i'm going crazy thing in all the time. how to handle our new lives in times of the coroner pandemic reporter you're just like everyone else and she's looking for answers thankfully with the help of. your the. thank you is not life as we know it but we're in this together our. global 3000 thanks for joining us. women doing traditionally male jobs long inconceivable in syria but the long running war has shaken everything up the effects of the coronavirus pandemic continue to reverberate south africa's wildlife

reserves are struggling to survive and we need the babies in ukraine waiting for their parents why aren't they coming to collect them. whether hetero or homo sexual many couples worldwide share the same dream to have a baby for some though this doesn't happen naturally and that's where sorry to see can come in surrogate mothers become pregnant and bear a child on behalf of someone else usually for a fee surrogacy is a multi-billion dollar business and growing according to one study by 2025 the global surrogacy sector will be worth $27500000000.00 u.s. dollars that's even though it's banned in many countries india is the world's leading market for surrogacy with costs averaging $25000.00 u.s. dollars in ukraine it's more like $30000.00 often much more. the

coronavirus pandemic led to ukraine closing its borders in march denying entry to many foreign visitors including couples eager to collect their baby. although no minutes and her colleagues have their hands full these days. but i am certain we look after each baby as well as possible. they are caring for about 100 newborn babies stuck in this hotel in kiev. they were carried to term by ukrainian surrogate mothers for their biological parents in other countries. but then ukraine imposed a ban on foreign visitors because of the coronavirus crisis. could believe us yes it began in march we suddenly have children but no parents after the borders were closed and the parents couldn't come and pick them up but we look after the babies day and night we try to be like parents to them that is

a minute even though that's impossible and them was live or. in the bushes that i missed. when video of the babies was released recently it drew the world's attention to the scale of commercial surrogacy in ukraine. this woman we'll call her natasha is working as a surrogate mother. she usually lives with her parents in a country village she has 2 children of her own is divorced and otherwise out of work her dream is to have a home of her own. with a this will lay the groundwork i will have my own 4 walls and a roof over my head i will find a job and build myself a house would have saved themselves and. she is spending the final weeks of the pregnancy with another sorry good mother in kiev the surrogacy agency found her the apartment today her case manager has come to visit. natasha gets $300.00

euros a month and then $14000.00 euros after the birth if all goes well there is an extra fee for twins or as was area. she's got to know the biological parents and is in regular contact with them. when the border is that it's a couple in denmark very nice people will talk with the help of the agency because i don't speak english and. we send each other videos and stay in touch yes i am. the surrogate mothers have to surrender the babies right after birth to prevent any emotional attachment developing that's the deal here. the parents of natasha's baby girl are worried they won't be able to collect her at once because of the travel ban and she will join the others in the hotel. of course. because. if we can we just wait until we can

make sure that take care of baby we want you. to take care. in denmark commercial surrogacy is banned in ukraine it's permitted and it has become very big business. the biggest company in the field is biotechs called it charges 527-0000 euros per baby. this is the in vitro fertilization lab the company is happy to show us around. and this is where this firm is kept. at minus 170 degrees celsius. the company is owned by albert taught to law ski he's been in the headlines and ukraine on suspicion of human trafficking and tax fraud he won't tell us how much profit the company makes but he does set out his vision for the future of the

industry. there are going to be special in a few betas and sorry to see as we know it will die out you should women who can't carry their babies themselves well then have that fertilized eggs placed in these devices. it won't be long i think they'll be invented within 10 years she needs to look to the digital world that will be. certain the number cosco used to work as a surrogate mother now she has an organization that helps those still in the business across ukraine. she says there have been many problems especially with the agencies. there was a case in the autumn when a father didn't collect his baby there had been complications during the birth the child was trying to get from one flat to the next and from one nanny to another in

the end the baby donated. such stories might never have come to our attention were it not for the video of all those babies waiting to be connected which is focused fresh attention on the practice of surrogacy in ukraine when the babies will finally be united with their parents is anyone's guess. and for 9 years syria has been in the broiled in war 9 years of fighting and suffering and with more than a dozen different groups and countries involved all following their own interests there seems little hope of peace it's no longer even clear exactly who is fighting whom but one. it is clear is that people are dying as many as 400000 have lost their lives since the war started nearly 12000000 people have been displaced from their homes the economy is in ruins with g.d.p. just a 3rd of its pre-war level skilled workers i mean high demand and that includes women

. there's 3 mins career is still a very unusual one in syria she repairs the connections on high tension power cables. a woman doing this would have been unthinkable before the war. i 1st worked in the office and never went out but with the new situation the war and the crisis i wanted to go out into the field like the men to share the work that i wanted to prove that a woman can do the job as well as a man with. gender equality is not the norm in rural syria in regions like the conservative west women have very little say. except in those dreams family that is. here their daughters play soccer and with their brothers of

course they're growing up as equals and. their mother wouldn't have it any other way. oh no serene helps her children with their homework she wants her daughters to also have jobs there are opportunities nowadays women are in demand everywhere and it's really it's a qualified electrician. and the person who read well all its misery 3 quarters of all the young men were drafted into the military 3 quarters of them went to the syrian army i've been married for 10 years to begin with i was only a housewife then there advertise jobs at the electricity company and i applied. but . this rain is making her way to the next broken electricity pylon her husband works in the financial sector he didn't have to join the army because he isn't the only son

. they live in the province of homes like so much of the country it has been devastated by the war reconstruction is an enormous challenge. millions of men either fled or were killed others are still in the army or militias . without women in the work force syria would collapse thousands of power pylons have been destroyed and there's no end of work finance remain and her colleagues and no end of criticism either. for religious conservatives it's scandalous to see women in tight chances climbing poles. thank god i was able to get over the social stigma that says women can't know we can a woman is as good as a man we can help and i hope we have

a come of the idea that women can only do office work when we have to get out and deal with reality. that i did not write experience. there's something special out here in the countryside. the family going out for supper after a long day's work. financing it's important that her daughter has learned to ignore conservative bigotry. i never had a i'm proud of my mom she works at home and outside she has a great and difficult job. you know because i'm the one who encouraged my wife the most for us and then and women are equal at work and elsewhere. no 3 worries about what will happen after the war when the men come home from the army and want to go back to normal life will they turn back the clock on a screen and other working women. then no one can make and when we started there

were just one or 2 of us but now there are 20 women at the power company they all work outdoors it's a lovely experience there are problems but i think our numbers will grow. there's a. nose ring says women's time has come they're irreplaceable when it comes to reconstruction there is more than enough for everyone to do after 9 years of war in syria. repression and discrimination are part of life for many women around the world on our new facebook channel d.w. women you'll find stories about those taking a stand and inspiring others to do the saying d.w. women gives a voice to the women of our world. and now we head to mexico a country deemed to be one of the world's most dangerous last year in mexico

recorded 36000 murders and 60000 missing people most of the violence is linked to drug cartels but it can also devastate the lives of those trying to be a force for good 29 teams or 23 environmental activists killed their efforts to protect the country's plant and animal life got in the way of those whose priority is making a profit. a model gomez takes care of his older brother's grave. for meto gomez was an environmental activist he disappeared on january the 13th and was later found dead . he was our pillar of strength he always encouraged and supported us my brother was the greatest. i don't think you can ever get over such a loss he will always remain my heart and i would always look up to him.

gomes was devoted to the cause of monaco butterflies. many members of one subspecies migrate 5000 kilometers from east to north america to this corner of the mexican state of michoacan where they spend the winter they always manage to find the same area of lush forest across generations. in 27000 we came to visit on medical matters he made it his life's mission to protect the monarchs. it's amazing to host this natural wonder we're really proud that the world's largest colony comes here it's unique only when we walk through the forest it's an indescribable feeling and we protect it from day and night what is the butterflies are chosen and in chanted place. why do the butterflies need

protecting because logging much of it illegal is devastating the forests of machaut on strong demand for timber from the u.s. and china. avocado growers want to clear more land. gomez and his colleagues organized patrols to prevent illegal logging which proved successful. when up and. he had such good ideas to protect the butterflies and help our community he started many projects for example he said let's plant new trees and we all agree and said yes on. let's see. 2 weeks after all meadow disappeared his body was found floating in an agricultural pond here there was a wound on the back of his head. a model had the dismal task of identifying the corpse .

but to be honest i felt fear and anguish i was nervous at the thought that it could be my brother i prayed silently please let it not be him after searching for 16 days i didn't want to find him dead. 16 days of uncertainty had also been agonizing for his wife and their 4 children. have as i don't breath they were just like them sounds they cry they called for their father. it was painful and frightening. i wanted to cry out. maybe that where are you not to fast.

public prosecutors have so far failed to identify any suspects or likely motive or meadows wife rebecca is certain that it was not an accident she thinks his environmental activism made him enemies and that he was mad at conservationists fear others will now be too scared to get involved in protecting the forests and the butterflies. everything reason was timber of personal vendetta avocadoes it's better to know what happened than live with the uncertainty. but will the case ever be solved or matter gomez was known as a kind and caring man who saw butterflies as a gift of nature. is the motive for some news on which this butterfly makes us very happy because it gives us life income and

a way to preserve the forest up with the. with the chances aren't good 98 percent of all killings in mexico never get solved. there activists like omero gomez all around the world in africa too many people are working hard to protect local wildlife including in the continent safari parks it's a balancing act what do the animals need to thrive how many tourists can they cope with right now south africa has a strict coronavirus lockdown in place. and the safari tours are off the cards but we headed to the eastern part of the country home to the famous kruger national park next to it is the man i'm on again most of which is doing all it can to survive the current crisis.

they're on patrol around the clock since the lock down the field ranges from the wildlife reserve have even spent the night out in the bush to guard the animals. the reserve office some of the most luxurious safaris in southern africa drawing thousands of tourists every year. since the lock down the animals have been largely alone and criminal poaching gangs know it they're keen to exploit the situation more recently animals that sell well for they meet have also become a target mana mother lives in one of south africa's poorest regions and the ranges are concerned about the situation in the villages surrounding the reserve. and for the pandemic has put many people out of work they have no money and many are hungry . we're worried that they'll break into the reserve and kill animals for their meat

. so. the wild animals also sense that something has changed gone are the sounds of vehicles and tourists. some residents of the park have lost their fear completely and are coming much closer to the camp the norm. pans out is the general manager at the mine i'm on a reserve. but not now he's holding the fort back at the camp when the rangers return he tells them about fresh tracks from their latest visitor an elephant paid a visit in the night and damaged a number of trees. the reserve was once privately owned but 2013 so historic land restitution case in which the government bought up the area and gave it back to local residents now the land and

buildings belong to 11 local communities who also hold a stake in the company that operates mahna mahna the firm pays rent to the local community and provides training to residents. every reserve employs 180 people many of them from the local area but few are currently working with the onset of the coronavirus restrictions the reserve lost its income nearly all the stuff was sent home i don't know how long that was when i lost. and so for them as well like the stuff that well not even come back you know. it's. you know if they come one doesn't open at all but it will cause a down and all of us and we're feeling a lot of families you know. depending on with one person working is feeding like 10 people more than that 8. every day who seem panzer speaks to his

boss online she's doing all she can to secure additional funding so far his start have received unemployment benefit from the state they're also getting a small amount of money from mahna mahna on top so that each one has enough to live on. initially the temporary employee relief scheme was only for a period of 3 months however we are hoping that for an industry such as truism that government you recognize and see the importance of tourism in south africa will continue to at least assist the tourism industry and the hospitality industry which has been hardest hit. seem panzer and ranger lucky marker cooler heading out to kill their village to deliver face masks and other items to guard against the coronavirus kildare is one of the 11 villages that submitted a claim under the restitution program to get them on a minor land back. precious

is a local tailor right now she stopped making clothes and a sewing facemasks instead. they cost the equivalent of one euro the piece that's too expensive for many in the village so stuff from animal are buying them up to give out they've already bought 400 masks from her since the land was returned a lot has changed in kill devil age the old huts that stood here during the time of apartheid are now few and far between they've been replaced by new houses that are a lot more comfortable but. they were financed by the rent and wages paid to the community by the mana mana reserve. lovell has worked at the reserve for 15 years rising to become a kitchen manager. she too is building

a new house but now she doesn't know when it will be finished she hasn't worked since the end of march and wages have been cut and she's worried about the future. pope everything the minute that i get from the company i keep it for future because i don't know what's going to happen tomorrow so that's why i can't paint innocent only spend the money that i get for food only for food and electricity that's it and keep the wrists. in such an uncertain times it's especially important to stick together and help one another. the men from also provide tips on how residents can best protect themselves from the virus they too benefit from the contact with local residents. we have people on the ground who listens and get information off. of poaching.

assess the lot hands you see we have got less poaching in our land because our people are part of that to make sure that the port what is so we get information before it happens and you can able to tackle it before it happens. another thing the rangers are doing right now is producing footage to post online as no one can come to the park. i think moment they're focusing on the so-called big 5 that's elephants lions rhinos buffaloes and leftists the videos of the animals are a real hit on social media. we making these films so that you can bring all i'd like to your home. because of the coverage thank you note you can order it want to come and enjoy the right to it is i don't get why the model the rangers have had a good day later on they spot another let it.

they're really hoping the tourists will be able to return soon bringing desperately needed income to safeguard the future of the mana mana game is half. that's all from us at global 3000 this week we're curious to know what you liked about base me show drop us a line think level 3000 at d w dot com see you next time take kept.

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