People Fixing The World

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

World Service,407 episodes

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Tackling bias in health
We meet the solution-seekers trying to make healthcare more equal
29 Apr 2025,23 mins
Gadgets for blind people
The mobility aid and tactile tablet that could help people with visual impairments
22 Apr 2025,23 mins
How sport can bring outsiders in
We visit two projects that show how sport can be a powerful tool for social inclusion
15 Apr 2025,23 mins
Recovery for all
Making it easier to recover from illness through rehabilitation
08 Apr 2025,23 mins
Radioactive rhinos
Going nuclear to stop poaching
01 Apr 2025,23 mins
Helping the children of sex workers
The youth club in Kolkata's red light districts that is making a difference
18 Mar 2025,23 mins
Fishing trash from our oceans
Tackling the millions of tonnes of waste being washed out to sea every year
11 Mar 2025,23 mins
Renewable kids on the block
We look at new and surprising ways to get clean energy - from the earth, ocean and sun
04 Mar 2025,23 mins
The artificial limbs bringing hope in Gaza
How cutting-edge prosthetic limbs are helping in Gaza and beyond.
25 Feb 2025,23 mins
How to have better sex
Solutions to help people enjoy sex more
18 Feb 2025,23 mins
Making money go further
How savings and credit groups and a cooking at home scheme are helping with money issues
11 Feb 2025,23 mins
Improving our eyesight
We visit a coffee plantation in India to see how the sight of workers is being improved
04 Feb 2025,23 mins
Restoring nature for all
We visit a major project in the north of England that is restoring a damaged landscape
31 Dec 2024,23 mins
Our favourite solutions
Myra Anubi and the team chat about their favourite projects of the last 12 months.
24 Dec 2024,23 mins
The cows fighting wildfires
How animals and space tech are helping tackle a growing problem.
17 Dec 2024,23 mins
Reducing gun violence
We look at projects trying to cut down deaths and injuries from firearms
10 Dec 2024,23 mins
Cleaning up India's streets
We look at two projects that turn plastic and cigarette butt waste into everyday products
03 Dec 2024,23 mins
Sorting extreme waste
Removing waste from Everest and defunct satellites from space.
19 Nov 2024,23 mins
A wheelchair that learns
The wheelchair that uses AI and how clothes can help communicate feelings
12 Nov 2024,23 mins
The race to save Madagascar's biodiversity
How communities are fighting to protect forests and marine life
05 Nov 2024,23 mins
The jails where they do things differently
The prison in Philadelphia that's adopted a Scandinavian model of custody
29 Oct 2024,23 mins
Fixing elections - for the better
2024 has been a big year for elections. But how can we make sure people can vote safely?
22 Oct 2024,23 mins
The pioneering TV news service
Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place
15 Oct 2024,23 mins
Keeping men healthy
The barbers providing mental health support and the truckers getting help at the roadside
08 Oct 2024,23 mins
Saving Britain's sea life
We look at efforts being made to tackle the challenges of overfishing and climate change
01 Oct 2024,23 mins
The power of native knowledge
How communities in Peru and Niger are tapping local knowledge for sustainable solutions
24 Sep 2024,23 mins
Hopping aboard the hospital train
How trains - and trucks - are taking healthcare into the communities that need it most
17 Sep 2024,23 mins
The medicines dropping from the sky
The HIV drugs being delivered by drones.
10 Sep 2024,23 mins
Switching off our smartphones
How can we all spend less time on our phones?
06 Aug 2024,23 mins
Greener ways to keep cool
As the planet warms, how can we keep cool in a climate friendly way?
30 Jul 2024,23 mins