there's a new card. there's a warning for exception to you from your super power become dependent on. speed. starts feb 19th on d w. a very warm welcome to focus on europe thanks for joining us today following your dreams and overcoming your fears that's what a turkish woman did she wanted to make it to the top and she succeeded nazli yelm as is a pioneer and she has so buckle up for her job she is the 1st and only woman in turkey who works this high up together with her male colleagues she cleans the

windows of skyscrapers in east. traditional patriarchal roles have gotten a boost under islamic conservative president ed a one in turkey many women are oppressed by their husbands most are homemakers and financially dependent on men but in the modern city of east some will one woman is showing how things can be different she hopes to be a role model for other young women who are striving for an emancipated and independence life now her story and is not for people who are afraid of heights. all the cleaning team keeps a firm grip on their equipment as they balance. they proceed slowly secured by a steel cable the red rope is assigned to the. she gets into position. the mat under the safety rope keeps it from being damaged by the roof

sharp edges. her life will be hanging on that rope. at last the actual work can begin. song we are 130 meters high up and it's a wonderful feeling. with i feel absolutely free. i feel like i don't depend on anything except these ropes it is a ball or. nicely uses techniques similar to mountaineering she learned these during her training which was both mentally and physically tough but she believed in herself and overcame all the obstacles signals they said it was no use training me that i wouldn't be able to do the job even my friends told me that. up until 5 years ago nazli worked as a receptionist in high rises like this one she'd see the facade cleanest through the windows and admired them one day she plucked up the courage to ask her now boss

what's definitely for a job she's the 1st woman on his team. where literally up to the usual business has proven that women can do this too. it doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman all that matters is whether you are someone who can take on this risky work or not. to pick up get it to work nicely became the 1st woman to break through this glass facade in turkey the view over istanbul from up here is stunning the metropolis some the bosphorus is home to over 15000000 people and 161 new skyscrapers over the past 20 years high rises have transformed the cityscape but every job needs to be taken seriously no matter the height i only feel safe once i'm properly secured. today. she and her team are taking on $35.00 floors. up here you can't drop anything

for cleaning at such lofty heights nasty gets hazard pay she earns over 30 percent more per month than the average for turkey. as a single mother the 35 year old needs the money nestle's daughter very soon is 11 years old. and. she's a passionate fence leslie supporter and provides for the training. dead ensues father moved out single parents are rare in turkey only one in 4 turkish woman is employed marriage and tradition hold strong in this country. coming your way if you look at them you know woman is supposed to stay home in the kitchen take care of the children and serve her husband and his family. that's what

counts as normal and there's no gratitude for it no appreciation. nobody says thanks for cooking today you make up in the fall when she's at work nicely you can shut out all frustrations she appreciates her independent life it isn't always easy but she hopes to set an example and give other turkish women the courage to go their own way. for months the citizens of belarus have been taking to the streets calling for fresh elections and democracy they are accusing the autocratic president lukashenko of rigging last year's vote there is shimon is cracking down on its critics 30000 belarusians have already been arrested opposition leaders are either behind bars or in exile thousands have fled to neighboring with wayne ia and many more are still trying to escape oppression and

persecution in their home country we met one woman who has made it her mission to help the protesters find safety in lithuania. the tell you was born in belarus but she looked into any of her 20 years now where she's taken on the task of helping her countrymen to cross the border and escape the regime of alexander lukashenko in belarus the people coming to us have to get out really fast like they're running from a fire they don't have anything to eat and no roof over their heads because they're on the rani so far we've taken in 210 people that's quite a lot i never would have thought we could do it it's a call comes in from a political activist impellor reuss with. the border name is alumina she asked italia for news of her children italia let her know that lithuanian immigration has approved their entry visas is a huge relief for illinois she thanked the talia for all her support but yes. the

vote for proposal. to tell you has to hurry to pick up the activists children at the border their mother in luna has to go underground simply because she added the victims of police violence she faces criminal charges and the loss of the custody of her children. is barely 30 kilometers from vilnius the border yet delarue says a world apart e.u. member lithuania has opened its border to dissidents and their families in spite of the coronavirus pandemic the moment my beautiful mouth hello i have to pick up refugees from bella roosts my antenna. is 6 years old his sister ksenia is 13. there's water if you want something to drink and juice in the back down there. now it's up to the telia to direct the luna into lithuania again speller. luna's going to try to slip across in her room all she wants to tell

you is a map if she doesn't make it she says she'll follow the route natalia shoot her. ilona your children will give you strength you'll make it just pick up the trail like a tigris the tell us of a has been temporary lodging for some of the bella ricin excels in a hotel in the old town until 2 days before this mickey took me as it was imprisoned in minsk serving 20 days for taking part in the student strike and susie was released his parents can tighten the telly and followed her advice to bring him into them through any of this just in time right now the borders are mostly closed . and there's the mind of either the up to the bush or 6 people were not allowed out of the roost that's how it goes but if you make all the preparations direct the person as far as the border and you suddenly find out you can't help anymore you feel sorry for these people and what will happen to them is unknown that. anyone

who protests against who is taking an enormous risk artist students and workers suddenly find themselves in with you ennia and homeless get whatever. what's happening here is sick thousands are being tortured and oppressed they're getting a great night people have been killed the brutality is taken on ever more terrifying forms i never thought anything like this could happen but we have a few. days later at last ilona calls she meted out to bellow groups and can't wait to talk to her children. i don't know yet. i had no choice but to cross the belarus and border illegally on foot. i was terribly afraid they'd start shooting at me. but i must take it but now that i am safe what i wish for most of all in my life is to hug my children here. i know

it would be easier for us here in the 3 mia. train i won't be harassed here and nobody will make fun of my children and bully them because their mother has different views. of vigils or does it seems a police brutality is held in front of the bellary seen embassy in vilnius here natalia meets up with many of the bill received she helped escape and which freedom from oppression and threats prison here profumo which are put up by somebody can't do it any differently i can't go on vacation and close the door on this helping these people here has become my life you understand that everything you've accomplished before your business and all your skills are only there so you can fulfill this task. and italia who continue helping courageous activists as long as they need her support until the regime comes to an end.

france has a colonial history that's dates back some 300 years and while many french know that some caribbean islands like what a loop are part of their country's territory a few are aware that it was once a french colony but the sentence of slaves that were forced to work on plantations once to find their place in today's french society photographer cedric is some is calling for an end to racism and discrimination in france and for more respect his message to his fellow citizens don't be ashamed of your heritage but rather embrace it. shallow directs his model to the right spot where like everyone in the photographer series this woman was born in one of france's overseas territories city take a sham says people from these regions still face discrimination and racism in

france he hopes his work can help open the eyes of those holding on to prejudices stand on the yak an actress born in french guiana and it is simply a singer from martinique also in the series. showing their presence i want to shine a light into what's inside of them. but that what he shows he is a bit like black lace matter but there's less violence in france so a recruiter is also different. question is what i'm in for certification was born here in guadalupe in the caribbean he says his native home isn't taken seriously by some french people and gets written off as a tourist destination with inhabitants who are mainly hotel staff. there's little public awareness of the teaches archaeologists and doctors from these regions.

are lazy hard workers a little fear intellectually these are the traces of slavery and the black man was an item of merchandise a piece of furniture not capable of thinking. that is what they said we were. sitting on the. france continues to be proud of its capital paris and of its long history full of wealth and power many french kings are buried in the basilica of sound any not far from paris. just by the basilica stands this monument it's a sort of family tree commemorating the many people enslaved during france's colonial past many were known only by number they didn't receive names until after the abolishment of slavery adventure schaeffer i'm looking for my ancestor claire besley. there she s. . she only got her name in 8483 men big we did

a lot of work to find out how they lived. about one up there was a shame at 1st about having ancestors who were slaves. but there was no banter kind of pride because of the courage that they showed during slavery. that that's what gives us strength and it guides me and all that i do. don't. look we're. talking here many people from the caribbean needed to do this work on the past can to explore the lives of their ancestors who went from being slaves to citizens of the french republic this guy had just created a sad monument you wouldn't see this integration and the transition. through. the year. but one monument isn't enough for cedric a sham with each of his photos he hopes to draw that little bit more attention to

french citizens from overseas territories he also posts on social media to show what life on guadalupe really looks like. he's also interviewed his friends it's because if you have a dream for god a loop one will live so that. my dream is for us to appreciate ourselves as citizens of god a loop to be proud of our history is that of hiding it. somehow we knew and that's also how said ricky shall see. his time ask he is doing his part to bring people from france is overseas territories into the spotlight so far he finds government officials are falling short of doing that as. sit down with caribbean intellectuals listening to see and listen to them. that's what i'd like to tell the government. or report because this.

city will continue his fight against discrimination with his photography which is becoming increasingly popular on social media and in galleries theater decker and his wife ellen made their dream come true when they bought a house in the north east of the netherlands it's a beautiful hall surrounded by green buds now climate change is turning their dream into a nightmare for centuries the dutch have been dealing with fear of rising sea levels and flooding yet recently they are also facing water scarcity because of drought a problem that homeowners feel in particular. when this 19th century farmhouse went on sale in northern holland the daycare's seized the opportunity. peter and daycare had had enough of the city. they wanted their children to benefit from countryside life with its clean air and home

grown projects. take years bought the property in 2005. look this is our dream house. garden and orchard and lots of space. could you ask for their life here is great for me since 2008 things have gone from bad to worse. off and on through. is that our dream has started falling apart the black abyss is still a dream location that we can forget the house. the thing is that it's projected to collapse sometime in the next 3 years. the problem that the daycare's face is that the land beneath their home is sinking this is linked to the groundwater for years the netherlands has been lowering groundwater levels for agricultural

reasons it keeps the flows of couse dry and heavy farming vehicles from sinking into the ground recent droughts have made the groundwater situation worse more as are drying and emitting large quantities of c o 2 which further accelerates global warming it's a vicious cycle the daycare's 1st noticed something was wrong when one of their doors started jamming since then their house has sunk by 12 centimeters already there being no you go you can see what happens when the ground gets away the supporting elements of russ's with the bricks of come loose the water become legal all see a huge you can pull them out of. the repairs would cost at least half a $1000000.00 euros. i believe it's a very slow process 1st you discover a crack and think to yourself well that it's fixing then you spot a lever and think that's odd after the dry summer of 2018 we could hear the

woodwork creaking and splintering loudly so we contacted the municipality the provincial authorities and the water department. but none of them could help in the netherlands homeowners are responsible for maintaining the foundations of their own houses meaning they must deal with cracks sloping walls and subsiding foundations. but this is also true in cities. rotterdam resident edwin fund is determined to save his home. he called the team a foundation experts after his windows started jamming over the course of several weeks his home centuries old wooden foundation has been laid bare. the findings aren't comforting. this needs to be supported otherwise it will sink. to stabilise the house new concrete pillars and a base are being constructed

a little like a concrete table for the house to sit on. the structure will cost. 100000 euros. or my bank account is empty. but i'm happy that all this will be me in a few months and that i don't have to spend years living in fear and uncertainty with a guy that states. that means neighbors have jumped on board it's a good idea to have several commissioning parties because. of the kind of damage isn't covered by insurers it's homeowners responsibility to ensure the upkeep of their foundation. so that's tricky because you can't control your levels because. construction experts and city planners estimate that up to 400000 properties across the netherlands could be affected as some 4000000 homes have been built with wooden support structures. the daycare's also hired a foundation expert takes them and their home. at some points makes years.

lapse leaving the family as victims of climate change. if no one comes to help just have to get some trailers and then we'll have to see how it seemed. in the netherlands now rising as well as sinking watch her novels have become an existential threat. life on an island that's what many people dream of and it's even better when you can spend the rest of your life at a place like this with the person you love well giorgos and kids are living batched on the greek island of castles the been together for more than half a century and yes they have faced some ups and downs and now they have the usual complaints that come with old age but in general life is good and the 2 don't want

to live a single day without each other. your ghosts and care to collect stamps or collecting food for a fire. the cook live in. the smallest inhabited islands in the. says listen 6 years in size but it's big enough for the calypsos they wanted to live out their days on a loop the island their children and grandchildren continue to live in athens the collapse so subpoena certain for 60 years he's 82 and she's 84. every article about it's an island is not like the mainland there you can take the car and drive somewhere else here you can't do that if you don't like it or if the people or the lifestyle as you you can't just sell the house and leave. then what

is. the norm. i only feel safe here with your ghosts i wouldn't be able to live here without him not even a day when we're together i don't think of anything bad to live. with them him. i'm 20 people normally live on castoffs other at the moment there are about 10 more because of the pandemic. there are new stores on the island. have to wait for the ferry to bring them everything they need that they can't grow in their garden or find in the scene. you're close loves fishing even though it brings them a lot of joy. it's

the train couldn't see and then make sure the island he treasures. your boss has never regretted moving out of here with his partner 21 years ago. the one subject the couple fights about. is food. aside from that your. could not be more harmonious and incredible phoenix after 60 years of marriage. and therefore your life with the right food is tricky only it's a few dishes he doesn't like anything aromatic or spicy. he has as if he were permanently on a diet. he is a very complicated person he is peculiar about everything. good sides to you. i like

a grandmother thank you card. the couple like reminiscing about the 6 decades they spent together they used to have this is often but now amid the pandemic nobody is dropping by. but the 2 don't mind they have each other. they have plenty to talk and joke about including themselves. around that many years have gone by you cannot tell your beloved partner you feel. i no longer like you as time passes other things become important for love warm heartedness empathy. hold these things so important and strengthen our relationship my you know your going up to. your close intricate value these qualities in each other even more so now that the you know many people are struggling to see the coronavirus and the pandemic has reminded the couple to treasure each day they get to spend together. and we

wish them many more years of happiness thank you so much for joining us this week take care and good but. the be.

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