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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    Postmen Delivering Kindness to the Elderly

    Could postal workers help solve the social care crisis?

  2. The Parent Hack For Cheaper Childcare

    An experimental nursery helps parents save money by letting them work childcare shifts.

  3. Toilets in Haiti and Circular Runways

    A scheme to solve the problem of human waste disposal in Haiti.

  4. Checking out the Solar Hotel

    How China’s 'sun king' dreamed of cities built of solar panels

  5. Moving in with Refugees

    How young Dutch people and Syrian refugees are becoming housemates

  6. How China is Cleaning its Air

    A special programme exploring how China is finding ways to cut air pollution.

  7. The Voter Lottery

    Can you increase turnout at elections by handing out a cash prize for one lucky voter?

  8. Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante

    Meet the woman who’s made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food

  9. The Sun Water Solution

    One man’s mission to produce potable water by using sunlight and plastic bottles

  10. Lend Me Your Eyes

    How apps and armchair volunteers are helping blind people around the world.

  11. The War On Fake News

    How to fact-check the internet in a post-truth age.

  12. Superblocks to the Rescue?

    How they are redesigning the road system to reclaim the city from cars in Barcelona

  13. An Unlikely House Share

    How a homeshare scheme is matching older people and students in Paris.

  14. Jobs for Syrian Refugees

    Why they are handing out work permits to refugees in Jordan

  15. Cloud Catchers In Peru

    Can catching fog solve the global water crisis?

  16. Respect My Remittances

    Smarter ways for migrants to have control over how their cash is being used back home

  17. ‘Bribing’ Mums To Feed Their Kids

    How they’re giving cash, with strings attached, to poor mothers in Peru.

  18. Teaching Kids To Think

    What happens when you teach kids how to think for themselves?

  19. Reducing US Police Shootings

    How a new training system could reduce deadly police shootings in the US

  20. Cloud Catchers In Peru

    Can catching fog solve the global water crisis?

  21. Cash Cards for Syrian Refugees

    Is it better to give refugees money, not food?

  22. Would You Rent Your Clothes?

    Would you rent your clothes?

  23. Working with our minds

    The people using mindfulness and meditation to improve mental and physical health

  24. Working Less For The Same Pay

    Some companies are cutting the hours their staff work but keeping their pay the same

  25. Work: Access for all

    We look at workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team

  26. Work: Access for all

    Workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team

  27. Work: Access for all

    We look at workplaces that have welcomed people with learning disabilities on to the team

  28. Wild horses

    Innovative solutions to the unwieldy population of wild horses in the American West

  29. Why Millions Listen to This Girl

    Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice

  30. Who cares for the carers?

    We hear about projects in Bangladesh and the UK to help give carers a break.

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