>> welcome to o global 3000! the corona pandemic is challenging all ouour lives including those of rescued jajaguars in cenentral americs belize. travel is greatly restricted these e days but thehere are s to satisfy your wanderlust from the comfort of your home! and: we meet a maman in washington c who wants to keep kids from repeating his mistakes. violent crimime has been a a seririous problem in the us fr some timime. in the first five months of

this year, around 6,000 people fell victim m to gun violence. poor inner-city neighborhoods are e often hotspots.. yoyoung men with few prospects are easisily recruited into criminal gangs. of which there are believed to be more than 30,000 in the us. even the current pandemic has done little to ease the situation. joe houston wants to stay fit in these strangest of times. so he's just working out on his own. without all those he normally helps out. without the kids he regularly trains. without the girls he instructs in self-defense moves. and wiwithout the teteenagers t he trainins with and t teachest joe is a credible anti-violence imimportambassador.nts in lifef.

the 26 year old former delinquent has reformed and wants to guide others away from crime. >> we are supposed to be trying to come together, and try to help each other due to, like finance or just like being a big brother or big sister, trying to help each other out but it just seemed like this has just fuelled the violence more. i understand this covid is a serious matter but one of the biggest viruses that's been in our community has been black on black crime, or you know we're just killing each other or hopeless, just disgusting crimes. >> the southeast of the us capital washington dc has a majority black population. some areas in the district have a high murder rate. joe tells how hard it was to grow up in an area where for many violence is a way of life. joe: i was twelve y years old wheni got my first gun. and you know it was the power, i felt like well people put fear into me, i put fear into them. it was that power just having a gun knowining that you s stilln get killed w with a gun, but a lot of people feared me when i

had a gun. >> joe's mother died of aids when he was only 13. his life increasingly went off the rails. he was involved in theft and shoot-outs. at 16 he was jailed for 5 years for wounding 3 people with his gun. that time in jail changed his life. after his release he decided to try intervening where his own misery began he knows how much these kids suffer. he's also seen his friends being shot. a couple of weeks ago yet another was killed here. one wrong word is all it takes. the coronavirus hasn't put a lockdown on the shooting. it's exactly six years since he was released from jail and began a new life. today he comes across a couple of youngsters and hangs out with them for a while. he's not happy that they're enjoying the corona-induced school closures. joe: look at me man, you're a man,

you're a little man, a young man. read, educate yourself, that's the best thing you can do, try to be different. you not gotta be cool like everybody else because what's going happen? they get killed. they go to jail. so what i'm telling you man, you know i wanna connect with you man, get you working out. >> instagram is joe's hotline to young people right now. he's set up his own aid organization and supports other projects as well. he advises city authorities,s, and is popularar as a speaker o stands up for the concernsns f young black k men. joe also w works as s a vehicl inspector. and he's a fitness trainer. he stays close to 5 youngsters in particular. during several video calls a week he talks to them about their daily life and the ever present viololence and now abot the coronavirus as well. his protegé, chick was wounded recently. joe wants to keep him off the streets, and help him train for a job.

so what are your top three goals chick, what are your top three goals? >> and all with social diststancing so no-one gets si. these days he has a family of his own too, with three children to take care of. joe: it's just to protect our family, and not t be selfish, s a lot of people in our community we try to be selfish and you know with all these slants this is 5g, it's fake and a lot of us are dying, especially the black community. so we need to just practice social distancing. >> joe thinks it's important for him to set an example just like tyrone power. tyrone is a veteran of the battle against violence in dc's poorer quarters. for 29 years he and his organization the alliance of concerned men have been trying to mediate between gangs. he's happy for every helping hand. tyrone:

see my only job is to advise, yours is to put it into action through the spspirit of who yu are. >> with the coronavirus spreading fast in popoorer are, smartphones are especially important for staying in contact. the technology even enabled tyrone's organization to negotiate a truce between rival gangs. they get people interested by saying that anyone who doesn't own a tablet will get one for free, provided they take part in regular online chats. it seems to work, especicially with the younger ones. >> if you call us and stay in contact, we're going to create another different incentive. if you read a book, you write a story about your life, you say a poem, you look at a movie, we're going to put a dollar and cent value to each onene of the subjbject matttters that you de to talk to us about. then what they do, they stay on these!!

>> recently, joe houston and other volunteers have begun distributing face masks and groceries many here are struggling to survive. for now at least hardship hasn't fueled more violence. mememorials like this s one ren as evidence to the ongoing gang warfare. joe hopes the coronavirus will pass in time. he's certain the violence will outlive the crisis something he wawants to change. >> with borders sealed, flights cancelled, hotels closed and beaches barricaded, 2020 has not been a good year for travelers so far. millions of people have had to settle for spending their holidays on their own balconies. hard times for the tourism sector. its 2020 profits are set to be a third less than projected. some 100 million people worldwide working in the sector could lose their jobs. to stay in touch with valued guests, travel agencies are now

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150 million are homeless. they sleep on the streets, in doorways or on park benches, squat in empty houses or live in tents. now, during the corona lockdowns, they face another challenge, where to go when no one is allowed out on the streets. in the belelgian town ofof bru, socially minded citizens are trying to solve the predicament. >> romi's just spent his second night in the t'putje hotel, where manager tina wijns chats and channels good vibes as she runs things. coronavirus spacing is mandatory in the breakfast room, the guests seated wide apart. it looks like any normal hotel. there is one difference, these guests are homeless. >> we have to stay at home, and these people are living on the streets, they don't have a home to go to. that is crazy, we have to do something for them. >> t the t'putje is the only hotel still open in the old

town of bruges in belgiuium. tina wijijns normally cacatero business travelers and weekend holiday makers in her quiet 3 star hotel. those markets collapsed fafasts the coronavirus spread. now the t'putje serves as a hostel for the homeless funded by the local authorities. after breakfast, romi has to take charge of the dishwasher himself. the hotel's regular staff have all been put on leave. >> we've got a tv here. in the homeless shelter, there is just a bed and a table. here you can even take a hot bath, that's brilliant! there aren't many people who'd do something like this for us. >> 25 of the hotel's 37 rooms now house guests who normally huddle under bridges. they're happy to pitch in with the various chores. >> i told my colleagues: we have to adapt. we may be in the hotel business, now we have to be

social workers. it's heaven on e earth for the guests: luxury they're not used to. they're incredibly grateful. they help me clean the tables and wash up. >> patrick's been on the streets for 10 months. the coronavirus crisis has given him the chance to get a hot shower and enjoyed a breakfast in peace. >> normally, i sleep in the emergency shelter because i have a small dog, which is not allowed in here. ok, i can understand that! when i'm allowed to sleep here someone else looks after him. i think it is wonderful that we are welcome to come here. >> after breakfast, the rules say it's time to move out onto the street again. yet it's almost impossible for belgium's homeless to stick to the country's coronavirus laws. there is a general ban on stopping to sit on benches or steps in public spaces. most homeless people end up at

the state-run shelter nearby. here, there is a garden they can retreat to without the police constantly moving them on. >> the library, the park, the plazas all the places they normally hang out are now closed. they're constantly looking for somewhere they can stay put. that's extremely hard becacaue the street's no lolonger an option. >> the charity she works for provides counseling and fresh clothes for the needy. the number of places to sleep has been halved under social-distancing regulations. patrick and his dog, pupje, have to spend the day outdoors a fate many under lockdown might envy. pleasant strolls through romantic bruges, though, are a burden for the town's homeless. >> i have to keep moving all day long. sometimes i will quietly sit down on a bench, keeping an eye out to make sure the police

don't catch me. >> an estimamated 150 people le on the streets of bruges , sidelined by society but in full view of everyone. the lockdown means the town is empty and quiet. in the hotel t'putje, this evening's menu features veal cutlets with peas, carrots and potato mash. tina wijns' project is getting plenty of support from other restaurants and bakers through food donations. she's as thrilled by the wave of local cooperation and solidarity as she is by her guests. >> when the first group of homeless came downstairs after their first night, they had been transformed, their eyes, their faces, the gratitude, the joy. it was amazing. you never get that response from tourists. >> that is why tina is keeping her hotel open for those who really appreciate the hospitality.

>> strong women, changnging te world as w we know it. on o our facebook k channel dw women you'u'll find storories t those taking a stand and inspiring othehers. dw women gives a voice to women everywhere. this week in global ideas we look at wildlife protectction during the pandemic. many conservation projects around the world are carrying on despite the lockdowns. it's not been easy. our reportrter katja döhne wet to belize in central america t find out h how one such projet is copoping. >> animal keeper roxy lemus looks after what are known as 'problem guars' at e belize zoo. these e jaguars at have ha too mu contact wh humans and they've begun huntingdoc these e jaguars at have ha animimals like dogogs and chic.

>> hummer!r! come here, , bud! >> the zoo t takes in the e big cats t to save them m from beg shot. they know w roxy well bubut ta ththey're actingng unusually . >> hummer. heoesn't like the mask hummer! comeme here, boy!! > the mask isis there to prt ththe jaguars frfrom being infd with theororonavirus. severatitigers in a usus zoo tested positive for covid 19. >> at first t they don't srecognize e you with thehe mas. it's'something b both des had. wewe wearing thehe mask and tn getting usused to seeingng us h masks. >> the coronavirus has belizie on locockdown which hahas also memeant shutteriring the zo. it has t to remain clolosed ul

restrictions are lifted. the belize zoo and tropical educatation center is a non-prprofit organizization. it onlnly keeps indidigenous animimals. most are rescues or unable tosun nunumber of reasonons. >> covid 19 9 and the virus tht dididn't only afaffect the zooos income butlso the e keepers who work herere. we all hadad to make thehe decn of cuttingng dowon thehe ds for stafaff. >his bright red macaw called ngnger cano lolongerly. he's the l latest additition te zoo and prprobably the o onlye who thinksks humans weararing s look normamal. > who is thatat jaguar? who is that?t? >> shaharon matola founded the zoo almost 40 years ago. it's nevever been so d desert.

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so far bele has come through the cona c crisis relatitively ununscathed. it's now andnd mid-may theheree nonot been any known new infections f for weeks. e country's economy ththough is suffering badly withou tourists from abroad. the sector generates half the gross domestic pduct hererso the virus knocked out 50 percent of t the country's's ecomy y overnight. many non-govnmental organizatitis depend on tourism. nii bubuxton hea b belize rd scue. originallyrom the uk, she's worked every day for 1yeyears to protect the country's nivive bird s speci. e finances her proje with r r small spspitalitbusisiness > a small beded & breakfasts, with l like nine uninits. we w would take in tourirists, interns, vet students, people like that, who would b obviouy fee pang. any prof, whatsoer, woul go io ththe rds. >> at her rescue and rehalilitationenteter, nki

bubuxton looks a after almost0 birdrds. the ultimate goal is to releas them bk ininto the wild.d. thth applies to the baby owls0 w well ashe l largeaterfofowl >> i do love pelis. >> here, , the distressssed birdse nursed bk to healtlth, reared, and th i if possle, , set ee. >> we've had everythining from ththto theininy humminirird.ow >>inince t pandedec began, nikkhas s be working with a smalalr team than usua hehusband jerry, a co-workeoskakar are both h hee to l lend a helpining hand. and there's also juju-bee, t te yellow-h-headeamazon p parrot. >> she is actually a fort department c cfiscation.n. she was s in a cage with no percrching. her feet are really crippled. e hihily endangegered, jerry tels us..

this is probably onene of bezeze's mosthrereatened animimals. therere are now only a 120ofof ththese left andnd once those 0 are gone. the e bird will be extinct.. they hopoped that the e poachg would decrease this year. but actually in n fact during e lolockdown they y see that sevl of t the nests thahat had chicn them havave already bebeen poa. >ikki buxton collects the chic f from thneststs thateneded byby poaching, t to raise then them havave safefety.ebeen poa. >> it's s the cutest t thin. ththe freshly hahatched yellow-headed amazon partsts needo bebe fedvery f fouhours. >> beieing a surrogagate mothes a long-tererm task. the paparrots will be looked af. then thehey'll be big g enougo be releasesed. > over the papast 16 years,s, belize b bird rescue h has reld

750 parrots s into the w wild. but how will the group finance itself ithe e conavirus era? >> ionestltldon't kn. i n'n't sethat t t tourism industrys gonna ununce bk antime soo so it ght be tt we neeto on f funaising, grant seing, d fifighways to cut costs as bebest awe canan we are deterned d toeep goin . >> it't's unclear hohow belizel fare o once the cororona panac has papassed. should the e economy and thehe situatation for people in e coununtry get worsrse, it is fd that poaoaching will b becomen even bigger r problem. that will mamake it all ththe e didifficulfor r envinmentatal d animal p protection ororganizas to do theieir work. >> that's all om us atatlobal 3000 this weweek!

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