0:00:13 > 0:00:15'I've been an ambassador for
0:00:15 > 0:00:18'the United Nations Children's Organisation,
0:00:18 > 0:00:20'UNICEF for eight years.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23'And I've travelled the world to see the work they do
0:00:23 > 0:00:26'protecting and saving the lives of vulnerable children.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28'There's a vast network that spans the globe,
0:00:28 > 0:00:30'taking lifesaving vaccines to children
0:00:30 > 0:00:33'living in some of the most remote areas on the planet.'
0:00:33 > 0:00:35Look where we are!
0:00:35 > 0:00:37'The routes are called Cold Chains.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39'These Cold Chains are run by governments
0:00:39 > 0:00:41'and various non-profit groups.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44'Our mission is to take life-saving vaccines to children
0:00:44 > 0:00:47'along three of the world's toughest Cold Chain routes.'
0:00:47 > 0:00:50The traffic's just unbelievable!
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Go on, son! Go on, go on, go on!
0:00:53 > 0:00:57'So far my journey took me from Los Angeles to South Asia,
0:00:57 > 0:00:59'where I crossed the flood plains of India.'
0:01:00 > 0:01:03I haven't seen a five-legged... It's made me feel a bit weird.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12'And through the isolated peaks of the Himalayas to reach places
0:01:12 > 0:01:15'where ancient ways of life remain.'
0:01:15 > 0:01:16Never seen anything like it before.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26'The next part of my Cold Chain mission
0:01:26 > 0:01:27'takes me deep into the African jungle.'
0:01:38 > 0:01:41So we're here in Brazzaville in the Republic of Congo.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44And over there is Kinshasa in the DRC,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46the Democratic Republic of Congo.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Two capital cities facing each other across this enormous river,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51the Congo river.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03'Brazzaville and Kinshasa are the two closest capital cities
0:02:03 > 0:02:06'in the world and they remain tightly linked
0:02:06 > 0:02:09'following the brutal civil wars that devastated both countries
0:02:09 > 0:02:10'in the 1990s.'
0:02:24 > 0:02:27'Brazzaville is steadily getting back on its feet,
0:02:27 > 0:02:31'foreign investment from the Chinese and Middle East
0:02:31 > 0:02:33'has seen a boom in development.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38'Our arrival coincides with election time across the river in DRC.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40'It's still early days for democracy there,
0:02:40 > 0:02:45'in 40 years there's only been one previous election.
0:02:45 > 0:02:47'Not surprisingly, over here in Brazzaville,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50'the city is buzzing with anticipation.'
0:02:50 > 0:02:52THEY CHEER
0:03:01 > 0:03:04'I'm in the Bacongo district of Brazzaville,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06'home of the Sapeurs,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09'a bunch of guys who take fashion very seriously...'
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- Are you Karrell?- Yes. - Nice to meet you, I'm Ewan.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14'..And Karrell is one of them.'
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Do you find people look at you because you're dressed well?
0:03:18 > 0:03:21'Amidst the dirt and chaos of Bacongo's streets,
0:03:21 > 0:03:25'Sapeurs pride themselves on being conspicuously well dressed.'
0:03:25 > 0:03:28It's probably not the ideal road conditions for the...
0:03:28 > 0:03:30you know... the Gucci loafer.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33'It seems I'm a little underdressed to meet Karrel's Sapeur friends,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36'so he takes me to his local tailor.'
0:03:37 > 0:03:39Jacques tailor.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Bonjour monsieur, ca va?- Tres bien. - Je m'appelle Ewan.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47Oh, I love it.
0:03:49 > 0:03:50This is for you.
0:03:50 > 0:03:53- Oh, that's very kind, thank you very much.- Keep it.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56'Sapology came about in the 60s
0:03:56 > 0:03:58'when dictator President Mobuto
0:03:58 > 0:04:01'decreed everyone should dress in traditional African attire.'
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Very nice.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Yes, in Congo there is good tailors.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11'Sapology was originally a way of rebelling.'
0:04:18 > 0:04:21- Is that a real cigar?- Yes, yes.
0:04:21 > 0:04:25'Apparently, this is Sapology.'
0:04:26 > 0:04:30This is the way we do, trying to show off his...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32This is like a show.
0:04:38 > 0:04:40HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Now I'm going to make another gesture.
0:04:47 > 0:04:52His name is The Mountain. The Mountain of Sapology.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56These are demonstrations. He's the Governor.
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Yes, the Governor.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01He's walking smartly.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09It's very interesting. Everyone looks fantastic, sharp.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12In a place where it must be quite difficult to be that sharp.
0:05:18 > 0:05:19It's very interesting.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29When we kept prying, what does it mean?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31What is, what is Sapology, what is the belief?
0:05:31 > 0:05:35All that came back was, "It's just about wearing clothes."
0:05:35 > 0:05:38And so I think ultimately, what it means, Sapology is...
0:05:38 > 0:05:40it's just about wearing clothes.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48So this is the area called Poto-Poto in Brazzaville
0:05:48 > 0:05:51and there's a health centre here
0:05:51 > 0:05:53where they're immunizing children five days a week.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57In the whole of Congo, there's a 90% immunization rate
0:05:57 > 0:05:58which is really healthy.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01So today we'll see some children being immunized here,
0:06:01 > 0:06:04and then there's health workers measuring the babies' height,
0:06:04 > 0:06:06weight, all the things we would expect at home.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11'Every year, millions of children under the age of five
0:06:11 > 0:06:13'die from easily preventable diseases.'
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- You do this work all week? - Always. Every day. Every day.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20'The government and their partners must remain vigilant.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24'In 2011 there was a polio outbreak here in the Republic of Congo
0:06:24 > 0:06:26'that left 200 people dead.'
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Their figure for children who are immunized is 90% here in the Congo,
0:06:31 > 0:06:34which is very high, but it does leave 10% of children who aren't,
0:06:34 > 0:06:38who are difficult to reach, maybe far away, difficult to find,
0:06:38 > 0:06:41and UNICEF and their partners employ the Cold Chain
0:06:41 > 0:06:43to make sure those vaccines do get out there
0:06:43 > 0:06:47and, you know, won't rest until all of the children are immunized.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59'The start of any Cold Chain begins in the freezer.'
0:06:59 > 0:07:02- Hello? Yves? Bonjour, ca va?- Ca va.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05'This depot holds thousands of pounds worth of vaccines.'
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Our shipment arrived from Copenhagen
0:07:08 > 0:07:12to help stock up this WIF, walk-in freezer.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16This WIF services the whole of the Congo.
0:07:16 > 0:07:20This we didn't see in India or Nepal, there's a Yellow Fever.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23Tetanus.
0:07:23 > 0:07:28Here's one in the box that's an example of one that's gone off.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31You can see the VVM there, the Visual Vial Monitor,
0:07:31 > 0:07:34the square's turned black, so that means that's no good.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37That's what you don't want to see
0:07:37 > 0:07:39when you're out in the middle of nowhere.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47'Having arrived in the Republic of Congo from Nepal,
0:07:47 > 0:07:52'our destination is the village of Losso, 450 miles north of here.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56'The quickest way to travel north is by helicopter.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58'The chopper can get us as far as Impfondo,
0:07:58 > 0:08:00'a frontier town with a hospital fridge
0:08:00 > 0:08:02'where we can store the vaccines.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07'From there we follow the Motaba River 55 miles to Losso.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11'There are also indigenous tribes there known as Autochthons,
0:08:11 > 0:08:13'living deep in the surrounding jungles.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15'We want to get to these children too.'
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I'm going to make sure we get a new box.
0:08:22 > 0:08:23One that suits me better,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26cos this red's going to clash with everything I'm going to wear.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34We're back on the road now
0:08:34 > 0:08:38and we're on the way to get the helicopter to Impfondo,
0:08:38 > 0:08:41not to be confused with In Fondue,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44which is when you find yourself in a pot of boiled cheese!
0:08:52 > 0:08:55And we get up to Impfondo and from there we'll take the boat
0:08:55 > 0:08:58cos that's the only way really to get up to where we're headed.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01It's all... it looks on the map to be all kind of wetlands,
0:09:01 > 0:09:03small rivers, marshes and stuff.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06So there's no way to drive in there, you have to go by boat.
0:09:06 > 0:09:08And if we were to go by boat from here,
0:09:08 > 0:09:11it would take us days and days cos we're going against the current.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18I like flying in helicopters a lot. I do.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32'It's a four hour flight
0:09:32 > 0:09:35'and within 20 minutes we've left Brazzaville behind.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39'From then on it's just mile after mile of impenetrable jungle.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44'This is part of the second largest rainforest on earth,
0:09:44 > 0:09:45'after the Amazon.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47'Stretching across Central Africa,
0:09:47 > 0:09:51'it covers an area five times the size of the British Isles.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54'The dense jungle is refuge to the world's largest population
0:09:54 > 0:09:59'of western lowland gorillas, a unique breed of forest elephant
0:09:59 > 0:10:01'and many indigenous tribes who have inhabited the area
0:10:01 > 0:10:03'for thousands of years.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06'These ancient tribes
0:10:06 > 0:10:08'who predominantly lead a hunter-gatherer lifestyle,
0:10:08 > 0:10:11'surviving off the forest
0:10:11 > 0:10:13'increasingly come into contact with the Bantu,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16'a generic term for the people who've migrated across Africa.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24'Halfway through the journey, we stop to refuel.'
0:10:33 > 0:10:35He asked me if I wanted a drink.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38And I opened it and...
0:10:38 > 0:10:41It's er... aviation fuel.
0:10:41 > 0:10:42Moi j'ai boire. Regarde.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- You can drink it? - Moi. Regardez. Kerosene.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48Don't do it... no, no!
0:10:48 > 0:10:50Now spit it.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52You're going to die now!
0:10:52 > 0:10:55Spit that out. Spit it out.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00I met him many years ago, but this is the first time he's doing this.
0:11:00 > 0:11:02- It's good for the teeth?- C'est bon!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04Yeah, no smoking please near that guy.
0:11:05 > 0:11:10Since we've left Brazzaville we've really just flown over tiny little,
0:11:10 > 0:11:14you know, five, six house towns on the way here, not very much at all.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16But uh...
0:11:16 > 0:11:19yeah, we're getting further and further out into the cuds.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21Into the back of beyond.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Maybe it's a relation of the Loch Ness Monster?
0:11:32 > 0:11:33A cousin, distant cousin?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38From Scotland to Africa.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57It's the first clearing we've seen in about 20 minutes,
0:11:57 > 0:12:01half an hour. It's been thick, thick forest.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04Ah, my goodness, and there is the Congo River.
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Seeing it from the air gives you a really good perspective
0:12:29 > 0:12:32on how hard and difficult it must be
0:12:32 > 0:12:35to get to the children that need these vaccines.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39Oh, it's a big barge, it's like a...
0:12:39 > 0:12:43I've never seen anything like that before.
0:12:43 > 0:12:44It's a floating market.
0:12:44 > 0:12:45Look at that.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49'Giuseppe the pilot tells me these floating markets
0:12:49 > 0:12:51'are a lifeline for the families
0:12:51 > 0:12:54'whose villages are not accessible by road.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57'People living along the river steer their dugout canoes
0:12:57 > 0:13:01'straight to the barge and exchange things like fish or bushmeat
0:13:01 > 0:13:04'for essential items like medicine or clothes.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07'People will live on them for several weeks at a time,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10'travelling some 1,400km up and down the river.'
0:13:10 > 0:13:12That's amazing. What a sight.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20Here you can see the scale of the river, how wide it is.
0:13:20 > 0:13:22It's an enormous river.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31So this is Impfondo,
0:13:31 > 0:13:36and it's the last semblance of any town north of here.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38Here's the airport, you can see the runway there.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41But this is it, after this it's all wilderness.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48'Impfondo is the last place to stock up on supplies for our journey
0:13:48 > 0:13:50'into the interior and our last opportunity
0:13:50 > 0:13:54'to re-freeze the ice blocks to keep the vaccines cool.'
0:13:55 > 0:13:57There it is, Impfondo.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59The final frontier.
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Impfondo is the regional capital
0:14:09 > 0:14:12and home to around 20,000 people.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14'The town is kept running by supplies
0:14:14 > 0:14:16'shipped up the river from Brazzaville,
0:14:16 > 0:14:19'a journey that takes seven days.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23'When the river is low, between January and July
0:14:23 > 0:14:26'fuel boats can't make the journey up from the capital,
0:14:26 > 0:14:30'pushing fuel prices up and leaving the town even more cut off.
0:14:32 > 0:14:34'All the unfinished buildings and roads
0:14:34 > 0:14:37'speak of the corruption that is rife here in the Congo.
0:14:37 > 0:14:40'The neglected transport and communication networks
0:14:40 > 0:14:42'makes getting around very hard.'
0:14:53 > 0:14:57'This government-run hospital is the main vaccine storage facility
0:14:57 > 0:15:01'for the entire region, an area that makes up a fifth of the Congo,
0:15:01 > 0:15:04'so all the Cold Chains set up to vaccinate children
0:15:04 > 0:15:07'across this vast area, must stock up from here.'
0:15:07 > 0:15:09We're gonna leave our vaccines here,
0:15:09 > 0:15:11put the freezer blocks back in the freezer,
0:15:11 > 0:15:14so that when we leave tomorrow, everything's as cold as it can be.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17They're fine.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21You can see the little purple circle, VVM is good.
0:15:25 > 0:15:27At least our vaccines are safe in the fridge
0:15:27 > 0:15:30and we'll refreeze our freezer packs,
0:15:30 > 0:15:33cos it's quite a long journey to where we're going.
0:15:33 > 0:15:36And in fact we don't know how long it's going to take.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39So, if we can leave with the box being as cold as possible
0:15:39 > 0:15:41that's good. That's the best it could be.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54'It's morning, and time to collect supplies
0:15:54 > 0:15:56'and meet the team I'll be travelling with.'
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Yeah, no, I like this town a lot.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05Action movie? No, not one I've seen, no.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10What is that? Is it chilli paste, do you think?
0:16:10 > 0:16:13Palm oil? Is it?
0:16:16 > 0:16:21Oh, look at these, they're like caterpillars.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24- Pour manger? Oui?- Oui.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- Cheni.- Cheni?
0:16:26 > 0:16:30C'est une... caterpillar. I don't know the French word.
0:16:30 > 0:16:32Can I pick one up?
0:16:34 > 0:16:36Quite thorny little guys.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44This is where she laughs and runs off,
0:16:44 > 0:16:46cos you're actually not meant to eat them at all.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's not very nice, is it? It's really horrible.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54Yeah, it's really horrible.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01OK. Anyone got water?
0:17:04 > 0:17:05'Despite being so remote
0:17:05 > 0:17:09'you can find pretty much anything you could want here.'
0:17:09 > 0:17:11It's like a kinda catfish that, isn't it?
0:17:11 > 0:17:13'..including bushmeat.'
0:17:15 > 0:17:18'Despite being classified as threatened or endangered,
0:17:18 > 0:17:21'people see it as an opportunity to make some money.'
0:17:21 > 0:17:24Bonjour. Ca va?
0:17:24 > 0:17:25Bonjour.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Shall we get some matches? We need matches, don't we?
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Shall we get like four, five packets?
0:17:32 > 0:17:34Voila monsieur, merci beaucoup.
0:17:35 > 0:17:39- OK.- Merci. Merci, monsieur.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44It is possible of course, that those caterpillars are used
0:17:44 > 0:17:46as a sort of laxative or...
0:17:48 > 0:17:50they could be used for any sort of medical purpose.
0:17:50 > 0:17:52We've got no idea, right?
0:17:55 > 0:17:57MIMICS BREAKING WIND
0:17:57 > 0:18:01'The first member of the team is Pierre, our translator.'
0:18:02 > 0:18:04- People eat them? - Yes, it's good to eat.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I don't want to eat it so much.
0:18:06 > 0:18:10And how come this one's still alive? It must be er...
0:18:10 > 0:18:13HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:18:22 > 0:18:23- Merci.- Merci.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25THEY LAUGH
0:18:26 > 0:18:29THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:18:35 > 0:18:38This is Ibrahim who's going to be coming up the river with us
0:18:38 > 0:18:39and he's our vaccinator.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42He's actually going to be vaccinating the children.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44Ibrahim's been doing this route for a long time, right?
0:18:48 > 0:18:50Ten years. So you know the people there, and they know you?
0:18:56 > 0:18:57There we are.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06OK, so we have our vaccines, we've met our immunizer,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09we've got extra ice packs and we've got all our vaccines
0:19:09 > 0:19:11and we only have one other member of our team to meet
0:19:11 > 0:19:14and that's the nurse, and she happens to be a nun,
0:19:14 > 0:19:17she's called Sister Ancilla and she lives in a mission down here,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20so we'll pick her up and then get to the boats and head up the river.
0:19:26 > 0:19:29THEY SING
0:19:31 > 0:19:34'Sister Ancilla is a Nigerian nurse
0:19:34 > 0:19:36'who has been in Impfondo for five years
0:19:36 > 0:19:39'and regularly does journeys into the jungle
0:19:39 > 0:19:43'to vaccinate children and deliver healthcare.'
0:19:43 > 0:19:44- Sister Ancilla?- Yes.
0:19:44 > 0:19:47- Bonjour, je m'appelle Ewan. - Uh, OK.- How are you?
0:19:47 > 0:19:50I am Sister Ancilla. Reverend Sister Ancilla.
0:19:50 > 0:19:54'Before Sister Ancilla can come with me, she must tend to her animals.'
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Where our dogs, our goats are staying.
0:19:59 > 0:20:01There's chickens everywhere.
0:20:03 > 0:20:05'Part of the Holy Family For Those In Need,
0:20:05 > 0:20:09'Sister Ancilla lives at the convent with two other nuns.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11'Their duties include teaching at the local school
0:20:11 > 0:20:13'and caring for orphaned children.'
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Oh, it's got little babies, this one.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19I had two ducks in London once
0:20:19 > 0:20:23and then I had a duck in America.
0:20:23 > 0:20:24We had a pet duck.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27If you're there when they're born, they attach to you
0:20:27 > 0:20:28and follow you everywhere.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32So my wife and eldest daughter were at the hatching,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34so she just used to follow them around.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36Petita she was called.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38'With imported foods being so expensive
0:20:38 > 0:20:42'the convent relies on being as self-sufficient as possible.'
0:20:42 > 0:20:44COCKEREL CROWS
0:20:44 > 0:20:47This is Impfondo. You can't even buy their foods.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- No.- Their foods...
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Has to come from Brazzaville?
0:20:51 > 0:20:53All of them is coming from Brazzaville.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04So here you can see the logistical problems that we're having already,
0:21:04 > 0:21:05before we've even left.
0:21:05 > 0:21:10We've got three boats and a whole bunch of stuff,
0:21:10 > 0:21:15kit for filming, the vaccine boxes, a generator for power,
0:21:15 > 0:21:21and trying to fit us all on the boats
0:21:21 > 0:21:27and be able to film and get everything we need up there,
0:21:27 > 0:21:29is very, very complicated.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31It's going to be very cramped.
0:21:43 > 0:21:47It's like a combination of Apocalypse Now
0:21:47 > 0:21:48and Death on the Nile.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56Look at that guy styling!
0:22:03 > 0:22:05Five men and a sheep
0:22:05 > 0:22:07in a dug-out canoe.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12Why is it that you put this thing here?
0:22:12 > 0:22:15- OK, I'll show you. - Are you a musician?
0:22:15 > 0:22:16This is my wife Eve.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21On the heart, Eve.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25And then my daughter Clara is 15,
0:22:25 > 0:22:27my daughter Esther is ten,
0:22:27 > 0:22:30my daughter Jamiyan is ten
0:22:30 > 0:22:33and my daughter Anouk is ten months.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35So I have four girls.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38- And then I have a flower for each girl.- OK.
0:22:38 > 0:22:42For all my women. I'm a lucky man, you see.
0:22:42 > 0:22:46I like it. How many children do you want to get?
0:22:46 > 0:22:47I think four is enough.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49THEY LAUGH
0:22:49 > 0:22:51I think that'll do for now.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55- Yes, that'll do.- How old are you?
0:22:55 > 0:22:5740-years-old.
0:22:57 > 0:22:5940 years? I am your senior.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02- Oh, you are? - Yes, I am 43 years old.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05- I would have thought you were younger than me.- No.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10'All along the river are tiny market communities.'
0:23:18 > 0:23:20You can get your bumper-pack there.
0:23:20 > 0:23:25Your Christmas pack of soap here. Fishing line, might be quite useful.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28Oh, that's the... maybe this is for the crocodiles. Look.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34'Families here survive by trading produce from the forest.
0:23:34 > 0:23:37'With virtually no employment opportunities,
0:23:37 > 0:23:40'anything that can be sold, will be sold.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43'Any unusual items are potentially big money earners,
0:23:43 > 0:23:45'but I can't help feeling uncomfortable
0:23:45 > 0:23:48'with some of the things on offer.'
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Is that an owl?
0:23:50 > 0:23:52THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:23:55 > 0:23:57Yes. Do you know it?
0:24:00 > 0:24:02No, it's a beautiful bird. I wish it was free.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05He's selling it.
0:24:05 > 0:24:07What do people do with it?
0:24:07 > 0:24:09THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:24:27 > 0:24:28No.
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Tell him he should let it free.
0:24:30 > 0:24:33It belongs in the wild.
0:24:33 > 0:24:35HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:24:39 > 0:24:42THEY LAUGH
0:24:48 > 0:24:52'We're now on a tributary of the Ubangi, the Mutamba river,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55and with every mile we travel it becomes narrower.
0:24:55 > 0:24:57HE SHOUTS
0:24:58 > 0:25:02So a little bit further up we have to branch off to find Losso.
0:25:02 > 0:25:05And a few facts about the River Congo.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09It's the second largest river in the world.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12It drains the size of Europe,
0:25:12 > 0:25:17using over 10,000 streams and rivers.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21There's over 700 types of fish life in the Congo,
0:25:21 > 0:25:24one of which is the Giant Tiger Fish
0:25:24 > 0:25:29which shares the same razor-sharp teeth as the Great White Shark.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32Ummm... what else can I tell you about it?
0:25:32 > 0:25:36And it's often to be found full of African children.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19Our friend has a cold. She's not feeling very well.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21So she's covered in a blanket.
0:26:38 > 0:26:42'Giuseppe the pilot told us earlier about a Loch Ness-type creature.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44'And it's said to inhabit these waterways.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48'It's not hard to imagine a prehistoric creature hiding in here.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51'The Congolese government say that 80% of this forest
0:26:51 > 0:26:52'is still uncharted.
0:26:52 > 0:26:56'And nestled deep in the heart of all this, is Losso.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29'All supplies for the village must be brought in from down river.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31'But when the water is low,
0:27:31 > 0:27:33'it's only just possible to make it this far.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36'Well out of range of Impfondo's radio stations,
0:27:36 > 0:27:39'Losso is situated right on the edge of civilisation.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46'Around 650 people live in Losso.
0:27:46 > 0:27:49'The majority are Bantu, the rest are Autochthons,
0:27:49 > 0:27:52'known in the western world as pygmies,
0:27:52 > 0:27:56'though this is considered a derogatory term here.
0:27:56 > 0:27:59'They are the people indigenous to this rainforest.'
0:28:38 > 0:28:41OK? There we are.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47The chief of this place, of Losso, this is his house.
0:28:47 > 0:28:50- And is he here just now? - No, he went out.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53He went to the forest for fishing.
0:28:56 > 0:28:59'The village is governed by a Bantu chief.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02'He's been in this role for nearly 30 years.
0:29:02 > 0:29:05'The chief owns all the surrounding land
0:29:05 > 0:29:09'and controls any people living on it, including the Autochthons.
0:29:11 > 0:29:15'Human-rights campaigners have drawn attention to the fact that
0:29:15 > 0:29:17'Autochthons are regarded as second-class citizens
0:29:17 > 0:29:19'across much of equatorial Africa.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22'Many Bantu go as far as to see them as their property.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26'Because it's considered something of a time-honoured tradition
0:29:26 > 0:29:30'Bantus often don't see it, or term it, as others would...
0:29:30 > 0:29:32'slavery.'
0:29:33 > 0:29:34This is where we're going to camp.
0:29:34 > 0:29:36This is the chief's house
0:29:36 > 0:29:39but he's away fishing at the moment, he's not here
0:29:39 > 0:29:43and I feel like there's a little bit of hesitation with the villagers
0:29:43 > 0:29:47cos I think obviously the normal thing would be to arrive
0:29:47 > 0:29:48and approach the chief
0:29:48 > 0:29:51and be initiated into their company that way.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53But cos he's not here, everyone's a little bit stand-offish.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55He's there.
0:29:55 > 0:29:58We'll put our tents here, which is the area they've suggested for us,
0:29:58 > 0:30:01which is a good area for a camp.
0:30:01 > 0:30:03Make a little fire.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05Be nice.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08'Autochthons often work as labourers for Bantu.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12'Their extensive knowledge means they're also experts in hunting,
0:30:12 > 0:30:14'fishing and gathering food from the forest.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16'But of course,
0:30:16 > 0:30:19'anything procured from the land automatically belongs to the Chief.'
0:30:19 > 0:30:23- Ca va?- Oui, ca va.- Bonjour.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26What's he up to? What's he doing with the machete?
0:30:33 > 0:30:35- So he needs sticks like this?- Yes.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40And then the fish go in the middle for smoking?
0:30:40 > 0:30:43Yeah, like that. Look, a brilliant demonstration.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Does he live here? In this village?
0:30:45 > 0:30:47THEY SPEAK A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:30:47 > 0:30:50How long's he lived here?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53Since when he was born.
0:30:53 > 0:30:56Does he have children?
0:30:56 > 0:30:57THEY SPEAK A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:30:57 > 0:30:59Four? Me too.
0:30:59 > 0:31:00HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:31:00 > 0:31:04Did he hear about the immunizations? Does he know about that?
0:31:04 > 0:31:07THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Ah, with the kids. Ah, good.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Well, tell him we'll see him later when we do the vaccinations.
0:31:18 > 0:31:20We'll see him then.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:31:28 > 0:31:31'Over the years, as a result of warfare and deforestation,
0:31:31 > 0:31:34'Autochthon families have been displaced from the forests
0:31:34 > 0:31:38'and forced to settle on Bantu land.
0:31:38 > 0:31:39'Reliant on Bantus for work,
0:31:39 > 0:31:43'the Autochthons essentially became their slaves.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47'Many live in the homes of their Bantu masters,
0:31:47 > 0:31:50'often under the pretext of non-existent blood ties.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53'They work but receive little in the way of payment,
0:31:53 > 0:31:55'other than alcohol and cigarettes.
0:31:55 > 0:31:57'These are new vices to the Autochthones
0:31:57 > 0:31:59'and adults often become dependent on drink,
0:31:59 > 0:32:04'and therefore even more dependent on their Bantu masters.
0:32:05 > 0:32:09'Many of the villagers, like the chief, are away fishing.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13'We do a sweep of the houses to make sure we don't miss anyone.'
0:32:15 > 0:32:18Here's a bit of Congolese graffiti, look...
0:32:18 > 0:32:20"Sexy."
0:32:20 > 0:32:21A lot of fish graffiti.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29How old is the baby?
0:32:29 > 0:32:32THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:32:32 > 0:32:33Six months.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36Has he had any immunizations yet?
0:32:44 > 0:32:48OK. And does he need more today? He should have more today.
0:32:48 > 0:32:52- Mais oui!- Polio maybe? He's a sweet wee boy, look.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58He's been playing with the firewood for sure. Isn't he?
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Anyone got a wet wipe?
0:33:00 > 0:33:01HE LAUGHS
0:33:03 > 0:33:06'This woman is the village witch doctor.'
0:33:23 > 0:33:27And is she the only option for medicine in the village?
0:33:30 > 0:33:32'Using herbal remedies and spiritualism
0:33:32 > 0:33:35'she alone treats the 650 residents of Losso
0:33:35 > 0:33:37'for everything from aches and pains
0:33:37 > 0:33:39'to life-threatening tropical diseases,
0:33:39 > 0:33:41'such as malaria and yellow fever.
0:33:41 > 0:33:45'Many villagers have more faith in these traditional remedies
0:33:45 > 0:33:46'than modern medicine.'
0:33:46 > 0:33:49THEY SPEAK A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:33:49 > 0:33:51THEY SING
0:33:57 > 0:34:00'Losso has a brand-new school building,
0:34:00 > 0:34:03'but I can't see any Autochthon children here.
0:34:03 > 0:34:07'Congolese schools often charge fees that many Autochthones can't pay.'
0:34:19 > 0:34:21BABY CRIES
0:34:39 > 0:34:42- What are you eating? Sugar cane.- Sugar cane.
0:34:42 > 0:34:45SHE LAUGHS
0:34:45 > 0:34:48HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:34:48 > 0:34:50'Ibrahim tells us that he will announce
0:34:50 > 0:34:52'that the vaccine clinic is opening.
0:34:52 > 0:34:54'He's well-known for his regular visits
0:34:54 > 0:34:57'and when the villagers see him, they know to expect vaccines.'
0:35:05 > 0:35:08SPEAKER PLAYS MUSIC
0:35:21 > 0:35:25He's just saying again the importance of that VVM,
0:35:25 > 0:35:27that it's white, the square is white.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29If it's black, you don't give it to the children,
0:35:29 > 0:35:30cos it wouldn't do any good.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Yeah, they sort of keep themselves to themselves,
0:35:35 > 0:35:38the Autochthon people and the Bantu.
0:35:43 > 0:35:45Voila! Voila!
0:35:45 > 0:35:49'It's been five months since Losso last had a visit from Ibrahim,
0:35:49 > 0:35:51'so lots of mothers turn up with their children.'
0:35:53 > 0:35:56It's amazing seeing that, you don't get used to it, do you?
0:35:56 > 0:35:58Just what it means, it's fantastic.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00It's so simple, two drops and that's it.
0:36:07 > 0:36:09BABY CRIES
0:36:14 > 0:36:17The Autochthon man we met earlier returns.
0:36:17 > 0:36:20He's a bit drunk.
0:36:20 > 0:36:23HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:36:38 > 0:36:40HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:36:40 > 0:36:43'It's hard to know what the situation is,
0:36:43 > 0:36:47'but there does seem to be a lot of drinking here in this village,
0:36:47 > 0:36:49'hinting at deeper problems within the community.'
0:36:51 > 0:36:54THEY ARGUE
0:37:02 > 0:37:06'There are clearly inequalities within this community,
0:37:06 > 0:37:10'but with their own established laws and practices in place
0:37:10 > 0:37:12'it takes time to change attitudes.'
0:37:15 > 0:37:21I think the father, he seems to be sort of the patriarch of that group,
0:37:21 > 0:37:26he seems to be the head of that group of Autochthon people there.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28I think he's just got very drunk. He wasn't drunk when we arrived.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31We spoke to him over there when he was chopping wood
0:37:31 > 0:37:35and he was quite... He seemed quite all right.
0:37:37 > 0:37:39He's just obviously got a grievance and he was a bit drunk,
0:37:39 > 0:37:41so he aired it there.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45'We get the first batch of vaccinations done,
0:37:45 > 0:37:49'but there's still no sign of the chief, so we turn in for the night.'
0:37:57 > 0:38:01Well, it's our last day here today in the Congo.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05We got to Losso last night, and an amazing little village,
0:38:05 > 0:38:10really incredible, seeing the two different peoples that live here,
0:38:10 > 0:38:14witnessing the immunization yesterday was fantastic.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Today we're going to go and try and see
0:38:17 > 0:38:21if we can find even more remote people up the river,
0:38:21 > 0:38:24the Autochthon people,
0:38:24 > 0:38:29and that's something that's not part of this Cold Chain,
0:38:29 > 0:38:32that's a little extra bit that we're doing,
0:38:32 > 0:38:35so that's quite exciting.
0:38:51 > 0:38:52Do you see what they do?
0:38:52 > 0:38:56They form a tunnel on either side, the worker ants.
0:38:56 > 0:38:59They form a tunnel and all the ants go down the middle of the tunnel.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02And the ants on the outside form a kind of bridge,
0:39:02 > 0:39:04a tunnel for them to go through.
0:39:09 > 0:39:13At least he's moving away from most of them.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16So this is some big diamond prospecting rig
0:39:16 > 0:39:18that's been left here.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20The diamond prospectors come up here,
0:39:20 > 0:39:22I guess cos it's just so completely remote,
0:39:22 > 0:39:24trying to see if they can find diamonds in this river.
0:39:24 > 0:39:29'Despite most Congolese families living below the poverty line,
0:39:29 > 0:39:32'the Republic of Congo is rich in natural resources,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34'including oil and minerals.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37'It also has some small diamond deposits.'
0:39:37 > 0:39:41What nationality is the company? Are they Congolese?
0:39:44 > 0:39:45Lebanese?
0:39:45 > 0:39:49They didn't find many diamonds, but when they came here in February,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51which it's now December, it's a long time ago,
0:39:51 > 0:39:54they promised to build a hospital and a school
0:39:54 > 0:39:55and to help the village.
0:39:55 > 0:39:59The guys who are involved with the diamond company here
0:39:59 > 0:40:02are just guys who've been hired to look after the boat,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05move the boat, they're not spokesmen for the company.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07They can't tell us how the company feel about this,
0:40:07 > 0:40:10but certainly the feeling in the village
0:40:10 > 0:40:13is not very friendly about the diamond people.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21'Having heard we're here, several more Autochthon families
0:40:21 > 0:40:25'have returned to the village for vaccinations.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27'But there are still more out fishing,
0:40:27 > 0:40:31'some with unvaccinated children.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34'I really want to see if we can push into the jungle
0:40:34 > 0:40:36'and find these Autochthon children.'
0:40:43 > 0:40:48'I've heard the chief is back and a formal meeting is expected.'
0:40:48 > 0:40:50Can you just thank him for his hospitality?
0:40:50 > 0:40:53'If we are to navigate the maze of waterlogged swamps,
0:40:53 > 0:40:57'we'll need canoes and an Autochthon guide.'
0:40:57 > 0:40:59HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:41:00 > 0:41:04'The chief has provided an Autochthon guide, 20-year-old Igg.'
0:41:07 > 0:41:09HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:41:25 > 0:41:26HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:41:26 > 0:41:30'Chief Alfonse also commands the use of the village's wooden canoes
0:41:30 > 0:41:31'and boatmen.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33'We'll need them to get us further into the forest.
0:41:33 > 0:41:36'Right now the Chief holds all the cards.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39'And there's yet another factor to consider.'
0:41:57 > 0:41:59I didn't realise it was going to be a negotiation,
0:41:59 > 0:42:03I just thought it was to say thanks for letting us camp over there,
0:42:03 > 0:42:09but obviously it's some sort of formal...agreement
0:42:09 > 0:42:13that he has to make to allow us to go up the river.
0:42:13 > 0:42:18It's totally just like the Dark Ages, like life, you know,
0:42:18 > 0:42:19in the feudal system, isn't it?
0:42:19 > 0:42:21He's the king,
0:42:21 > 0:42:24he collects taxes from people to farm, or fish, in this case.
0:42:26 > 0:42:28'While the Chief and the Wise Man discuss my request,
0:42:28 > 0:42:31'Sister Ancilla offers our Autochthon guide Igg
0:42:31 > 0:42:33'medicine for a skin complaint.'
0:42:36 > 0:42:40To bath is very difficult for them.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43To wash their clothes is very difficult.
0:42:43 > 0:42:47So many of them is having different types of skin diseases...
0:42:56 > 0:42:59HE SCREAMS
0:42:59 > 0:43:02'..Which proves quite painful.'
0:43:02 > 0:43:04SHE LAUGHS
0:43:10 > 0:43:13This thing is very painful.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17That's why many children are running away from me!
0:43:17 > 0:43:19SHE LAUGHS
0:43:30 > 0:43:34'Negotiations are a normal part of delivering vaccines to children.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37'But they're delicate, and because we want to continue
0:43:37 > 0:43:41'further north, into his land, with a camera crew, even more so.
0:43:41 > 0:43:43'I feel conscious that if I put a foot wrong
0:43:43 > 0:43:46'we may be refused entry to the forest.'
0:43:46 > 0:43:49OK, we've spoken to the chief, now the Wise Man's arrived
0:43:49 > 0:43:51and we have to have a conference with the Wise Man
0:43:51 > 0:43:54in case he has any questions about us going up-river,
0:43:54 > 0:43:55so we'll do that now.
0:44:03 > 0:44:05Hello. Bonjour.
0:44:12 > 0:44:15HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:44:28 > 0:44:31I mean the ultimate thing we can give is
0:44:31 > 0:44:35by organising the immunization process.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:44:53 > 0:44:57Well, we have, we brought lots of food with us,
0:44:57 > 0:45:01and when we leave we can certainly leave all the food we brought here
0:45:01 > 0:45:03for the villagers.
0:45:03 > 0:45:07HE SPEAKS A CONGOLESE DIALECT
0:45:24 > 0:45:26OK. Merci, monsieur.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:45:36 > 0:45:39HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:45:43 > 0:45:44HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:45:48 > 0:45:49HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:45:51 > 0:45:53Merci, monsieur, merci beaucoup.
0:45:55 > 0:45:56'We get our permissions
0:45:56 > 0:45:59'but we have to pay an agreed price for the boats
0:45:59 > 0:46:00'and the boatmen.'
0:46:09 > 0:46:12'We travel in our own boat with the chief's men behind.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15'We'll swap to the canoes when we reach the narrow inlets
0:46:15 > 0:46:17'that will take us into the swampland.'
0:46:18 > 0:46:21'We're told this is the first time Chief Alfonse has
0:46:21 > 0:46:25'permitted foreigners to visit this outpost of Losso.
0:46:25 > 0:46:26'But once we reach the inlet,
0:46:26 > 0:46:30'and out of sight of the village and Chief Alfonse,
0:46:30 > 0:46:32'the boatmen refuse to take us in.'
0:46:32 > 0:46:35THEY ARGUE IN FRENCH
0:46:35 > 0:46:37'They demand money.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41'Unless we agree, they won't take us any further.'
0:46:50 > 0:46:52This is the turn-off from the river
0:46:52 > 0:46:55where we met the boatmen with the wooden canoes.
0:46:55 > 0:46:56they're going to take us up,
0:46:56 > 0:46:59apparently there's an Autochthon settlement or family
0:46:59 > 0:47:02that live up this tiny little creek,
0:47:02 > 0:47:04so we came on our boat just to meet them,
0:47:04 > 0:47:07and thought everything was arranged,
0:47:07 > 0:47:10but now there's a lot of discussion about money.
0:47:10 > 0:47:12THEY CONTINUE ARGUING
0:47:30 > 0:47:33THEY CONTINUE ARGUING
0:47:33 > 0:47:36We should just pay them and go.
0:47:36 > 0:47:39It's not a great deal of money they're asking for.
0:47:39 > 0:47:42I mean, I think everyone's annoyed at the principle of it
0:47:42 > 0:47:43that it was all arranged already
0:47:43 > 0:47:46and now they're asking for money, but I'm not surprised.
0:47:46 > 0:47:51'We have no choice but to pay the extra amount this time.'
0:47:51 > 0:47:53Thank you very much.
0:48:05 > 0:48:08So, we're off. Into the wilds.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Special effects have been in putting in some smoke for us, which is nice.
0:48:30 > 0:48:34Well, they said we were going remote,
0:48:34 > 0:48:37and this is about as remote as you can imagine.
0:48:38 > 0:48:42Nice, now all the arguing has stopped and everything now.
0:48:42 > 0:48:43It's very peaceful in here.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Limbo, Sister!
0:48:59 > 0:49:00Oooooooo!
0:49:04 > 0:49:07They don't cut the Sister any slack.
0:49:07 > 0:49:12We'd be terribly, you know, polite around a nun, as we are.
0:49:12 > 0:49:15But they don't cut her any slack at all.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28It felt when we got to Losso
0:49:28 > 0:49:31that we were about as remote as we could be.
0:49:31 > 0:49:34But, um, we didn't know the half of it,
0:49:34 > 0:49:37look at this, I mean this is unbelievable.
0:49:38 > 0:49:41And there's people that we're trying to find
0:49:41 > 0:49:45live up here about another 20 minutes or something.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47So if we hadn't come with the vaccines to them,
0:49:47 > 0:49:50I don't know how their children would be vaccinated.
0:49:50 > 0:49:52They simply wouldn't be.
0:50:09 > 0:50:13'Half an hour later and we've gone as far as we can by canoe.'
0:50:13 > 0:50:15- Merci beaucoup!- OK.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18Thanks, mate.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41So we've left the canoes and we're on foot now.
0:50:41 > 0:50:44Igg's leading the way to the little settlement we think is up this way.
0:50:44 > 0:50:46And we're TOTALLY in the middle of nowhere.
0:50:46 > 0:50:48Completely in the middle of nowhere.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Deep in the forest and with no sign of the settlement,
0:50:53 > 0:50:56a woman from the outpost comes to greet us.
0:50:56 > 0:50:58Hello.
0:50:58 > 0:51:00Oh, petit chien.
0:51:10 > 0:51:12Ah.
0:51:15 > 0:51:17OK...swimming.
0:51:18 > 0:51:20Oui, allez.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48THEY LAUGH
0:51:48 > 0:51:51Ca va? Pardon! Excusez-moi.
0:52:12 > 0:52:18Imagine doing all of this, and there aren't any kids,
0:52:18 > 0:52:20they're all out fishing, or they're all away.
0:52:20 > 0:52:25Or imagine doing all this and the icepacks aren't cold enough
0:52:25 > 0:52:26and the vaccines have all gone off.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30That's a reality. What a nightmare.
0:52:30 > 0:52:32Disappointment.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34Oh, it's for catching fish, I guess.
0:52:40 > 0:52:42Oh, that one's empty.
0:52:42 > 0:52:44It's amazing, isn't it?
0:52:44 > 0:52:47They've dammed this whole area
0:52:47 > 0:52:51and then they have these baskets, fish catchers.
0:52:51 > 0:52:52It's so ingenious.
0:53:15 > 0:53:17Here we are.
0:53:34 > 0:53:35'It's almost empty here.'
0:53:37 > 0:53:42'The only children are Bantu children from Losso...'
0:53:42 > 0:53:44Bonjour.
0:53:44 > 0:53:46'..and strangely, the Chief's wife.'
0:53:48 > 0:53:51'This is actually a seasonal outpost of Losso.
0:53:51 > 0:53:55'It's where Autochthons stay during fishing expeditions.
0:53:55 > 0:53:58'As this is all land governed by Chief Alfonse,
0:53:58 > 0:54:01'any fish they catch here belong to him.'
0:54:01 > 0:54:04HE SPEAKS FRENCH
0:54:05 > 0:54:07'Away from the watchful eye of the Chief,
0:54:07 > 0:54:10'I get a chance to talk with our guide Igg.'
0:54:10 > 0:54:13And how does he end up to work with the chief?
0:54:13 > 0:54:15Cos he works with the Chief, right?
0:54:19 > 0:54:24Right. But why did he, how did he come to live with the Chief?
0:54:24 > 0:54:26How did that relationship start?
0:54:26 > 0:54:28THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:54:41 > 0:54:45'Igg seems only too aware that the Chief's wife is nearby.
0:54:45 > 0:54:47'He's hesitant to give us any clear answers.'
0:54:50 > 0:54:52And does he work for him for money
0:54:52 > 0:54:56or does he work for him for...um...food?
0:54:56 > 0:54:58THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:55:14 > 0:55:16Do they get a hard time from the other people?
0:55:16 > 0:55:18THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:55:38 > 0:55:42'An Autochthon man appears from the forest.'
0:55:42 > 0:55:44THEY EXCHANGE GREETINGS
0:55:44 > 0:55:47'His name is Kadiga, and he tells us that he heard
0:55:47 > 0:55:49'we were here doing vaccinations.
0:55:49 > 0:55:53'So he brought his wife, six children and grandchild to find us.'
0:56:00 > 0:56:01THEY SPEAK FRENCH
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Ah, got here just in time, then.
0:56:33 > 0:56:35That's the BCG, isn't it?
0:56:45 > 0:56:48That's it, as simple as that.
0:56:48 > 0:56:50One, two.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59It's great, isn't it?
0:57:02 > 0:57:06It's not the answer to all of the problems, vaccinating children,
0:57:06 > 0:57:11but it's the very first step in giving them a future.
0:57:11 > 0:57:14I think if we can reach these children here,
0:57:14 > 0:57:16there's nowhere more remote, so there's no reason why
0:57:16 > 0:57:19we shouldn't be able to reach all children.
0:57:19 > 0:57:21And then there's a whole bunch of other problems, you know,
0:57:21 > 0:57:25that we've encountered as well, with poverty and remoteness and politics.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29But if you've got that really important start,
0:57:29 > 0:57:32protected from these easily preventable diseases,
0:57:32 > 0:57:35that gives you hope for all the other problems that are there.
0:57:35 > 0:57:38I think it's been an amazing journey,
0:57:38 > 0:57:40really, what an eye-opener.
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