>> welcome to global 3000! this week we learn why match-making agencies are so popular in china. we talk to farmers in colombia who are putting their hopes in legal cannabis cultivation. bubut first, we hear how classil music has brought some calm to a place often associated with war and chaos. the democratic republic of the congo, the second largest country in africa with a

population of 94 million, has a violent history. the independence gained in 1960 was followed by bloody civil war and thirty years of dictatorship under mobutu. toy, the d d is still plagued by politic i instabity.. but there are e oases of peace d serenity. the capital, kinshasa is known for its lively cultural scene. and that includes one of central africa's only symphony orchestras. >> he is tough and demanding. conductor r armand diangienda, says this is how he gets the best from his students. >> you have a problem with your flute! >> i'm actually a pilot. but music is my passion. it's true, i don't have academic training in this area. but passion is what helps us get to know our instruments and to

learn to play. >> everyone here shares that same passion for classical music. barely anyone has professional training -- instead, they all trained right here, together, in this orchestra. >> i'm happy here and i have a lot of friends. >> dauphine mata started learning the violin at the age of twelve. and right from the start, she was determined to join an orchestra. dauphine lives in this district. music, she says, has helped her enormously. >> music has changed me. classical music has something very calming about it, and this helps me to reflect and react, in my eveveryday environment, wh mymy friends and others.

>> dauphine's family lives in a modest house. her father sings in a choir and was supportive of his daughter learning an instrument. it was only possible because the orchestra subsidized the cost of the lessons. but the conditions were far from ideal. >> there were 30 students but only two violins. in the mornings, i went to school, and in the afternoon, i had violin lessons. but actually i could only hold the violin briefly, then it was the next child's turn. >> now dauphine practices every day. and she rehearses with the orchestra five times a week. she's also studied and is doing an internship with the foreign ministry. the 28-year-old hopes she might get a job there later. finding work is not easy in the democratic republic of congo.

unemployment is high here and poverty widespread. over 70% live under the poverty level, earning less than 2 euros a day. >> life in kinshasa is difficult sometimes. it's like living in anarchy. it's tough, but we stay here nonetheless. >> the government frequently fails its citizens, and churches bridge the gaps. the orchestra is run by a free christian church. it offers people support and has also built a number of schools and hospitals. in 1994, it set up the orchestra. music lessons take place within the church building. there are no music schools in the democratic republic of congo. so how is anyone supposed to learn how to play an instrument? >> i love music.

ever since i was little, when i listen i feel good. music is the soundtrack k to everythingng. >> the church is now building a real m music school. it wants to give more people access to the power of music. the new school will also have rehearsal rooms for the orchestra. the project is being funded by the church and, above all, through donations. conductor armand diangienda is supervising the construction work. >> i visited music schools in other countries and i noticed that children started learning an instrument very young. i thought, that's what i want for our children too. >> the new building will have five floors. everyone here is prepared to roll their sleeves up and get to work. even the musicians.

> the work isis not diffic, and afterwards, at 4:00, i go to choir. >> the church also runs a large choir. and until the building is finished, the 80 or so singers rehearse outside. and then they're joined by the orchestra. they're rehearsing a cantata from mendelssohn's psalm 42, in german. >> we are a large, symphonic family. many m micians havave found thr own vovoice here. and the orchestra simply accompanies each musician in their dreams. the school shapes the musicians

of tomorrow. >> back in 1971, then-u.s. president richard nixon declared war on drugs. since then, the united states alone hahas sunk more e than a billllion dollars s into the campaign. according to the u.n m more th 225 million people worldwide use illegal substances. globally speaking, the illegal drugs trade is worth around $300 billion to $500 billion a year. is there any hope of winning this battle?

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the mayor is pleased about thee new busisiness. he sayays a dozen fafarmers' coopoperatives havave already sd >> we want t to change thihingn compcoririnto. because of c criminal gangngs,g cacartels and mamafiosi, we'veva t of violence here. we want to replace thehem by cos and businesssses. >> colombia is l looking to coce an g globaexport lear inin medical marijuana. 91 domestic and foreign companies have already obtnened gring g licees. ththe first one e was issued te cacanadian-colomombian firm pharmacielo, which is basenenear dellllin, octobober017. o federico cock-correa says ththey've readady insted m mor than $40 milillion in modedern producuction facilitities. cocombia's climate, feilile so ananthe peace trtreaty reached

withtharc all helped win investorovover. >> medical cannabibis cod become very imptatant to colombmbia's withtharecononomy.ed win the e industry couould be wort0 bibillion dollarars worldwe.e. as thihings stand now, colomba could already meet 20% to 30% of global demand. >he companyny grows cnanabis its n grgreenhses. it's reqequired to obtbtain at t 10% of i its raw matererial mue sourceced from small and mid-sid growers.s. that's why pharmacielolo has als signed conontracwith a a cp in corinto inin that includeses 63 famililies. colombia only permits the export of medical cannabis products -- not the flower. they government wants the country to develop its own processing industry. sugarcane is also grown n in te corinto valleyey, but only a fw

locals earn a living from it. the mayor hopes that legal cannabis will do more to increase employment. > we mainly produce sugarare here.. 8 8 hectares of thatat createst one job.b. one e hectare of m medical maria creaeates 10-15 jojobs. in the first year alone, we're exexpectinbetwtween 000 anand one e hectare of m medical maria 1,500 new jojobs in the rereg. >> hernán noreña doesn't wtt anhingng to with h thlocal drug mafafia. he j joined with m more than 0 other rmers toound a coerative. after a yeyear's wait, t theye receceived their o official gror license.e. he hopes that a lego eaearn a living g will make ag difffference for h his family.or >> i i hope my son will be ablbo attend a good university. once he's receiveded an educati, thenayaybe he can n work here t.

withouout doing anytything illl or dangerorous, and withthout hg to deal wiwith criminalsls. >> m more ways to o earn a lig legalllly will also o help brg pepee to the region. ththe remaing g rebelsnd t the atight, their rijuana fiel thehe legallmountaglowlso o help brg thlights a intendeto make they t they'ralso a wning thedrug mo rorow in the towel. > this week in globobal ids , we'r're off toordan, a c couny wherere water is e extremely sc. toto find out more about the challenges of water management in an arid region, our reporter dan hirschfeld met people near the capital, amman. >> abdallah ibrahim aburowaa waters his family's olive trees

every day. but they only get water from the mains on wednesdays. so that is when they are always busy stocking up.. everybody here has a t tank on e roof or a cistern in the garden. it often doesn't rain for weeks on end here. the village of an-nuzha is 50 kilometers from the capital amman. water from the mains just one day a week is standard across jordan. when there are problems at the waterworks, it sometimes doesn't show up at all, even on wednesdays. >> if there's no water, it affects everybody and everything. the cooking and cleaning. the family and the animals. the olive trees and all the other trees. >> water wasn't always as scarce as it is today.

abdallah's father ibrahim remembers when it was plentiful, and came from a nearby river. but those times are long gone. >> back in the 1960s, there was always enough water. we had a big f fat 12-inch pie from the river. but then it was capped in 1984, because there was less and less water in the river. >> that rivever, wadi alwalla, s now shrunknk to a mere trickl. it's the same in most parts of the country. very little rain fallsls here, d water is extremely scarce. jordan is one of the driest countries on earth.

at the same time, its population is growing. so demand for water in the cities has soared. in madaba, for example. 200,000 people live in the area. at an elevation of 800 meters. water has to be pumped here from lower-lying regions hundreds of kilometers away. that takes lots of equipment and energy, and it's expensive. the country's aging water supply system eats up around 15% of all the electricity used in jordan. and a lot of the water it transports is lost due to leaks. bassam hayek is an engineer who's here to work on improving water resource management. he's employed by germany's giz developmenent agency. old pumps use a lot of electricity. hayek is installing new ones that use a third less. >> that will give us a way to sustain water supply for the

communities. and also the utility itself will be able to use the savings in the energy to mamaintain the facility, to maintain the network and so on. and after all this will be reflected in positive impact to the community as a whole. >> the price of the electricity that powerers the water works s just soared 40%. so pressure is mounting g to he water prices, totoo. but with m more efficient pump, power consumption will decline. and they should d make the watr supply more reliable as well. >> that's good news. >> the new pumps have been flown in, and have just passed through customs. a little while later they arrive in madaba. they cost a quarter of a a milln euros and were paid for by the giz. hayek says they're a good

investment -- and good for the environment. although jordan is shifting to renewables, most of its electricity is still generated by fossil fuels -- which emit vast amounts of co2 into the atmosphere. >> co2-e-equivalent reduction tt will be in the range of 800,000 kilogrgram co2 per year. jujust only from this one stati. all madaba, the e watercycle n madaba results in 28 million kilogram co2-equivalent per year. there are other stations and we are working to cover the whole cycle as well. >> zaki shahem runs a small commercial garden. he has greenhouses, a few outdoor beds, and -- of course -- his own reservoir. >> the p problem is, there's nt enough watater. that's why i have to mostly use recycled waste water.

it's ok, and it's cheap. but it's waste water! but without it, my plants wowouldn't grow. there would be nothing left. >> bassam hayek says everyone here is concerned about the water supply, and all are looking forward to improvements. >> we believe that the future community will feel this effect as well. better services, better maintenance, and continuity of water. >> hayek stops by the aburowaa family home. ibrahim says he is looking forward to the day when his water supply really is reliable -- once the new pumps are up and running.

>> most people dream of sharing their life with a special someone, but in china, the odds are stacked against would-be grooms. for every 100 women, there are 113.5 men. in a population n of 1.4 billi, that means 34 million more men than women. it's the sad legacy of the government's one-child policy, when more boys were born than girls. now, matchmaking agencies are helping lonely hearts track down potential partners. >> this man is on the lookout for women. but not for himself. yin zhizhong and his female colleague are matchmakers. their turf -- the malls of shanghai. the objects of their intereset are supposed to be pretty, stylish and elegant - and, there's a height requirement, too -- at t least 1-meter-63.

>> i say 'hello' to them and introduce myself and my job. i then compliment them on their beauty and ask them if they have a boyfriend or if they're single. >> yin zhizhong looks for potential marriage partners for wealthy men. but the first women he approached today have given him the cold shoulder. these matchmakers work for a special marriage agency. they have six million registered clients - which is rather small for china. but they offer tailor-made matctch-ups startiting at 10,0 euros a year. james wang would like to get married. he works for a car importer which gives him very little spare time. that's why the agency is finding candidates for him, and

organizing rendezvous. >> she looks quite sweet. she's from shanghai, says matchmaker yio li.i. her parents are cicivil servan. james wang owns an apartment and a luxury car -- impressive status symbols h here. >> if you have a a better car, maybe you have a better chance to find a woman, but for me, i don't want to take this into this path. because i would like to find the right woman -- a woman, a girl, who just doesn't value me for these things i have, but more likely my person. >> some 200 million chinese are single. the pressure to marry can be intense, but people are choosy, especially when it comes to money. oftentimes, love is not enough. >> without financial security love is wishful thinking. an illusion. financial stability is a requirement. of course, it's not the only thing that counts, but it is a factor.

> for well-heeled clienentse matchmakers will keep looking for as long as it takes. the agency's success stories line the halls -- trophies in the hard-fought chinese marriage market. at this park in shanghai, matchmakaking takes a more traditional l form. parents are here on their children's behalf. the notes on these umbrellas brag about their children's accomplishments -- a degree from abroad, a job at a foreign company, a good salary. owning an apartment is a major draw. parerents of china's one-child generation worry their son or daughter will never marry, and never have children. by the time singles are in their mid-20s, they're often being nagged about wedding plans. to give cupid a boost, this agency offers a speed-dating session every evening.g. china's former one-child policy has led to a large surplus of men.

but that doesn't mean women have an easier time finding a partner. mamany say that's because womn are choosier, and are usually aiming for a wealthier mate. men, on the other hand, aim at their r own social class, or jt below it. nearby is one of shanghai's most popular agencies, which teaches bachelors how to attract a suitable mate. pei is 31 years old. he runs a small company, but doesn't own an apartment. today he's learning breathing exercises. pei is under pressure from his parents -- and it doesn't help that he's shy. sunny ouyang offers dating lessons and shows men what else matters in relationships besides owning a car and a home. many of her clients struggle with basic social skills. >> the one-child generation has grown up rather egotisistical d arrogant. they're used to everything being centered around them. if they now look for a partner,

they're could also be too self-centered. they find it difficult to feel empathy for the other person. >> pei's also getting wardrobe advice. that's part of the 12,000 euro coaching package -- which won't end till he's found a wife. sunny thinks his lack of fashion sense is getting in his way -- there's no way it's suitable for a date. she tells him to shop for higher quality clothes -- more businesslike, and not too casual. most of his wardrobe just doesn't pass muster. then there's his posture. he needs to stand tall and confident -- chest out, stomach in. in just a few sessions, sunny says, he's already made progress. >> now i take the initiative and approach women. i'm more active, which is very important. >> he's promised his coach that by the next session he'll have managed to go on a date. he's already got a candidate in

mind. >> back to the high-end matchmaker. yin zhizhong has found a woman who's interested in the agency's services. he writes down her information -- but she doesn't want to say what kind of man she'd consider. he takes a photo for the agency's file -- it's a good day's work. >> we've found a classically beautiful woman with a lot of charisma. she is 1-meter-70 tall, and is a personal trainer in a fitness studio. >> and thehen another stroke f good luck. the next candidate is a bit taken aback at first, but then she agrees. soon she'll be on the agency's roster of eligible bachelorettes.

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