from africa. and. be done with the story more from africa. starship trooper 7 d. w. . this is news africa coming up on the program today the woman who is has reached some of the world's highest tides has saved herself a new challenge seroquel model is the 1st black woman summit mount everest now she wants to conquer the disease malaria and we're talking to her about her new campaign the bigger picture. and what women in nigeria her experience off suffering from depression. i call that night. and meets in a girl's 1st and only professional female so this time i think the way my name like

that everybody look at me and say what happened i said ok that's the way place yeah now i'm samplers. hello i'm christine want to welcome to news africa it's good to have you along south africa's model has reached some of the world's and loftiest types and last year she became the 1st black woman to climb to the top of mount everest that's kind of the highest mountain above sea level that this is sarah looking on from the top.

taking isn't it when sara summers of mount everest she was campaigning for education today she's launching a new campaign with a focus on malaria and it's timely because it comes as experts warn malaria deaths in africa could more than double this year compared to the last because of covert 19 in a moment i'll be talking to sarah but 1st more about her new campaign in her own words how used challenges causes 91 mounted numbers you see and conquer back room and the smoke together we must stay safe we must move this group or not i'm trouble that we're facing my man who takes a child's life every 2 minutes and this woman marian and. times of crisis. 19 together and save more lives. see the bigger picture and make the world safer for

all. systems with new. and i am now please to welcome sarah can i have said it everything is africa she is joining us from her home in johannesburg welcome to day to have in years africa say it's good to see you you have campaigned for many a good cause if picked malaria this time why. this is. growing out of the i grew up in central africa yes it was a regular time and at one point we almost lost one of my younger sisters to malaria which killed becomes deliberately area so this is personal and i feel that it's time for me to almost get involved and make a small difference is special because. that can be overwhelming it's affecting everybody and it's what is topical at the moment the rest not forget malaria and

that's why i stepped up and joined. what can be done right to to prevent malaria claiming more lives this year we've already heard some experts warning that the amount of people that could die this year could be double what died last year because of the cold the pandemic the reality is before covered 90 malaria could have affected half the population of the world so it's big i think what could be done 1st of all is not forgetting it you know combating malaria as well as call it 1000 ensuring that we continue to invest in a mosquito nets as we have been in the past and creating now awareness to make sure there are people that are affected your are top of mind is we go on our. duties. that's right sara it's been said that you know malaria doesn't get the attention that it should because it's a 3rd world problem right. what do you think about that. you know

it is what it is it's true right out of in $1000.00 is affecting everybody it's a race of gnostic class at last but malaria is unfortunately you know restricted to sit in areas and that's the reality and which is why i thought my voice as small as it is only to rise up and unite and make that difference the nice thing is there is a lot of work that's been done in the us and also if vision actually in malaria so i think with people like me with you start giving us the platform we can actually combat it irrespective of the fact that it's only localized to sit in areas and not the rest of the world. there have explored the world in your invention as we saw you up at the top of mount everest that's not something i've seen many black women do right climbing these mountains and and going to the heights that that you have

quantified you must feel like some kind of an alkali right. not really i think for me it's a barter presentation it's about making sure that my great grandchildren don't feel that there are certain things they can do sit in areas where they can go to i love climbing and i use it to raise money for education and i'm going for it you know i would love for it for people coming behind me to be seen on everest is a norm not as you know are one of the few and the question why whether they belong . it's making sure the african child respectable with the art to know that they too can step on top of the world that makes me very proud and humble or at that's sarah i can model a reminder against. the 1st black woman to summit mount everest and now she's taking on malaria serious and great auk into. thank you thank you for having

a good. these significant changes call that 19 has brought our daily lives is taking a toll on people's mental wellbeing all over the world the next story is in nigeria where even before the pandemic one in 4 people struggled with their mental health that's according to a 21000 report by. our correspondent in lagos met a business woman who's battling depression. this is a hard place to catch a break millions of people here are struggling just to get by and there are concerns the pandemic could push even more people into poverty and depression. you don't have to look far to find people struggling many are trying to protect their livelihoods and their mental health. so how much is a great fish. to fight not to last it's time to fight madonna's 1200 i'm not surprised. amara is self-employed her job

buying a crayfish at a good price for resale but with a pandemic most of her clients restaurants have shut down when i blood's news from my customers that's interested i was forced to close like this serious so i didn't take this i catch my science then messages i call one of them respond no it's america let's see how schools are so cool how how am i supposed to know when cool vigil over the insurgency was too much she says it started to weigh her down back in april she began to experience symptoms of depression. don't you think mine was just the thinking i was thinking of including all housewife my macy's house like

a lot of things surrounding me to show me responsibility and all that. is one of millions suffering from panic attacks and anxiety but there is a stigma associated with any form of mental illness. once you call mild to talk about seats you'll be town was a little bit more recently has gone home or a lot of people see a big all big c. professional help is expensive so far ammara has only been able to afford one therapy session for 50 us dollars not enough to heal. 250 that's the number of psychiatry available in. 250 in a country of 200000000 people 1st so many trouble becomes. you know those but only very few have access to their helping. because one of the few psychiatry's

remaining in nigeria most of her colleagues have left seeking better payment abroad she decided to stay if we don't take mental health seriously the population won't be as productive as we would expect and of course eventually the comic the country will lose it canonically put mental health on the on the front she wants the government to subsidize treatment. as mental health right now we could have more cases of suicide more more more issues one domestic violence more infanticides more issues going on because people want to seek for help what it would take out to get out and someone else with many nigerians only beginning to feel the economy and mental impact of the pandemic situation remains highly volatile time. it's out of the story of an athlete who followed her heart into the waves. learned

how to surf as a teenager and soon became senegal's 1st female professional so now the olympic hopeful is inspiring a generation of young girls to defy cultural norms and hone their skills on their surfboard. this is something you don't see everyday. women riding the waves in synagogue. it's a male dominated sport don't that didn't discourage hard to some but now the country's only female professional surfer. first time i think though with ice cream like that everybody in the kid may say what happened i said don't get it that's the way place down here now i was there for. some fell in love with surfing years ago at age 13 female surfers were nowhere to be found in senegal back then and some feel better boyd becoming a pioneer for the sport however her journey wasn't an easy ride.

meant that what i always advise young girls who start surfing is to not listen to other people who try and stop them because they have girls to concentrate and to keep on going ahead focus on their training i tell them that if you want to progress don't listen to those who tell you to stop or to stay at hartman's. with and each one teach one mentality some now 23 years old spent his spare time showing other females in senegal the ins and outs of the sport. and i'm so happy and proud this is extraordinary is that i always think to myself when i wake up in the morning you have got something to do you represent something everywhere in the world and you must go straight to the top don't give up whatever people say don't listen go forward so that everybody can get up and believe they can sell us. some was looking forward to competing in the

olympics until they were postponed because of coronavirus until the next summer games sam is sharing her love for surfing with no plans of slowing down. wave to go that's it but today's program see you next time about. what secrets lie behind the small. discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating border over heritage sites. w world heritage 360 get the maps now. been told it is for me. is from. beethoven is for.

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