i come to take, talk with them about hackers, paralyzing the tire societies, computers that out some of you and governments that go crazy for your data. we explain how these technologies work, how they can go in for, and that's how they can also go terribly. watch it now on youtube. hello, that are you doing? i'm good to, thanks for asking. welcome to another edition of the 77 percent that show for africa's majority. you. i am your host, eddie mike,

a junior now, today we're looking into an issue that affects many young people across the continent. i'm talking about the use and abuse of drugs. are we not just looking at the problem and also how young people can support the appears in dealing with it? if what's coming up in kenya, we investigate how heroin addiction has grown in coastal community. we explore how might wanna might become the money finance the amounts of the social that we need to hi kicking marcia loud. well, no, no limit. now let's start off in kenya, where many coastal towns have become called sports of drug trafficking. in the wake of the cooper 19 pandemic, the communities are now confronted with rise in numbers of drug addicts. the world health organization, regional office for africa estimates more than half of drug users are between 10 to

19 years old. now that is staggering, our very own either kamani went to see for herself how this worrying trend affects daily life. it's a curious sight, an infant slippers thrown with cigarette waste and drug paraphernalia. then again, this is no ordinary home. it's where i see a bianca and her husband lived together with their son. both parents had drug addicts and the slippers belonged to their little girl who died only 6 months after she was born. and so when we went to bed, she was fine. and then when i woke up, she was foaming at the mouth. i got scared, elizabeth, and hoped when i was high and heroine, that i hadn't placed my hand or leg on her, causing her to suffocate. okay. despite the doctors ruling out her

fears, as you still carry the guilt of her daughter's death and her 2 year diction, the 20 year old was introduced to the habit by her boyfriend. he would secretly lease her cigarettes with the powder. and by the time she found out she was already addicted. what that? oh, i was in pain, yawning and coldness schemata. that's when i saw him and he said, you are going through withdrawn and you've been on heroin. now i'm hooked there and there's no way for me to go to rehab with nearly 3000 active injecting drug users. melinda horse, one of the highest numbers of heroin addicts and kenya played most coastal towns in the country. it's used by international traffic as, as a transit point for drugs which are transported from afghanistan to the west. the covered 19th, endemic coupled with a feeling tourism industry has only made things worse for uses in this area.

i doesn't take us long to see just how bad things can get. mohammed is here to get methadone, a synthetic opioid used for drug addiction therapy. but it's not good news. he needs to reduce his heroine intake further before he can be put on the therapy. i took the opportunity to ask him how he's feeling as i look at you, what i feel like rubbing you in dropping you to go get a here. because i'm going through withdrawal now. all right, where did i ever use hearing? i have nothing. i'm left with nothing. if you see the wesleyan wash, it really had me or whatever, outside there many more active and recovering drug users. when they see the camera they asked, we can offer them work. is a deep sense of despair here as most are left with nothing but the memory project. a community base rehabilitation center officials here, one of

a worrying trend that has emerged with the fund demik when school closed and kids took going to school. so the number of young group is a short term bundle because in molina so many people, if you're not taking catering, then they're taking good smoking marijuana and figuring, esteban, you, i'm, one of just got the pandemic is also pushing recovering addicts to the edge. is unfair that i have thought of the love seat and they're very disturbing. but when i come here, i feel some sense of relief. not a lodging, but some reason. if you go said a gully, meant to say how the government has forgotten us. home. we are left homeless, sick, sick at home, much or sick in the streets. so we have no choice but to support each other. our new for us here. her only support at the moment is her husband himself, an addict, will leave the young mother cleaning a half abandoned house, a fitting metaphor for a woman struggling to keep her life together. that it

was quite a touching story, wasn't that drug abuse as a huge problem and have any rise in problem across africa for yes, excellency, that job losses and school clothes as due to the cobit panoramic cost drug use to increase. but is that the whole truth about drug abuse in africa? let's join less show for some answers. let's start with a quiz. the most concealed drug in africa is alcohol. that's right. that means most drug user is what didn't even call themselves drug users, because alcohol is illegal drug. and as we know, it's actually more socially acceptable to drink than to smoke marijuana. we'll talk about illegal drugs in a moment. but for quick question, number 2, what the african country has the heaviest drinker?

well, according to the world health organization, it's michelle. the average person there drinks a whopping 20 liters of pure alcohol per year. also in the top 5 is uganda, followed by working at fossil kansas am and nigel area. ok, let's talk other drugs. now. did you know that south africa is the only country in africa where mary wanna is legalized? well, we ask people in ghana whether other countries should follow this path as well. for me, maybe i would go in full week because it seems that said domestically a platinum of people are using this. so i think maybe reached which would really go . i think my view read smoking is actually

is the, the by like, i think like nicholas i don't really have an idea of i read in general when you use it, i think may be and t or something. i don't like. i've had friends talking about it . now, here is an interesting spec, although most drugs remain illegal, the un estimates that by 2030 africa is going to see an increase of a staggering 40 percent of drug users. why? well, the main reason is that the population is growing and getting younger and younger. and statistics show that young people take more drugs. there is one elicit drug that is especially famous among young people. marry one, i'm a weed, a kind of also popular in the population as a whole. are harrowing, cocaine,

crystal meth and prescription drugs like tramadol and coding. and then there are local drugs that are often not captured in international statistics. we also have a plan to the growth in med room. matter is the account in kenya, the growth plant called cut me to it easily available and there from other people get their high by sniffing, glue or petrol or even smoking lives are part. what i find interesting is that we africans have some of the strictest laws against drug use, but that is not deterring people from consumption. when my way from uganda, i believe the love of his country are too strict. his uganda harm reduction that work has been criticized for offering legal support to those arrested for injecting drug like harry. and like if you do like

a small portion of that sort of thing for you, you're working on what's happening that he's using them look good to money community already. if i wanted to be community, i found it shocking that some uganda has even been arrested for seeking help. according to the 2016 uganda, anti narcotics law, addicts cannot go to rehab or get treatment at the countries only a clinic that offers medication assisted treatment or math without reporting to the police and a judge ordering them to get therapy. so i'm not surprised that many decide to stay in the shadow on top of that african substance, abusers are not only seen as criminals, but also as centers. so instead of getting them medical treatment,

families prefer seeking help and church believing that one is i think that should be before the judge later on, then that would be more we run away. so what's the best way to deal with that drug issue? first of all, experts say it's important to inform possible users that drugs can have devastating effects on your physical and mental health. even so called light drugs like alcohol or am i want them. please make sure you know about these before taking anything. experts also believes that it's important to fight stigma, offer free rehabilitation and medical treatment to those who seek it and treat drug users as people who need medical help and not as criminals. let us know what you think. thanks for that info. let's show and yeah,

bite in this stigmatize zation of drug use as is a good way to tackle the problem. many african countries are looking into the drug policies, especially regarding the use and production of cannabis, and some asking, legalize it, or not. well, as you would expect by mixed opinions on the legalize asian of kind of is across the continent. request people on the streets of thought, africa can yeah. on my area to sadie, i felt with us susan, kind of this is legalized in south africa when we're looking at the medical speak to all of it. yes, it does increase your health benefits. it's beneficial to you all. but now that it is legalize legislation, it's much more lenient. so the way it's been official to society as well. so in the liberal life, it's not going to be criminalized. so in the government use that opportunity, they can use it to say that so something is a tax, but i think when i should be legalized for well, the 30 day,

legally. i mean everyone is doing the different of us. you know, so it's better that we can, we can just, you know, start making something out of it. did the poor people be enough, but the, going to be enough. but from the legal isolation of guns, we see because all that, each companies, they have the money and they have the facilities. i think it needs to be put. we put that being korea because there is some medicine all way. and there's some way it will destroy innovation. well, we definitely don't want the drafts to destroy generation dewey. thanks guys for speaking out. so what do you think? say your thoughts, but as an our social media platforms find it. fascinating debate. now since murray, one i made headlines for its using kind of for treatments medicine, all cannabis has been touted of the next big money maker. but in the soto,

not everybody's happy about the conditions. that's find out why money doesn't grow on trees, but these funds are, was a 100 years for grant. this is mid if you can have this, it contains high levels of can now be dual or cvd. a popular remedy against inflammation, pain, and nausea. in 2017 sort of became the 1st african country to legalize cannabis farming for messina youth. creating a whole new industry for the tiny south and african country. point thing behind they moved from the capital, my favorite book into her whole village here in the muscle to highland, to work for the company, m g health. she never dreamed that she would one day group and before living 1st time i had, i won't be. and i couldn't believe that this thing can come here at our feet, but it's happen even live. and there is no need of us to go outside and look for some dog. listen to has ideal growing conditions

now, but. but m g health is still the only company that it's porter medical grid cannot be from the country because it is used in the pharmaceutical industry. the production requirements are extremely high. over the past 5 years, m g health has invested over 34000000 euros in greenhouses irrigation systems and skew training. now the company has set insights on expansion mean play over 280 people. these are young people, very smart people that were never able to find jobs. and today, you know, we exporting to poland, germany shortly into the u. k. but this isn't good news for everyone. we cannot be set to become a major cash up for big business. small holder, gro was around the country, and now abandoning the plant once clear for the black market in south africa. picky,

so come only is the only cannabis farmer left in his village. police raids and price competition from sutherland have made it almost impossible to maintain his club. for him, things were much better for the installation kicked me in my village. every household used to have a field of cannabis running on. why do you mean it was all full here and that's how people made the living. but while i live in because it people didn't even bother to grow mays parents could send their children to school because of kind of best i will add me, the keys will come only walk, said his young neighbour, trouble for local together they dry and deceived the but before smuggling them over the border for low cost, he's no way to make his business legal licenses to grow cannabis course around $32000.00 euros. way out of range for small holder grew,

was well frequently targeted by the police. ah, my good. where you go won't get, i feel very disappointed. things didn't work out the way they said they wouldn't buy gifts, and we thought would be able to grow cannabis legally. but i can buy a license in the it's frustrating. i think there should be some form of support like a corporation where someone katrina and help us secure a license of one other. then we all put to get funding that could help us start our business from the ground. again, our face mason saw got lucinda. after a long day trimming cannot be plant. my honda is ready to wrap up a shift. 2 years ago, she quit her job in a clothing factory in missouri, where she saw jeans for 12 hours a day, 6 days a week. in the greenhouse, the walking conditions are much better and she and twice as much as she used to cannot be has quite literally change her life. just like

a patient who will eventually benefit from what i believe kind of both has a bright future, endless photo. and when i started working in the greenhouse, they told me we make drugs for sick people. people need medicine. so they need the cannabis for generations. cannabis slamming was frowned upon or even punished with jail time. little tore has liberated this one's close space for big business, but small hold a group like for local and kamali. i've left empty handed in this evolving sector. it seems they are still winners and losers. it definitely is an evolve in sector that needs the right policies. so no one loses out. i don't know about you, but i've had enough of drugs, right? let's move away from narcotics and instead, get high on protecting our environment. and it dubia entrepreneur kid asked to

spice company. tuba aims to reduce the countries addiction to plastic shopping bags . she's not only challenge in environmental pollution, but also creating jobs in odessa. baba eco friendly in fair bags for men, women for work or for going out. and produce locally in ethiopia. impossible will not for keeter's test by kit is founded to. but if you appear in 2018 in this suburb of addis ababa ki discrete, at 31 jobs for women like us, all of the women are weavers in work from home. you heaters comes regularly to collect the fabric they make after this, we use these fabrics for oh, different dates designed for bugs. so we combine it with me. she just had the idea to start a business 5 years ago. at that time she was

a student and she was living in this area which is known for this big dumpsite in 2017, a landslide on the site caused the death of at least 130 people. after this event, kita wanted to do something for the neighbourhood. one of the reasons why that happened was existential philosophy, sponsoring the garbage dot 3, get the concept of the later about. we chose at that time if we produce environmentally friendly shopping box like tape our bog strawberry box, we can replace plastic box. but she soon realised that the initial capital needed to produce paper or fabric for shopping bags was too high for her. so she looked for another way to create jobs here in old domains will live around here. and that, and also that incident happen at that in this area. so i wanted to create the jo. fortunately for the human to leave around junior senior was one of the 1st employees of kids that are foolish very well,

i'm trying to see if she'd do the fall break as i want it or as i trained her. so it's ok. all of cada's work is motivated by one idea to create jobs for women. she trains them herself and weaving a skill she learned from her mother. she is to make different crafting things like coach, i think, meeting things like that. so i learned from her, from her to nanny, looks after 3 children. this work allows her to provide for a large part of the family's needs. with, with the money she's giving me, i pay the rent for my house from. i also have an extra job doing she ruba has to help with the money from that i pay the rest the food, et cetera job and i with the fabric made by the women. he does returns to her office in the city center of addis ababa. the bags are then made in this small room

. i'm not the designer professionally. so i just, when i see something and when i the one to do some kind of bug a just picture of my mind. and then i tried to draw it on in and bought out a paper, but then the paper. and then i thought he thought i cut out there, but she just is not a designer, but she can count on the help of a friend. one of the for experienced taylor's, she has hired a home as you could go to. we discuss with cutest marching europe. mostly i work with leather and we mixed the leather with the fabric from the women worked when we moved with there are no to the shops yet. so most of the cells take place at bazaars. small markets for craftsman. they are slowly restarting, after almost disappearing in the last months because of co he'd and the constitutional care there was no, was on the market, was very dawn. so it was not,

not food, but now things are getting better. he does sell $60.00 to $75.00 bags every month to cope with the crisis and to reuse the leather scraps she started to sell smaller and cheaper objects, like wallets or bracelets. she also often works at night to sell her products in a concert hall for the future. she dreams of selling more and more bags to create more jobs for women. and in the longer term, she hopes to relaunch her idea of ecological shopping bags. yeah, we should all fight environmental pollution, especially with such creative solutions. now. come with me to 1000 here and let's meet agnes. give a luca martial arts actress. she wants to become a movie star, and she's kicking hard to make this dream a reality. but she knows a healthy work life balance is just as important. yes, a story. agnes kiefer luca is among the 1st actresses in

east africa to perform in martial arts films. it is rare for women to participate in such movies. welcome bomb, nodded angle ball game will be the auction. when i saw that they are not many women . he intends a near who are in action film when he no longer than enough fussy and bow into one and a fast was at vicky while kicked on between each at the phone. i took of it, i said, i want to take on this opportunity so that i can easily find success because these, that great need for women who can act in action films. piano can elizabeth young when augustin infinity financing them. well, that's okay quoted on it, but many women act in dramas. so she does what you need to come in. i will be the only one with about when you get on the tonight been fine up in the fact that tanzanian action heroine trains every morning to strengthen her talent and her legs

. this is the secret to her success. but despite being a boxing actress, agnes also enjoys a normal life. made a fan. it is very easy when i am at home. i am like a madonna book or when issues and when i am at work and i change coconut and that is why people differentiate between home and walk life or architect. no puny. my shame. agnes. his dream is to make her country famous for its martial arts, talent. one day she hopes to become known in the global film industry. oh, you know, i that some mixed my salad spun aus. much younger, but i would not want a mess. we'll head back for sure. got to wrap up this show so i can hit the job.

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