Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.
World Service,·945 episodes
Preparing for disasters long before they strike rather than rescuing people afterwards
14 Jan 2020,·24 mins
When drug prices went up, pharmacists stepped in to make medicines themselves
07 Jan 2020,·23 mins
The plans to use lasers or asteroids to move our planet away from the sun
31 Dec 2019,·23 mins
31 Dec 2019,·24 mins
Stopping forest fires with goats and more – an update on projects we’ve visited before
24 Dec 2019,·23 mins
24 Dec 2019,·22 mins
Four clever ways to reduce carbon emissions from deliveries
17 Dec 2019,·23 mins
17 Dec 2019,·25 mins
Rapists often get away without being convicted – South Africa thinks it has an answer
10 Dec 2019,·23 mins
10 Dec 2019,·22 mins
Children in Uganda are running their own businesses thanks to special classes in school
03 Dec 2019,·23 mins
Silica beads and whiter clouds - ideas to stop the world’s ice melting
26 Nov 2019,·23 mins
Women who have left abusive partners are learning how to train their own protection dogs
19 Nov 2019,·23 mins
19 Nov 2019,·22 mins
The innovative fire alarm designed to protect South Africa’s poorest communities
12 Nov 2019,·23 mins
12 Nov 2019,·24 mins
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. Meet the people are trying to save it
05 Nov 2019,·23 mins
The banana is under threat from a deadly disease. These people are trying to save it.
Designing eco-friendly lorries to make cleaner, greener deliveries
29 Oct 2019,·23 mins
29 Oct 2019,·24 mins
Gamers are helping scientists to analyse research and develop new drugs
22 Oct 2019,·23 mins
Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change
15 Oct 2019,·23 mins
How a grocery store is bringing healthcare to people who can’t usually afford it
08 Oct 2019,·23 mins
How a grocery store is bringing health care to people who can’t usually afford it
08 Oct 2019,·22 mins
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
01 Oct 2019,·23 mins
