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j.j. or would you or is one of them more influential on the point he's here to talk about the to told the next opportunity. in ghana we find out how electronic ways to get charged into writing for me i'm. more than deeply legal ones will show that the beauty of course is. so let's begin with a life for many digital devices ends. in guyana it's probably africa's most famous dumpsite for electronic waste one young woman decided that all had drives she and all of that the knots and bolts aren't just useful in oh i love tops and mobile phones in fact but till the pain is convinced this can be turned into a fancy jewelery and interior design. pretty cool earrings right well damage from west. these comfy chairs are also just like these funky coffee

table design a painting turns trash into treasure she finds tyrol material and book. dump site for electronic waste it's a place where old computers and keyboards wind up along with stacks of car tires the smell of burning rubber fills the air a lot of people here farm the trash to recover pieces of coal park that they can sell on but much needed a payment it's not hunting. she's on the lookout for inspiration. voices get the positives from you so would like to find a solution to this problem the story not all small way to need to get climate change we decided to come here for wings. and says hordes. this scrap yard has an army not snake name and.

it's about the size of 20 so-called fields which means there's plenty of material from ikea over to sell through. sheep over time so weak and this time abuse computer circuit boards have called. for pets to work with anything whether it's broken all is new or old boys but that's what was that's what we call them ones that will come in the store final principles for real. the 1st stage of the transformation is a good clean then the material is cut into smaller pieces. and sanded down to make smooth images finally matilda paint puts the finishing touches to how unique earrings. matilda's projects require time and teamwork spaces our biggest challenge we don't have the biggest. we cannot

employ more and we cannot do more. the 1st and the 2nd one is missing as you can see around we have just simple tools that will work with what the team certainly isn't lacking is imagination they can try an old injury electric scrap into lampshades tables or clocks and matilda paint regularly exhibits have designs of conferences objects not only like a king make eye opening to i think rather than take all this amazing stuff that all this money has been poured into and just put the world with it why not turn it into art a lot of places across the world were having a problem with an increase in waste and like managing a ways to getting rid of it matilda pain has won several awards recommitting heart creative way of doing her bit for the environment and she has even bigger things planned for the company. we are looking not being able to empower

more we therefore would have to train more women to venture into what we're doing now to be able to study on businesses who would also like to empower the youth expression between come into printers like us for every item sold. already donates 5 percent of the money she mixed to the education of under privileged young guards she doesn't only want to bring peace candidate items back to life she also wants to give something back to society. wow that's for it to cool jewelry ok now let's meet a woman who actually wouldn't want our computers to be got up into pieces and one as earrings this is food she lives in love with a big. trained as an architect but then went on to study at 80 as she saw more business opportunities there would you believe that not even one out of. people in

was a big have access to the internet this is something father is determined to change to bring her country forward into the future. in my food well to polite old rusty. smart and to pronounce like. she's convinced that digital technology will revolutionize the continent. in. 30 years from now i see an africa that produces solutions and africa that thinks on a global scale in order to find local solutions. that is abuse of the solution car . and went on to found her own company techno plants that people set up computer systems and build websites and databases for banks and shops. under what poses unique challenges such as park

or expensive hardware. that are challenging work environment doesn't have to be an obstacle to success. many scientists and creators will come from here from africa because where there are challenges there is also. where there are problems there are also. it's not all about making money not to expose more young people to belittle world she also gives free i.t. classes in the nearby schools every saturday so far not even $1.00 out of 10 was on beacons has access to the internet for most students this is the 1st time they have ever used a computer. approach to teaching is to show has to the beauty and creativity behind a process that is too often perceived as just technical this is because if you can get a machine. a piece of software to do the math with just

a few lines of code that is just beautiful. thank you. for teaching method is unique. to. my. daughter often interpret. that she could shape the future not just for herself but for others too it's a lesson she wants to pass on. but i really hope we will be prepared and implemented our own innovations instead of the ones coming from outside. so no sign. of 15. the next and. taking advantage of opportunities. wow that's really inspiring it's about digitalisation can have

a huge influence but of course it's not without challenges and would like to delve into these but also into the opportunity one guy who is an expert on digitalization and new media in africa is jay jay. jay jay. our public speaker and an expert on digital isolation. i think everything. everyone touch more lives impacts more lives because the ability to be everywhere has big goal to help africans and money to businesses i want to be. a young africans with this new digital. well. they say. well it's really great to have you with us thank you.

what are. the biggest opportunities for young people online i think the biggest has to be isis because the us is and you can spread this thing in whichever way you want to express it so the biggest thing is asses and then maybe after i said i for the b.b.c. not everyone sees has 80 background that everyone is into quoting so how after the axis how can someone make money on social media why should anyone be official need to learn to be even if you haven't understood if you don't have followers you don't have an understanding you can be an ivory gets so you're a bridge if you're like a an agency you call it a business from a company that wants to sell something on the internet and then you connect them so the influence of the markets are so you know you would have to have an i counsel to the right not to mention the use that's not accounts for your own business or you being the influencer yourself or even creating platforms yourself so the chance of opportunities are limitless you know you one of them with success with bill gates

on the continent does the number of for you to tell me how much you could or in the case of advertising is that not so much anymore really be is these engagements engagement modern followers because you can have 5000 followers and have people engage in a specific you say flowers or it's cost. or briss let's all jews right if you have engagement around our conversation then you can attract business opportunities we can because of that and good men and i just in time you could have a huge number of followers i know having a good mentor around anything that is what do you of it business is interest and you have pointed out that they indeed ninny opportunities on the line but there are also challenges so what happens when you come from a country where the cost of internet is too high now for example if you're coming from nigeria where $1.00 g.b. of data costs about $2.00 right well someone is coming from zimbabwe and house to

pay a mind booking $75.00 u.s. dollars for the same amount of data now we offer from young baldwins how they deal with the high cost of internet data let's have a look. and think that down. to he can't just. use it to keep the bike i mean week old spice life week plans i can't even write it myself for life i really like like the kids in school. and i think i need to read to you honestly most of the ones not think that it was right not everything else being done so it seems like to essentially selling the economic. j.j. how can we overcome such challenges as high into that price it's a tragedy like just looking at the numbers and it would be $2.00 and then your eyes

mind to be set on dance that you might in this only $5.00 gig in zimbabwe just dust that i think were really still happening government has to get out of the way because the wait is right now governments literally in the way of innovation and isis suits with the internet and when i say government it's not so great for recess taxes because of late 5 out of 6 it's not just about the immediate cost there's also the. source of pain taxes to governments to lay this fiber optics and fiber optics are the livewire of the internet and the internet is a live wire of modern business so government has to get out of the way and then also incentivize industry because it's a business idea end of the day and if you incentivize industry and if you remove the bottlenecks that prevents businesses from getting into space it oppresses would automatically go down in the dish and you just want to like it's not just about businesses it's also about there was of information that exists for young people on life you know whether you want to learn new skills whether you want to imagine yeah

advocation just anything you know the internet is the electricity of today's economy now is that country that comes to mind as we're talking that could be a perfect example of a government that is working for the people when it comes to internet access and connectivity estonia of africa. i mean it certainly is that is i mean you know i mean in africa because he said perfect example of that message that i mean that whole question difficult because as a perfect example we just got to that on the continent all right i'm definitely give props to nigeria with the fiber optic cables like 2 or 3 of them in one g i k i is not deemed by me tuskegee said south africa what's as a collective the numbers about and the what if it does it will come to any of them that's what we are all striving for perfection that is indeed true now what is it digital dream of what do you dream of a digital africa in 2050 i mean i think you already have been told i think let it

be said at 1050. shots but it's very long speaking about digital but i will said that for me is about connectivity and affordability let's everybody has to be connected because this our rights are rights to prosperity cd their rights to freedom of expression and then of course affordability because it's not enough to be able to connect as we've seen by we just saw the same pattern of people can't afford to be able to connect now before i let you go i need you to finish this question. to be successful on social media you need to. explore. very you have it thank you so much lately for. now tell us it is a new media a promising professional field for you share your thoughts on facebook and how to get our you tube channel. now on a different note let's head to kenya now he has a growing graffiti scene in fog some of nairobi's street artists able to make

a living through their passion they also made it now self as role models for younger. if you're looking for street art in nairobi you need to go to the low income neighborhoods. ok smokey. grew up here in jericho. in the canyon of his teens there wasn't much in the way of street art but smokey started spraying until one day it became his korea. wants and so. for the states. in the last 15 years nairobi street has grown. and smoky has only one of the old train carriages. also makes time to mentor up and coming artists. and. make enough not to live off

even if it isn't always easy. to chanting. oh. thank you for the words i don't. like. smokey's form n t's get wet spring for businesses. but it's in the community. they really want to make an impact. graphic is more powerful. you know just sitting in this small small paintings we took the art form to the audience. like for example and they have a hood known for its high crime rate and violence. grew up here. so when former gang members decided to build a community center and a children's library they asked him to help with that.

he created place meaning people are engaging in this but. they decided to form they wanted to express themselves as people who are willing to do something for change so they made me do that show. that's why we're to open eyes to graffiti jam and get together of artists from all over town. some of them have had to save up to buy paints and spray can. be here to help brighten up the area especially for the children and the youth. of my asthma to as motivation. i think is the what more do so on and is the one move. to new community graffiti.

with their art and his fellow artists have earned the respect of the community i didn't. think. that. using symbols so as you can see but i am told. that if. i don't have talking about something positive i would. make him one of the words they shouldn't have. and they welcomed me and gave me several. it's his way of saying thank you to the community and maybe inspire the next generation of street artists. let me take you away from nairobi and let's head to fit in the gambia where iraq and activist takes us on a tour through he's home city although it isn't the capital of the gambia federal quinta eve of a more think market trading center in

a more west african country and it's the place to be for the youth of the country. and world. aids activists and i want to welcome you to my city. the world will take you around places around town. pretty. well from the. east deeply connected to his western home at 35 year old who was born here in the dishes. and so can this east. 3 165000. it's also the country's cultural and economic hop. in the heart of the city. that's right down the line of i'm going to follow.

the money so this is the i know one of my favorite foods out here that has the sour taste and you add. sort of like i thought it was some sort and pepper and some sugar that's sweet and sour you know in the shop and you know it's louis is nice like gives you a different sense. overwhelmingly but there aren't enough jobs for this many are able to get by by doing odd jobs and even scholars. struggle for a while for inventor on the so-called black market to try to. narrow. the hottest place a lot of people still viable business and especially young people and if you look at all of these young people like in contrast to go that they can go meditate really and see for yourself and you realize that young people really do want to be something i believe that my music that inspired him to keep on believing in themselves because isn't just a rock he's also an activist as

a political injustice began when he was just for us old his family fled from the former dictator. to states when he was 10 the age of 15 it teamed up with a young people and organize demonstrations against a president in the west will district by his commitment to justice made him a target i released a song. which means if you're part of the herd of cows you get to sit next to the beach was naked but. that song spoke against corruption the police brutality and arbitrary arrests and a lot of is that what happened involving that time i was targeted after that and that's why i had to do this on the way to come back to build. this law for his homeland brought back today in 2017 when the democratically elected president about more power to the country's poor economy situation still hasn't changed but sir

residents don't know these problems or stop them from enjoying life. to screw up. a typical working class neighborhoods kind of missed the. the must see because for me to find out about what it is. i'm probably pretty good by details about people got to be free if this is a miss on the rice a sense i'm not sure ocean. of pristine sunday beaches have made it an increasingly popular this to mention of the locals also like to relax in the beach india free time. so welcome to live one of my favorite places in the gambia you see the beautiful beach the beautiful people having fun and you know there was really a great time have you guys like to thank everybody for watching this and hope that you come to gambia soon this is my city it's not on that pretty but it's still a mob scene so. sad to have to break up with my life even like the.

little you must. really be going to do because it's now time to wrap up the show but thanks a lot for joining us and leave next week that we're always happy to hear from you just write us at 7 to 7 at the w. dot com if you have any feedback for us all even story ideas we're ending the show with someone from the guy yes you guessed it right here is sheila featuring only brisighella and we that get it seems caught up catch you on the next episode of the 507th and until then good bye. to. the whatever this is one time may be the next time. that we're never we wasn't told me how different it was that high just the number of made up. places to do what you

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