and left the local dilemma. my husband has been paralyzed for 7 years now. oh, good that they that we used to find all the time because we didn't have rice. i get the we didn't have enough to eat at. oh god, it's his temper would often flare he got angry easily and would beat me. yeah, they're back there. but, but it booker say. when the pandemic drove up prices for rope, leather and textiles, journey polo found cheaper alternatives like palm leaves to use for handy grafts will and get them polite. they'll get that week. and we were still able to have classes during the cove at 19 pandemic, m b. c. even able bodied people are facing challenges when you get that by, it's hard to imagine what disabled people like city asia have been going through. if emory can go out the but with affordable and locally available materials like palm leaves, that we were able to continue holding classes on how to make handicrafts a few times a month at that time. but all this a get that the women produce, hats,

bags, and baskets. jani bolo is well connected in the province and uses her network to help them sell their wares. that's helped them almost tripled their monthly income 250-0000 indonesian rupees or about 90 euro's income that makes them more independent and less vulnerable to the changing environment as embeds in law. who did many women in rural areas have a deep understanding of their communities and local resources. that's helping them find practical solutions to environmental changes. we met one in southern india who is spearheaded a movement to save biodiversity by drawing on a family tradition. it is a quite more, it could be appalling. a small village in the southern indian, a state of dominance in her little shop, bought of athena garage is suggesting some home remedies to a young mother. she has been, was leading

a grassroots movement for the last 20 years, conserving the biodiversity of the region to a revival of tradition, herbs and medicinal plans. almost 65 percent of india's population depends upon traditional medicines for health care. the world health organization estimates, however, climate change and over harvesting has led to a massive destruction of these plans. about $300.00 species in india are currently under threat of extinction. the can really bio region with bar with diverse is said to still be home over $800.00 indigenous species of plums for what he learned about native herbs as a child. also growing up to be the 1st woman graduate in holland, one of the lab on the bottom, but up i'm brianna. malia leave it on the pass it on that we belong to a family of traditional her bill dinner. everyone and my religious use to come to my house for medication at this juncture, i was diagnosed with the skin disease when i was merely 3 days away. allah. ah,

the god. oh, what i do? my family struggled hard to find a cure until the succeeded. when i was $700.00, even at that age, i learned to discern which herb was used for water, the password, or the guy the now molly and didn't give the client a copy on the buy a commodity letter. she did her masters in human rights, but was then called to a project by the end momentum. but john, the column forest organization based and thomas nutty. as a herbal helped work she formed self help groups that would encourage women to set up herb gardens. so and produce close to 40 herbal remedies, cosmetics, and organic foods. helping these women on a living land for the 1st time out of our foreheads sustainably from nearby forest and kitchen gardens, dried and hen processed and sold at la manella cross,

starting at 40 rupees to nearby villages and organic and submissions i thought over then in a in a while ago and they've been area if you see in our village, for instance, the most common problems are back pain and ne, panicky on hand for that for use locally sourced herbs. to make an oil. that is, is the pain thought i, we have paved away for the natives to use it easy early me and i'm way longer. marianna, out of, i mean i'm with the remote village of not the coupon is one of the most precious advantage regions in the district. earlier, the women worked as cheap liberators for as this and from just housewives. from the self help group, they have gained a certain degree of independence. allen, my family didn't let me study america. i got married as soon as i completed my twel standard in school or after our baby turned one. i attended meetings of a self help group calling anybody interested in working the dog to support anger. and at 1st i was skeptical about how i would work with

a young kid and whether i could work with others in the tea and my mom, the neighboring and i nursery. dear oval glanced a groan for other self help groups as well as for home gardeners across the state. sustainability is the key driver that runs through all the self help groups set up by poverty. she tells us how they have come to create a system that guarantees it if i belong to the source, it doesn't look if there is a local resource and it's an abundance. we plan on how we can create value added products from your dish. now, in case there is a shortage of any plant, we decide on how one can re propagating the very old walk of them. and again, i was eligible thanks to par with enough guidance, finding work many herbs have found their way back to walk it. and hundreds of women have become breadwinners for their families. from the country kitchens of india to an award winning restaurant in the heart of the british

capital by employing an all women team of immigrants. it's owner is fighting for equality in the male dominated hospitality industry. as she serves up the indian cuisine of her childhood. the darjeeling express ranks among london's top addresses for authentic indian cuisine. the restaurants owner ask my con, became famous after she was profiled on the netflix series chefs table. she cooks traditional family recipes like beat root writer and peralta. i love to cook in my family kitchen with my little my mother and my aunts is a little difficult because you know, to recreate those things in a different environment over the different cooker. but somehow i managed because the desire and the passion was so much i kept doing it. so i love to cook that i practice and perfected it. yeah. for the train lawyer, respect and equality are just as important ingredients in her kitchen as indian

spices. i needed to have a restaurant, you know, where everybody the kitchen was equal just like, you know, when you have, you know, in cooking at home. yes. you know, grandmother has given respect a new mother's given respect and some aunts shout too much and you have to listen to them. but everybody is doing everything. there's no hierarchy. this is not your station, and this is not your job, but this is not your boss. asthma con only hires women, mainly immigrants from south asia who often had trouble finding work. they bring their own experiences with them into the restaurant kitchen. the dishes they make are simple and authentic, like brianna. a classic rice dish, prepared according to cons. family recipe or st. food influenced push gust fried dough balls with a spicy. phillip con uses local ingredients. only the spices are

imported from india. this is in acumen and the acumen seeds. i used a lot of things, but then we roasted and grind it and then it becomes this amazing flavor. it's like it's almost like it's nutty. it's so it's, this is so hard to describe is this earthy beautiful flavor there. the tastes of her childhood con, comes from an aristocratic family from calcutta. 3 decades ago, she left india and moved to the u. k. to combat her home sickness, she began recreating her family's recipes like for peralta and unleavened indian flatbread. my entire childhood is the one thing that you know, you got completely to eat on your own. you never shared with anyone the peralta was yours. so though, but i is, you know, it's, it's something that is always made in houses as a kind of cheat on a weekend and out. it's something that, you know,

i still do like it with part of the profits from her restaurant. asthma con helps women in india, the mother of to also support sir kitchen staff, who as women receive little recognition in their home countries con, even advises them privately. for many of them. for many years, they had thought their lives didn't count because they were pretty much ignored in families. you know, they describe all this to be seen by people to be respected that you know, they got some recognition. now they do their, the shafts that everybody recognizes them. they feel powerful way. then every one hearns the same wage, including asthma con, herself head ship asa brought on sings her bosses praises. she always helped me out to do these and that he sees seen, got his me see behind me all the die. you have to do these and that always we talk

about all these things is nice and i'm for the women who work here. the darjeeling express is more than just a successful restaurant. like asthma con, they also aim to give their guests some food for thought. and i don't want people to get off my table just having eaten food. i want them to leave. having understood a culture, a cuisine, a religion, an immigrant. that is very important for me as a lawyer, restaurant tour and women's rights activist. con stands up for what she believes in . with her traditional recipes and social engagement, she serves up food and good will. ooh, it said that when you went forward a man, you empowered only him, but when you empowered a woman, you empower the whole village. i hope to these stories have shown you that the 21st

century demands better from us. to put aside our eagle conditioning and work together as partners to build a sustainable planet, i'll leave you with that thought and see you again next week until then. good bye. ah, ah, ah, ah, with

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