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Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
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20 of 481 episodesThe secrets of greywater
Greywater is the relatively clean waste water from baths, sinks, washing machines and dishwashers. It’s not drinkable but there’s still load...
Arrows of hope
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally. The earlier it is diagnosed the higher the chance of survival. Treatment, even wh...
Back from the brink: Uganda’s gentle giants
The eco-tourism that is helping to protect mountain gorillas in Uganda. Myra Anubi is in Uganda visiting the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. It’...
Fashion without barriers
Exploring style and beauty for people with disabilities. What we wear helps us express ourselves and communicate to others in the most immed...
Empowering the LGBT community
**This episode contains one instance of offensive language How two projects in Kenya and Spain are helping LGBT communities. Setting up a bu...
The Kindergarten makeover
How mums are helping transform early years education in Ghana. Pre-school, or early years education, is seen by experts as providing an impo...
Making cities feel quieter
Cities are getting bigger - and louder. As urban noise increases, we look at how sound itself can be used to make things feel quieter. Myra...
The power of poetry
Can poetry change how we think, feel and act? We’re looking at how poetry is being used in some innovative and unexpected ways. We’ll hear f...
Super seagrass
Seagrass meadows are one of the world’s most valuable underwater habitats. As well as providing food and shelter to thousands of species, se...
The school run by kids
If you could invent a new kind of school what would it look like? What skills would you teach children, and how would the school be run? On...
Who cares for the carers?
Millions of people around the world are unpaid carers, providing help for a friend or family member who due to illness or disability cannot...
The positive power of your peers
Peer support is an often overlooked but important tool that can reduce isolation, increase confidence and complement various health services...
Family Friendly Cities
Cities are growing and developing at a faster rate than at any time in history. More than half the world’s population now live in cities. Bu...
Helping prisoners to become better parents
An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents. Myra Anubi visits Barlinnie jail in Glasgow to meet the pr...
Wild horses
Wild horses have been roaming public lands in the American West for over a century but their population numbers are far greater than what is...
No brother left behind
The Igba Boyi apprenticeship scheme, described as the world's largest business incubator, has helped the Nigerian Igbo people build generati...
Can AI power a green fashion revolution?
Could AI technology help the fashion industry get to grips with sustainability, and arrest its brutal impact on the planet? With a huge carb...
Making friends in Sweden
8% of Swedish adults say they have no close friends, according to one survey. But a wave of innovative projects is trying to change that. Fr...
Our favourite solutions
Presenter Myra Anubi and the team chat about some of their favourite projects that have been covered on People Fixing The World over the las...
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