♪ this weekek global 0000 hea toto india to visit a school l whichs helping granandmothers learn o read and write. in bali young professionals are living a dream instead of being cooped up in a conventional office. but first we accompany a syrian family as they travel to italy by legal means, and with no perilous sea crossing. the central mediterranean route for many refugugees it's the oy option for reaching europe. but

it's an extremely dangerous one. at least 5 thousand people lost their lives attempting the crossising in 2016 more than ay prevevious year. many of thosose who do make it only survive thanks to good luck. and then there is the dauntingng prospect of gaining legal resisidency. italy, for example, rejects over half o f asylum applications. ♪ >> this is the hilltop village of riace, in the southernmost part of italy. iman and a atieh al jedi a and r four children are building a new life here. their first step has been to start learning the language. the family originally came from syria, but fled from there to lebanon, wherere they lived fr five years.. atatieh remembers what a shohot was to arrive in italy after traveling for 30 hours.

>> when we got here my first thought t was: take me back to lebanon. i was so tired. but then, bit by bit, i calmed down. the people here treated us well. the italians are good people, and the welcome was warm. >> flashback: beirut, the capital of lebanon -- syria's neighbor in the middle east. about two and a half million people live here. the 6-person family is paying 200 dollars a month to live in this windowless hole without any bath. it's in a palestinian neighborhood where they don't feel safe. >> rents are very high here. everyone knows that the palestinians take advantage of us even though they're refugees themselves. >> atieh has found work as a baker, b but the childldren cano to school. they want to build a future in europe, but not risk their lives crossing the mediterranean.

a lebanese initiative connects the muslim family -- they declare the family to be especially in need of asylum which opens the e way for legl immigration. >> i want to go to school there and learn something. >> they have left their syrian homeland behind. they don't even think they would be allowed to return there. to ensure a future for their children, they feel like they have to go to italy. >> i don't know anything about italy but i know europeans live in dignity. our children would be safe. every child can go to school there and live a normal life. >> they do not know much, they do not have much but they

trusted the italians to bring them wherever they need to go. the family sets out for a hospital where all refugees who are on their way to italy meet before departure. francesco piobbichi is a social worker in the project run by the italian evangelical church. in the wake of the lampedusa refugee disaster, which cost almost 400 lives, the organization is trying to bring refugees to europe legally and safely -- to build a humanitarian corridor that politicians have failed to create. >> it's not like they're doing nothing. but what they're stupidly working on is building walls. and that won't solve the problem. and it's a shame that they support governments that don't respect human rights. >> the religious organizations have managed to get the italian government to grant 1000 visas. last year they brought about 700 migrants from lebanonon to i i, safely, and without having to

pay people smugglers large amounts for the dangerous crossing of the meditarranean sea. >> it's wonderful, like a dream coming true. i hope the kids forget the b t things they've lilived through. that t they wt >> be sad anymore, god willing. >> riace has been warmly welcoming migrants for almost 20 years. the little town has been a safe haven for some 500 people whose lives were in danger. >> i'm just the mayor of a small community of 15-hundred people. but i'm very proud that we've been recognized the world over for the humanitarian work that we started. >> the al jedi family's living conditions in riace are much better than in beirut. but the family will really only settle in when the father finds a job and starts to earn his own living.

>> in fact we had more money in lebanon, because we got support from the un. but the italians are much nicer than the lebanese. here they treat us with respect. there, they yelled a lot and always reproached d s when they gave us something. >> the idea of the humanitarian corridor is spreading. france is also planning to begin flying in refugees like the al jedis. and the polish bishops' conference has also shown interest. >> sitting in an office from 9 to 5 can be frustrating. but budget airlines, the internet and other new technologies have given ririse to a new phenomen: digital mamads. a owining nuer of yououng professioionals are mamaking the mosost of havig potetential clientnts all overe planetet. these workining globetrottttersk whwhere they wanant, when theye. >> bali -- a beach paradise ... and a welcome escape fororeople

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the 9-to-5. ♪ and now in today's global acack, we vor r somef thee world freshest seafood. >> the pacific waters off mexico are home to a delicious specialty. oysters. he t they arharvrvesteafterr one year of growth. this village in the western mexican state is renowned for its oysters. in other placeces they are expensive, herere they are j ja quick snack. a table, some water and lots and lots of oysters. that is all his a needs for his

street stands. >> i set up here where the customers are. sometimes lots of people come. sometimes only a few. sometimes i close down early and other times i am here quite late. >> his preparations are quite simple. >> i cleaned the oysters for my customers. >> then he has to shuck them, that is open the shelf, arranges the flesh and opens them nicely. a kilo of oysters costs about 30 paces. -- 30 pesos. fresh out t of the o ocean, the

customers love them. >> you put hot sauce on them and a little bit of lime. this is the best thing here you can eat. you will not find better oysters in all of mexico. super delicious. >> and now to our global ideas series, where we meet people committed to preserving our planet's climate, flora and fauna. a tiny y island belongig to spainin wantso bebe the firt in the world to make do without fossil fuels. that's's what the residents ofl hierro, one of the canary islands,s, have been p promiset least. our rereporter michael altenhee went to see how much progress has been madade.

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-- 758 million adults worldwide are illiterate, two thirds of them women. india alone is home to 287 mmillion people who have never learned to read and write. here, too, women are disproportionately affected. but some are proving that it's never too late to learn. >> housabai kedar needs help from her daughter to get her school backpack on. she is able to manage the walk to school on her own, however, in the western indian village of fangane. she's there every day at 2 p.m. on the dot for her classes. her fellow-students also trickle in. while waiting, they play games just like regular schoolgirls -- except the youngest pupil here is a sprightly 65. stop it, i'm getting dizzy, says housabai. over a third of women in india

are illiterate. none of these elderly ladies ever learned to read or write. but now they're being given the chance to make up for that at this "grandmothers' school. and the students are always here before their teacher arrives. they have two hours of classes every day except thursday. starting school was a big step for most of them. >> it makes me proud to be able to write my name instead of signing with my thumb-print. i used to get my granddaughter read books to me, but i want to do that myself. and reading the holy scriptures is very important to me. >> sheetal more teaches here on a voluntary basis. the pink "school" saris and the teaching materials are funded by a charity orgnization. the aim is for the women to become more

independent of their families. >> the women's standing in the village improves if they can read and write. in rural communities women are still supposed to stay in the kitchen. but education also means they enjoy respect. >> but the class comes with its challenges. housabai has poor hearing, and it's hard for her to keep up. but she still benefits. the women are like my own mother, so i could never bad-mouth them. it's important for them to each learn at their own pace. some are faster than others, that's just how it is. >> housabai was born in fangane, and has spent her entire life here. she was married at 15, and raised three children. and she

still hehelps them today with e cooking and other household chores. she's not exactly sure when she was born, although her daughter reckons she's around 80. >> well, i have been around for some time. all i know is that it will soon be time for me to enter god's house. >> but before that she has onee last wish -- to learn how to write. her grand-daughter pranali helps out with homework. the old woman needs guidance when tackling the letters of the marathi alphabet. the granddaughter finds it simply unbelievable that there was a time not so long ago when girls did not have to attend school.

>> in fact we were not allowed to go to school. while the boys were getting their lessons, the only t thing we learnened was ho pray. apart from that we had to help our parents in the fields. >> fangane, population 300, is a three-hour drive from mumbai, and a world apart. traditional gender roles are largely maintained -- but there have been changes since the school opened. initially hostile, housabai's own son now finds the idea a positive one. >> women who can read and write do not pose a threat to us men. perhaps we will see more educated women marrying into our village. that would be great for us. >> thehe school for grandmothes charges no fees. but in return, the women sit down with their teacher in the

morning to help her make bread. she finds a lot of things have improved for women in recent years. but despite the efforts being made, india remains a long way from gender equality. >> given the choice, i would have been born a man. many women are still unable to marry the one they want to -- or just go out with someone. men have a far easier time.