Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·461 episodes
Some companies are cutting the hours their staff work but keeping their pay the same
14 May 2019,·23 mins
The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women
07 May 2019,·23 mins
Scientists are building a database to help them tell exactly where wood has come from
30 Apr 2019,·23 mins
Should we reuse and refill plastic packaging to limit the amount being thrown away?
23 Apr 2019,·23 mins
US residents fed up with dog mess are using a high-tech solution
16 Apr 2019,·23 mins
Scientists are hoping to stop diseases spreading by changing the mosquito population
09 Apr 2019,·23 mins
Women who have had surgery for fistula are making sure others get life-changing treatment
02 Apr 2019,·23 mins
How phages – viruses that kill bacteria – are saving lives.
26 Mar 2019,·23 mins
Meet the online volunteers helping Europol track down child abusers and their victims
19 Mar 2019,·23 mins
Could a centre in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus bring two communities together?
12 Mar 2019,·23 mins
The app that helps parents make precious video memories for their children
05 Mar 2019,·23 mins
Could dissolving mountains of old clothes help create material for new ones?
26 Feb 2019,·23 mins
How machine learning could be used to predict who will take their own life
19 Feb 2019,·23 mins
A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs
12 Feb 2019,·23 mins
Over the past 10 years, Nepal has almost doubled its population of Bengal tigers
05 Feb 2019,·23 mins
A shopping mall in Sweden only sells recycled items, thanks to its clever location
29 Jan 2019,·23 mins
Can these games help autistic children get the right education?
22 Jan 2019,·23 mins
In the Integrity Idol talent show, it doesn’t matter if you can sing or dance
15 Jan 2019,·23 mins
How countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
08 Jan 2019,·23 mins
We update you on stories from 2018 including a plan to catch junk in space
01 Jan 2019,·23 mins
Small boxes of books placed across the world are bringing people together
25 Dec 2018,·23 mins
A growing network of high-tech schools aims to tackle a ‘crisis’ in African education
18 Dec 2018,·23 mins
How a Dutch city is trying to reduce violence by changing the colour of street lights
11 Dec 2018,·23 mins
Buddy Benches are proving popular in Irish schools
04 Dec 2018,·23 mins
What’s being done to clean up the shipping industry and make it less polluting?
27 Nov 2018,·23 mins
How does the 'time economy' work?
20 Nov 2018,·23 mins
Japan’s Kashiwa City has redesigned buildings and jobs to adapt to an ageing population
13 Nov 2018,·23 mins
In Kenya you can be jailed for four years for carrying a single-use plastic bag.
06 Nov 2018,·23 mins
Stranger Danger: Still the best message to keep children safe?
30 Oct 2018,·23 mins
Two tech start-ups are using wearable technology to trick the brain to solve problems
23 Oct 2018,·23 mins
