We're joined in the studio by a professional musician blowing his trumpet on the German jazz scene, as well as discovering a new breed of German university-goer. In this week's edition of Generation Change, we meet a young mother in Brazil coordinating emergency relief for those who lost everything when their shantytown was destroyed by fire.

German minors discover university life

A new breed of university-goer is emerging across Germany. Mandatory civil and military service was abolished in Germany last year, meaning 17-year-olds can now, for the first time, attend college.

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Shantytowns are illegal in Brazil, with the government providing no assistance to those living there. When fire swept though their community, 27-year-old Alessandra, immediately began co-ordinating emergency relief for those who lost everything.

Trumpeter blowing away Germany's jazz scene

Jazz music is not usually part of a young person's repertoire when they first pick up an instrument, but for Michael Kuhl, being part of a big band was what he always wanted to do.

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