Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·460 episodes
How slowing down could offer a more meaningful way to live
02 Jun 2026,·23 mins
Rescued street dogs in Uganda help survivors find comfort, healing and renewed hope.
26 May 2026,·23 mins
How home and work can be adapted to improve life for people with ADHD
19 May 2026,·23 mins
We visit the communities in Chile restoring vital wetlands in cities and towns.
12 May 2026,·23 mins
The group carrying on investigations when journalists are silenced
05 May 2026,·23 mins
How relatively clean water can be reused to tackle water scarcity
28 Apr 2026,·23 mins
How archery can help breast cancer recovery
21 Apr 2026,·23 mins
The eco-tourism that is helping to protect mountain gorillas in Uganda
14 Apr 2026,·23 mins
How two projects in Kenya and Spain are helping LGBT communities
31 Mar 2026,·23 mins
How mums are helping transform early years education in Ghana - plus our listener poem!
24 Mar 2026,·23 mins
As urban noise increases, we look at how sound itself can be used to quieten things down
17 Mar 2026,·23 mins
How poetry sparks hope, compassion and connection in surprising places.
10 Mar 2026,·23 mins
The fight to regrow vital seagrass meadows and protect them from climate change
03 Mar 2026,·23 mins
We hear about projects in Bangladesh and the UK to help give carers a break.
17 Feb 2026,·23 mins
The interactive Brazilian game that's helping teenagers help each other
10 Feb 2026,·23 mins
We look at how two cities are trying to improve life for families
03 Feb 2026,·23 mins
An innovative scheme in Scotland is helping dads in prison become better parents
27 Jan 2026,·23 mins
Innovative solutions to the unwieldy population of wild horses in the American West
20 Jan 2026,·23 mins
The apprenticeship scheme that helped the Nigerian Igbo people build generational wealth
13 Jan 2026,·23 mins
Is AI helping to make fashion more sustainable? Or could it make the problem worse?
06 Jan 2026,·23 mins
How buddy schemes and friendship hours are helping people in Sweden make friends
30 Dec 2025,·23 mins
Presenter Myra Anubi and the team chat about some of their favourite projects in 2025
23 Dec 2025,·23 mins
How technological innovations are helping with the health of new mothers
16 Dec 2025,·23 mins
Harnessing the skills of people with dyslexia by improving education and understanding
09 Dec 2025,·23 mins
The children learning how to respect each other and understand their emotions better
02 Dec 2025,·23 mins
How potatoes and other crops are being nurtured in the face of climate and other threats
25 Nov 2025,·23 mins
How contraceptive in a nutty spread could control invasive species
11 Nov 2025,·23 mins
How technology and teaching are being used to tackle shortages of organ donations
04 Nov 2025,·23 mins
How community solutions are helping amputees and drug users in the West African nation
28 Oct 2025,·23 mins
How Stuttgart in Germany has inspired other cities to use their natural airflow.
21 Oct 2025,·23 mins