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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How to Get Blood Where it is Needed
An entrepreneur in Nigeria is using an app to solve the blood shortage.
29 Aug 2017,23 mins
Pakistan’s Laptop Female Doctors
How do you help female doctors get back to work after having families?
22 Aug 2017,23 mins
Urban Cable Cars
Can cable cars help poor communities feel more connected?
15 Aug 2017,23 mins
Does Universal Basic Income Work?
Should everyone be given a wage, whether they work or not?
08 Aug 2017,23 mins
The Teachable Moment
The life changing moment that cuts the chances of gunshot victims being shot again.
01 Aug 2017,23 mins
Mexico's Cartoon Therapists
How do you get children who're victims of emotional abuse or physical harm to open up?
25 Jul 2017,23 mins,
Cutting Cow Farts to Combat Climate Change
A new frontier in the war against global warming.
18 Jul 2017,23 mins
Thailand’s Disease Detectives
The volunteers photographing dead chickens to stop the spread of dangerous diseases.
11 Jul 2017,23 mins
Can We Supercharge School?
A school in San Francisco thinks it can speed up education using clever technology.
04 Jul 2017,23 mins
Turning Fatbergs into Fuel
How one company is turning sewer waste into a valuable energy source
27 Jun 2017,23 mins
Thailand’s Condom King
We meet a man behind a sexual health revolution in Thailand.
20 Jun 2017,23 mins
How to Be a Better Mum in Jail
A project in the US puts doulas into prisons to give babies a good start in life.
13 Jun 2017,23 mins
Would You Rent Your Clothes?
Would you rent your clothes?
06 Jun 2017,23 mins
The Stickers that Save Lives
How the stickers on bus windows are cutting accidents in Kenya
30 May 2017,23 mins
Turning Haiti’s Plastic Trash into Cash
Can “social plastic” keep the oceans clean and fight poverty too?
23 May 2017,23 mins
Turning Goats into Water
We travel to rural Pakistan to find an innovative scheme.
16 May 2017,23 mins
Getting Help in Emergencies in Super-Quick Time
The man getting emergency help to accidents using just a mobile phone. And Plastic Roads.
09 May 2017,23 mins
Greener In Death
How “water cremation” offers a new way of dealing with dead bodies.
02 May 2017,23 mins
Helping Disabled People With Sex
The group in Taiwan helping disabled people to fulfil their sexual needs.
25 Apr 2017,23 mins
The Data Donators
Can the wisdom of the crowd answer a two thousand year old question?
18 Apr 2017,23 mins
Postmen Delivering Kindness to the Elderly
Could postal workers help solve the social care crisis?
11 Apr 2017,23 mins
The Parent Hack For Cheaper Childcare
An experimental nursery helps parents save money by letting them work childcare shifts.
04 Apr 2017,23 mins
Toilets in Haiti and Circular Runways
A scheme to solve the problem of human waste disposal in Haiti.
25 Mar 2017,23 mins
Checking out the Solar Hotel
How China’s 'sun king' dreamed of cities built of solar panels
18 Mar 2017,23 mins
Moving in with Refugees
How young Dutch people and Syrian refugees are becoming housemates
11 Mar 2017,23 mins
How China is Cleaning its Air
A special programme exploring how China is finding ways to cut air pollution.
04 Mar 2017,49 mins
The Voter Lottery
Can you increase turnout at elections by handing out a cash prize for one lucky voter?
25 Feb 2017,23 mins
Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante
Meet the woman who’s made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food
18 Feb 2017,23 mins
The Sun Water Solution
One man’s mission to produce potable water by using sunlight and plastic bottles
11 Feb 2017,23 mins
Lend Me Your Eyes
How apps and armchair volunteers are helping blind people around the world.
04 Feb 2017,23 mins