day,y, we et thrhreeoung indonesisian women whoho are cy about heavy metal. we check out a kenyan movie about the power of the imagination. and we learn about the brutal domestic violence that's still far too common in india. what's the most dangerous place for women? you're probably thinking a public park at night, or a dark alleyway. but it's not. it's the home. worldwide,e, one woman in thre has been the victim of sexual or

physicaliolence by an intimate partne accordinto recenresearchy thworld ba, more tn a bibillion women n worldwide hao lelegal prototection in situats involvindomestic violence. 144 countries now have laws on sexual hararassment, butut thee rarerely implementnted when it s to violencnce within a partnershihip. in 37 cocountries, fororced sex within a mararriage doesn'n't n count t as rape. in india, sesex with a mininos now a punishable offence, evenn wiin marriage. women over 18 thouou are still veryucuch at the mercy of their sbands.. reporter: this woman can't go to verthe courts and her familyeir doesn't understand her problem. that's why she's come to this women's support center. priya is in her early 20's. the mother of two wawas forced into an ararranged m marriagex years ago. since then, she's been tormented and abused by her own husband.

priya: he'd wake me up in the middle of the night and pressure me for sex, even when i was ill. when i tried to stop him, he hit me. sometimes i i wouldn't be ableo sit down for days, or move without pain. reporter: unlike priya, 60-year-old suresh has no qualms about showing her face on camera. her suffering started 20 years ago. now she wants to go public with her story, even if her relatives condemn heher and say she's tarnishing the f family's hono. suresh is now divorced. her ex-husband cheated on her with his own daughter-in-law. suresh: nevertheless, he still wanted to have sex with me, even though i refused him. he got drunk, hit me, raped me. repeatedly. i ran away.

reporter: chaitali is a women's rights activist from delhi who supports victims of abuse. she can find women new jobs or a new place to live, but she can't give them justice. husbands who force their wives to have sex with them are, technically, not breaking the law in india. chaitali: the basis for this is the patriarchal tradition here. a woman is viewed as the property of her father. after she's married, she becomes the property of her husband. issues, on women's aspirations and fears. ththe film was i initially banan inindia by the c censorship authorities. its director ss s it hit little too close to o home. alananita: i do feel that there's a a high level o of ae

within marriages. within relationships a also, bt definitely w within marriaiage. and itit becomes dififficult bee you are e always tolold to wort ou rereporter: in t the future, te coululd be anotherer option, e legal one. india's supreme court decided to hold a hearing on the issue. not long ago, it banned child marriages. is the next step to finally criminalize marital rape? even at this respected and progressive women's university in delhi, opinion is divided. many here say they would welcome a new law. others argue it could be misused. >> there have been many cases registered where women have utilized the right of these dowries and all in a negative way, and misused them. >> physical intimidation is something whicich is very popose to a couple, but again, it's a rape, so we cannot neglect it. and of course, our consent, whether we want to get touched

or not, is highly important. reporter: on the day of the hearing, chaitali and a other women's rights activists came to the court. then, unwelcome news. the hearing was postponed to a later date. but chaitali says that's not necessarily a bad sign. chaitali: we have to be patient. society is not going to change so quickly. above alall, what has to stop s the belief thawowomen are essentntially men's property. that won't't happen ovovernig, even with a new law. reporter: but it would be a step in the right direction. even if the supreme court takes its time with the ruling, victims and activists campaigning for change are confident it will ultimately make the right decision in women's favor. host: this week in global ideas, we're in south africa, where we meet women striving for climate justice.

once upon a titime, johannesbug was the city of gold. for decades, hundreds of companies mined the precious metal there. today, all that's left of the mines are huhundreds of imimpog slslag heaps, many of them rigt next door r residentitial are. our reporter stefan mohl went to soweto to meet a dedicated environmental activist. stefanan: this barreren wastelas one ofof the mine dudumps founn and around south africa's biggest city, johannesburg. the soil here is full of toxins like arsenic, lead, and dioactive uranium. the heavrarains andustst stos ththat have become more frequet r recent ars s havepread d th ntamaminion, especially ouound soweto and itseieighbori townshships. that leddivivileokoena to bememe an vironmnmtal activist, ucatating ople a aut the e health hazarards posed be mine dumpsps.

she'e's invited usus to her fay home i in soweto, whwhere her r sistster and two n nephews li. ndivile knknows that herere, environmnissues.issueses lie ndivile: climate change largely is viewed as an environmental issue. however, it encompasses everything.. it's a developmental i issue, is a human rights issue, it's a socialal issue. you fi that t en you look at e e impactof c clite change and how one can adapt, t m most vulnlnerab are t theomen and childrenen. stefanan: ndivilgrgrew up derr ththracist apartheid regime. ba t then, ming g debris was dumped directly next to ee toshipips whe blacack ople lilid, at a safe distance from afflfluent white sububurbs. as a young girl, she saw h muchore e vulnable t theoor

and disadvdvantaged were t to enviroronmental proboblems. women suffered doubly. not only were they exposed to the hazards,s, in a deeplyly entrenchched patriarchchal soc, men n have fewer choices a fewemeanans torotectct themselves. thatenen cou dictatate aoman's's fate was n notiondivililgrew fewemea w with.otectct ndivile: traditionallyyouu knod they are looki to get boy as a. ndbut when i came out and thknod find o thahat its a gigirlthen mymy father saidid, i have hadad enough of f girls. ththat is the memeaning of my e , ndndivile. it means, i have had enough. stefan: ndivile was the third of four daughghters. her father wasas a proud manano took good care of his family.y tradaditional man,n, who saw noo value in e educating girirl.

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afca cooinitiave.rhe the obal netrk evaates andchge nitorshe genenr componenents of climamate protectioion strats in c cies around the world. at a pjeject wkshop p in johannesburgrg, the coordidinas of csharare the peririenceandats challenges faced by women inthe. in india, fofor instance, , my pooror families cacan't afforde securiri of a basic life ininsurance. rerekha: mumbai is a coastal ar, okokay. so fishings a big industry ththere. soso whenever the men go outuo a a and wheneverer there are stororms and they y don't retn ba, ththe women haveve either o rerelocate or to l look out fa difffferent buneness ando cacae fofor the familyly themselves.s. so theururden onhem m is increased ten times more. stefan: in south africa, the initiativeve works togetether h two cities.. tstsane and johannesburg.. ndivilisis especlly y intested in introducinglilimate-smart urban agririculture. ininohannesburg's joubert park, anan abanded g greenuse hahas w become a community garden. the cooperative grows vegetables

and medicinal l herbs. cucurrently the e project provs work for two formerly jobles ivile: so these are the youngt. wome they own a a farm in theirir ara wherere they stay.y. anand then they y come here asas volunteeeers to e grgreenhse to take care of the space. stanan: with chahanging climata, agricultural practctices have o change, too. ththe project teteaches womn farmers hohow to adapt s sustaiy in order to ensure income dd fo sececuritin thehe fure. mamomosweu: so herere in greene, asas we are doining organic vevetables, itelps us to sustain n ourselve because e we sell our organicc vegetables to o the local l mat sosoe are able to have something evevery we. ststan: making themselves heard be city govnment haagreed a bic.

to renenovate the grgreenhouset t ththe fuing atat t last minute. ndivile: is s stila longngay to go, b we wiwill kp on raining ouvoice e d keepn mmenting a critiquing thrr popocies and make remmendatis. identify gaps where there are gaps. stefan: : it's work that takes strength andnd perseverancnce. and ndivile mokoena has pltyty of bh. host: war,isisea, corruption d starvati. those arsomeme othe imag that come toind wheneoplee host: wthinof africa.ruption but ere's an eective antidote to such stereotypes -- movies made in africa by africans. nigeria leads the way when it comes to film production. last year alone, more than 1500 movies were made in nollywood, most of them produced by small

companies on dvd, using cheap equipment and amateur actors. cinemas are pretty rare in africa, on average, there's just one for every million people. and until now, there's been little funding for big budget films. but that's about to change. the african union has ambitions. it wants to boost the continent's film industry profits to $20 billion and create 20 million jobs at the same time. a new kenyan film was shown at this year's berlinale film festival. reporter: meet an up-and-coming movie star. stycie: i had to do a lot of things to prepare for this film. it was very fun. premiered at the berlin film festival. it's the story of jo, whloloves tionon fil and d dreams of beieg a supeperhero. shshe is terminanally ill, ands

come home e from the hosospitao die. her sistster tries to o keep r spirits up.. the wholole village plplays al. they all s stop in theirir tra. jo's missionon is to catchch a thief.f. mugambmbi: in the enend, the fay is not the point. it's the fact that she found heroism inside of her and

inspired the whole village to do something. everyone has a hero living inside of them, who they just need to discover. rereporter: e e message e maye universal, b but the storyry it in a villagege in kenya. the e lm was shot near nairobi anththe diogue i is inwahilili. there is plenty of local colort iand specificic cultural references. films from africa rararely fid large audiences outside the continent. mykel: you know that african cinema has its unique style, very different from what the west would do. and from the environment, to the language, culture, to the lifefestyle of the people, to e dress culture, and into every spices we put to make our films.

and so thahat's what we're tryn tohow w to the wororld. reporter: african fifilmmakers come to international film festivals to present their work and make contacts, like here at the berlinale. at the same time, many of them don't want to replicate conventional western filmmaking, but create alternative visions. elias: i would love to see more african films made by africans. i think the vast majority of african films that go into the mainstream circuit are actually made by europeans, written by europeans. they usualally have a white e sr somewhere in them. and we've made it our mission to try and change that. reporter: ththe villagers make jo's last wish come true -- to mamake a film anand star in itit before shehe dies. the film industry is in its infn counieies. for some yearsow, , filmkersrs in africa a have receiveved sut from t gererman onomicic

-operation and development ninistry a thehe dw academy.y. offers workshops for directs,s, screeriteters, mera opopators, and producers. more thahan 1000 people e fro8 babaara: it cocontributes strolyly to raising g the neral skill seset level of kenyan fim makersbebecause at i it do is it gives u us an opportutunito wowork on a muchch bigger prodon than wwould ordiry be abab to. bebeuse we have a bigger crew, a gggger budt, a a bigr storory, longngerbigg prorojes.that in if reporter: thgegerman-kyan n fiae was co-produced by the company founded by german director tom tykwer to promote african filmmaking. tykwer says the spread of mobile internet and streaming services will eventually offer great new opportunities. tom: we need to really support that the market inside the

continent gets a better structure. people are actually ready to pay for watching a great film, especially if it's their own, if it's not that much money. and there are so many people. imagine, even if it's just 10 cents that you pay, but you have got 10% of east africa paying 10 cents to watch a movie, it's insanely economically useful. fufurther afield.. stycie: is that even a question? ofof course i want to go to hollywood. everyone wants to go to hollywood. host: we've seen them on athletes, on barbie dolls, and on the pages of muslim fashion bloggers. and now we have the hijab-wearing heavy metal band.

rthese young musicians in hijabs call themselves vob, short for voicof bacepept, or just noisy voice. they're recording their first albuin jakarta. thisis song is calalled "schooll revolutition" and it m means at totoead singer firdda kurnia. firddawhen i i rord this song i i singt with a i've got. the lycs arere aut how i got pieded on school,ecause i'm different, and n afrfraito speak myind.d. many people thk i'm wed, an outsider in this song ietet tho feelings o.. report: : the nd memembers are 16 and 1yeyears old. in indonesiaia, many youngng wn ththis age are a already marr. but ththese three hahave a difft agendada -- making m music.

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all: america. firdda: because most of our favorite bands come from amera.a. reportrt: the three show ttt jabs a a heavy metal are powerfulombination anfor fird, widi anditi, thiss only t beginng. host: have you enjoyed our reports today? would you like to find out more? check out our facebook page. it's pacacked with moving and inspirining stories, including many from international women's day on march 8. this week. but we lovove hearing frfrom yoo wre to u us. by email to globobal3000@dw.co, or on facebook. see you soon. bye for now. ♪ [captioning performed by the

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