the simplest thing is to get. the legislation discover the world live. live subscribe to the documentary to. live. i think. i'm afraid of getting stuck here like most of those who have finished school yet they stay here. i know lots of people who did not follow their dreams. some sense a crystal is nothing one of the most densely populated islands in the world it lies in the caribbean off the coast of colombia and is barely larger than

a football pitch. despite the overcrowding and poverty a few of its residents try their luck elsewhere but it's determined to leave and study at university. because this is my house i live here with my mother and father i'm one of 10 children and my sister and her husband also live here with us the house is painted yellow and red colors that convey lots of joy emotion and feelings of happiness. we live here even though it's not really big bang it's quite small but made with love . 500 people live on santa cruz. on one hector with no running water no trash collection no doctors or police.

to search of the islamists or islands residents are under 18. there is a school that when a tense but it costs money to go there which many parents can't or don't want to pay that's because most of the island's young people and up working as fishermen or in one of the hotels on the neighboring island. say 6 from 17 pupils or you know or a didn't come here one fewer kids a comic. many people here are simply in stuck in a rut. they can't imagine a future anywhere else. at least we can now earn a high school diploma at our school. the only trouble is. no one from here kind of afford to study on the mainland. i mean i thought i was.

to pay his school fees well gives the island's residents manicures and pedicures. he always has his cell phone handy so his clients can choose a design for their nails from the internet. knowing about it. like that. then it's who has a job to get as close as possible to their chosen look. these things little say that it's really bad for me to do pedicures manicures and hair. but at the time when i asked them why they say. that's good for a woman but not for a man. but i'm doing this because i need the money not because i want to be a woman. is that it is not like the picture i show you.

what did you expect. what do you really want. the discount. again. are you scared to. do it again i'm not scared if you are scared that. you're scared it's not. for me a little music. like a melody and that i'm. sure his. hopes to become a pediatric nurse he's often seen children on the island get ill and there's no one to help them. but to get his nursing qualifications in columbia he'd have to go to university and that means moving to the mainland he's already written to the closest university to request an interview. and. if i had to choose between our island anywhere else on earth i'd stay here. the

best thing would be if there were a university here if there were i be really happy. well then i wouldn't have to do with thing is that it. will make you. feel like a few weeks later who has a haircut appointment. does not pay has granted his request for an interview he also has an appointment to learn how he can apply for a scholarship. i'm happy i've taken the 1st step. and i know that with god's help i can do it. but i'm a bit scared too after all it's the 1st interview i've had in my life but the most important thing is that i'm happy and i know i can do it without it. most students in colombia come from wealthy families who wouldn't only be the 1st to get into

university he also be one of the few poor students there will be like. the night before who had plans to set off for the mainland into struck by a powerful storm. the. house was one of the largest my bedroom is completely gone and parts of the other rooms are too it was awful. but undeterred he travels to bed and to the north it's the 1st time he's ever visited the colombian mainland. he's taken his best friend diana along for support there sharing a small room at a guest heads. yesterday during the storm i thought i'll miss my appointment i

can't go. but now that it's worked out i really feel blessed i want to keep going. but i. first have to say what i can wear to the appointment tomorrow. this here or something else instead we have. to go we. we've been mercy is on my side. although yesterday was very difficult i have to leave that behind me. the material things you can get back but not your life i have to keep looking forward. how do you it's a city of 1200000 people that's huge compared to who has island which has just 500 residents he's not used to the traffic no more no way i'm not going to cross over here. i don't limit you know jacki i want our island there was once

a woman had wanted to cross the street at a zebra crossing during a visit to the mainland. she got run over by a car there wasn't much left of her you know i'm too afraid i won't go over there on my own for all. there's just 2 hours left to his appointment at the university. to make sure he arrived safely takes a taxi even though it's quite expensive. how do you like. that here it's wonderful. to see. the school isn't it the people in the streets. that'd be. my only upgrade to a scholarship don't work out but i can't get a single bad grade in school but you can always have a bad day you think and then they will know that i mean because it's for. the

university that does nor does campus alone is bigger than the island comes from it's among the best universities in columbia. but last year fewer than $170.00 of its roughly $10000.00 students were awarded scholarships. first appointment is what the head of the nursing faculty. you want to tell me why you want to study here. i have to tell you about where i come from. on high island there is no regular health care there is no doctor. no now i understand his interest is rooted in the fact that there is a lack of healthcare on his on and he wants to help and that's something really valuable i'm certain that if he makes it he'll be of help.

but for now she can't do much more than give her a flyer a decision can only be made after whoever has submitted all of the relevant documents. and what they're going to support any thanks for everything and that also brought you something from the island fled out of their. own lovely is that typical of the island yes we sell lots of them. then he's off to a 2nd the point. went with an employee in the finance department to learn how to apply for a scholarship. we. wouldn't be able to afford his accommodation on the island let alone the 2 mission there but he's saying you know to use their own doing you can apply for the scholarship no matter what region you come from. we mainly focus on your exam results your previous report cards and you extracurricular activities. goes on

and then we decide. that. the fact that grades are so important could prove a problem for whoever the questions on the school leaving exams are the same nationwide and welfares the exam preparation at his school on the island isn't very good. i would really like to stay here. but i'd like to take part in the dancing or go to the gym. set it would just blow my mind. but what if shark nice one might be overcome with joy so. if well stays on the island his future plans would be limited he would expand his

nail design business and maybe open a waxing studio he'd much rather go to university and hopes he won't be the only one from his island to do so. i'm game over that he had game in my heart that i follow the people's will also make it i mean it would be sad if just one of us dead or a lot of people on the island who want to achieve more and want to look ahead i mean think it entirely that a lot of there are many who also make poor decisions due to money problems part of the cubans and i was a kid but when my mother this is beyond me. a few months later we seize a letter informing him that he won't be studying at the university in bed and. the reason his grades weren't good enough. it's a real setback but who else not giving up hope he'll apply to other universities now.

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getting better. global 3000 next d.w. . eyes. elated. dirt poor. and a nuclear power. north korea. but who supplies the country with its expensive nuclear technology and who's behind kim jong un shadowy financial system the system is set up like this the dictators men tell all. in 45 minutes on t w. people fight for civil liberties and. when there's a flood water comes up to your waist when you close fast and everyone but. the lack

of water is equally dangerous. you can't see people not self so they can plant crops and find to eat. floods and droughts with climate change become the main driver of mass migration you can write any apocalyptic smetters you want and probably more fit. for climate exodus starts september 5th on g.w. . welcome to global street 1000 this week's program highlights the sunny side of life it's life affirming and encouraging we set out to reveal the many positive

developments on our planet and show that over the years human progress has actually made plenty of things a lot better.