People Fixing The World Podcast
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.
Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.
Episodes to download
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The library where the books are people
Tue 7 Sep 2021
Borrow a stranger for a half-hour chat to challenge your prejudices
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Ways to save the planet: Fridge detectives
Tue 31 Aug 2021
We meet detectives hunting down old fridges to stop greenhouse gases escaping from them
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Ways to save the planet: Swap concrete for wood
Tue 24 Aug 2021
We investigate the power of nature’s own creations to help fix climate change
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The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas
Tue 17 Aug 2021
How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change
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Locust hunters
Tue 10 Aug 2021
People in Kenya have been paid to catch swarms of locusts eating farmers’ crops
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Turning preachers into LGBT allies
Tue 3 Aug 2021
How a group of Kenyans reduced homophobic hate and violence
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The ATMs that dispense clean fuel
Tue 27 Jul 2021
How a start-up in Kenya reinvented the cooking stove
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Unsung victories in the fight against disease
Tue 20 Jul 2021
Remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet
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How five friends can change a refugee’s life
Tue 13 Jul 2021
Groups of Dutch friends are helping families settle when they move to a new country
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The great mosquito swap
Tue 6 Jul 2021
How a highly unusual approach to disease is helping to stop dengue fever in Colombia
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The career where it helps to have a criminal past
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Ex-cons are running part of the US probation system, and it’s transforming young lives
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Test-tube rhinos
Tue 22 Jun 2021
Scientists have an incredible plan to save the northern white rhino from extinction
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Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africans
Tue 15 Jun 2021
How a network of mentors is helping young Africans achieve their dreams
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The helpline for jealous and violent men
Tue 8 Jun 2021
A helpline for jealous and violent men is aiming to cut domestic violence
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Catching up with the problem solvers
Tue 25 May 2021
Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired?
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Regrowing the rainforest
Tue 18 May 2021
It has taken 40 years, but this man has regrown a patch of rainforest in the Amazon
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Turning oil platforms into reefs
Tue 11 May 2021
A home for marine life, but perhaps not in the place you’d expect
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The forest sound detectives
Tue 4 May 2021
Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them.
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The detection dogs tracking poachers and Covid-19
Tue 27 Apr 2021
Marlo is sniffing out coronavirus in the UK, and Thor is tracking poachers in Tanzania
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Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives
Tue 20 Apr 2021
One man’s mission to transform millions of lives by selling them bicycles
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Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers
Tue 13 Apr 2021
Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up around the world
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Helping animals cross the road and other obstacles
Tue 6 Apr 2021
The special bridges that are helping to save slow lorises and reunite rare monkeys
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Watching out for Gran with help from her toaster
Tue 30 Mar 2021
How we could improve care for the elderly by monitoring their use of home appliances
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How to reuse a demolished building
Tue 23 Mar 2021
Can you construct a building by reusing materials from ones that have been knocked down?
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Using satellite photos to help distribute cash
Tue 16 Mar 2021
Togo has found a new way to send emergency cash to people struggling in the pandemic
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The magic greenhouse
Tue 9 Mar 2021
A greenhouse powered by the wind has made it possible to grow crops on arid land
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The secret to making your stuff last longer
Tue 2 Mar 2021
Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away
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Tackling sport’s concussion problem
Tue 23 Feb 2021
How the latest technology is helping to tackle head injuries in sport
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Beating superbugs
Tue 16 Feb 2021
The small team of Indian scientists who think they’ve found a new way to kill superbugs
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