach the settlement the dusty border town of. Their refuge
a makeshift camp run by the united nations. Authorities continue to sweep africans and deport them to the border camps like this one are busting at the seams. Once flock to libya but the route through northern to libya has been made harder by an e. U. Funded Security Force no migrants often choose to cross into algeria. Or. Economic migrants who are going to look for. Work. But even as migrants continue north the ruthless algerian crackdown ensures that plenty of people are heading the other way. Now. When i think of libraries i think of dusty old books of strict librarians and force and silence but libraries are vital for any city faces to learn relax and read nairobi kenya. Of all library but its rundown and the books ancients but these two women have taken it upon themselves to restore the library said former glory and breathe life back into its feet of walls. Traffic jams and Busy Street Life is what most people associate with nairobi but nestled in the city center lies the Macmillan Library a space of peace and quiet but also a building that transports its visitors back into a different era yeah. This is my favorite room something about the growth in this room that were the only. One juror and i. Want to restore the colonial era library as well as two smaller libraries and nairobi a mammoth task seeing as many of the books and documents have simply collected dust over the years theres tons of books here that we know are rare have an entire
collection of roosevelts writing in there a lot of these newspapers are more recent have been digitized but we only save some of the old stuff and then just stop keeping these massive dusty volumes in twenty eighteen the two partnered with a County Government and founded the organization the book bank. As active members of nairobis writing and Publishing Community theyre fascinated by the possibilities of the library theyve organized readings from Screenings Crowdfunding and guided tours to raise money and awareness for the libraries. From our conversation. With us he said. Look people want space to be functional on the streets to have things like life. You know the lights things like toilets they want. Like. Books is the belief we want to recognize ourselves in the collection is a big one. We recognize that the books that are in this every have been here for
decades and they reflect the reality of the one Nine Hundred Eighty and before that when when celebrity will build and that hasnt changed in our despite its shortcomings the Library Remains a refuge for students of those escaping hectic city life. Jacobson and i has been mcmillans Chief Librarian for over twenty years has dealt with it all from budgetary constraints to field Renovation Efforts and yet he seems to have been crippled with the new enthusiasm that one zero and one bring with them. For one there is hope. To. Have a lot of interest from would be nice and people are willing to assist in this idea and i have been thinking over and over to the members the publicity through the Library Tours and social media has even drawn in first time visitors i need to
consider getting there is anything interesting im pretty impressed i think its an extraordinary structure one. But two it just seems that the pace of the pace that people can come and reflect in. Reading. Even in todays digital age one zero and one should feel that my rubins need these spaces especially if they can surface cultural hubs. While the to dream of new books by african and other modern day authors art exhibitions and cafes the first task this year is to take stock and bring the library back into shape. Thats it for now from d. W. News africa you can catch all our stories on our website and facebook page. On installation by the british nigerian artist you should know about it has been paired just by the prestigious tate mordred museum in london we leave you now with some pictures of this installation and ive got words of this i found out. The
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