People Fixing The World

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

World Service,461 episodes

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‘Rental Sisters’ for Japan’s Reclusive Young Men
The sisters-for-hire who are trying to coax reclusive Japanese men out of their rooms
16 Oct 2018,23 mins
Fighting the ‘Water Mafia’ with Pipes in the Sky
A project in a Kenyan slum is pumping water through pipes suspended in the air
09 Oct 2018,23 mins
Mending Our Disposable Culture
Why volunteers are fixing other people’s stuff free of charge
02 Oct 2018,23 mins
Smart Stimulation for People with Dementia
Three clever ideas that help improve the day-to-day lives of people with dementia
25 Sep 2018,23 mins
Running and Singing to Improve Maths and English
The schools changing lives through running and music
18 Sep 2018,23 mins
A Green Space Revolution in Paris
How do you create green spaces in the middle of a city?
11 Sep 2018,23 mins
Scanning Homeless People to Make a Donation
A new project is offering homeless people barcodes, which you can scan to make a donation
04 Sep 2018,23 mins
Rewarding Green Travel in Bologna
A public transport system rewards citizens for taking sustainable modes of transport
28 Aug 2018,23 mins
Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold
21 Aug 2018,23 mins
Reviving Italy’s ‘Ghost Towns’
An unusual hotel is helping to breathe life back into Italy’s abandoned villages
14 Aug 2018,23 mins
Why Millions Listen to This Girl
Why millions listen to this nine-year-old girl's advice
07 Aug 2018,23 mins
Training India’s Fake Doctors
Can a controversial crash course in medicine help improve the healthcare system in India?
31 Jul 2018,23 mins
Stopping Wildfires in Their Tracks
Three projects that are limiting the impact of wildfires
24 Jul 2018,23 mins
Generating power from the roads
A highway in the US is being used to generate power and make toilet paper
17 Jul 2018,23 mins
Recycling to Turn Trash into Cash
Two projects that make life better for people keeping rubbish off the streets
10 Jul 2018,23 mins
The Bricks Helping to Rebuild Gaza
The young Gazan engineer making bricks out of ash and rubble
03 Jul 2018,23 mins
Learning Lessons from the Longest Living Lands
Can adapting your lifestyle add 10 years to your lifespan?
26 Jun 2018,23 mins
Nigeria's Secret STI Test Kits
The start-up that allows people to self test for STIs in secret
19 Jun 2018,23 mins
Can a $1 Million Prize Help Keep Women Safe?
A competition to design a gadget that will send a secret alert if someone is attacked.
12 Jun 2018,23 mins
The Street Where Houses Come Half-Built
Why would you build someone half a house?
05 Jun 2018,23 mins
Fighting Food Waste
Tech solutions for fighting food waste
29 May 2018,23 mins
Clean Clothes and Glasses for the Poorest in Society
How do you improve the lives of the very poorest people? Sometimes it’s the simple things.
22 May 2018,23 mins
Turning Subsistence Farming into an Investment Opportunity
How a new Nigerian tech startup is turning small scale farms into financial investments
15 May 2018,23 mins
The Speed Detectors
The volunteers catching speeding motorists
08 May 2018,23 mins
The People’s Peace Talks
Can the public can succeed where the politicians have failed?
01 May 2018,23 mins
The Schools Trying to Build Bridges
Could bilingual schools help bring peace to a seemingly intractable conflict?
24 Apr 2018,23 mins
Crossing Divides: Solutions for Peace
Can grassroots initiatives really have a meaningful impact on peace?
21 Apr 2018,53 mins
Problem-Solving Prizes
How big cash rewards can drive innovation
17 Apr 2018,23 mins
The Town Trying to Cure Loneliness
Meet the people trying to tackle loneliness in Frome in the United Kingdom.
10 Apr 2018,23 mins
The Babies Teaching Kindness In Class
Naomi isn't your average teacher. For one thing, she's only 6 months old.
03 Apr 2018,23 mins