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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    The Stickers that Save Lives

    How the stickers on bus windows are cutting accidents in Kenya

  2. The Speed Detectors

    The volunteers catching speeding motorists

  3. The spacesuits saving mothers’ lives

    Suits originally designed for astronauts are helping midwives save lives

  4. The solutions whisperer

    Dhruv Boruah’s mission is to inspire other people to solve problems facing the planet

  5. The snakebite squad

    A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes

  6. The shopping mall where everything is recycled

    A shopping mall in Sweden only sells recycled items, thanks to its clever location

  7. The secrets of greywater

    How relatively clean water can be reused to tackle water scarcity.

  8. The secret to making your stuff last longer

    Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away

  9. The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas

    How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change

  10. The Schools Trying to Build Bridges

    Could bilingual schools help bring peace to a seemingly intractable conflict?

  11. The school that puts wellbeing first

    One primary school has found a way to deliver therapy to about 10% of its students

  12. The school run by kids

    The Thai school that’s proving a model for Thailand and beyond.

  13. The school run by kids

    The Thai school that’s proving a model for Thailand and beyond.

  14. The school run by kids

    The Thai school that's proving a model for Thailand and beyond

  15. The SafeBox

    The group carrying on investigations when journalists are silenced.

  16. The Ring That Could Help Save Women’s Lives

    Can a tiny silicon ring lower HIV transmission rates in Malawi?

  17. The ring that could help save women’s lives

    Has a tiny silicon ring to protect women from HIV infection worked as a solution?

  18. The reuse and refill revolution

    Should we reuse and refill plastic packaging to limit the amount being thrown away?

  19. The race to save Madagascar's biodiversity

    How communities are fighting to protect forests and marine life

  20. The preschool in a retirement home

    How young and old can benefit from living side by side

  21. The power of poetry

    How poetry sparks hope, compassion and connection in surprising places.

  22. The power of play

    We visit the children’s playground where parents aren’t allowed

  23. The power of native knowledge

    How communities in Peru and Niger are making the most of their own local knowledge

  24. The power of music

    Innovative ways that music can ease pain and bring people together.

  25. The power of group therapy

    Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia.

  26. The power of a backstory

    How mini-biographies are helping elderly patients connect with their carers

  27. The positive power of your peers

    The interactive Brazilian game that's helping teenagers help each other

  28. The plastic eaters

    The hungry enzymes that might just be the solution to plastic pollution.

  29. The pioneering TV news service

    We meet the reporters with learning difficulties who are holding power to account

  30. The pharmacists fighting high drug prices

    When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves

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