People Fixing the World Episodes Episode guide
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Fighting fashion waste
Turning discarded clothes into something useful
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Fighting depression together
Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression
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Fighting corruption in schools
A new generation making sure schools are getting the government funds they are promised
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Female farmers fighting sexism
How women are fighting back against discrimination in agriculture
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Fashion without barriers
Exploring style and beauty for people with disabilities.
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Fake birds and other stories
This week a host of great ideas inspired by solutions we've told you about in 2023.
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Endometriosis: The search for solutions
Has Hungary found a better way of treating endometriosis?
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Ending road deaths
How to stop cars from killing people
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Electricity that grows on trees
Scientists are trying to tap unlikely-sounding energy sources - like the leaves on trees.
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Educating refugees
Helping young displaced people get a better start in life
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Eating invasive species
When plants and animals invade new areas, can we ‘eat them to beat them’?
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Drone Delivery: Medicines By Air
The drones delivering life-saving supplies in Malawi.
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Does Universal Basic Income Work?
Should everyone be given a wage, whether they work or not?
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Does the world need more babies?
Campaigns in countries with low birth rates are trying to get people to have more babies
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DNA tests for dogs to tackle problem poo
US residents fed up with dog mess are using a high-tech solution
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Disaster zone innovators
Hospital trains and robot medics
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Denmark’s Food Waste Vigilante
Meet the woman who’s made it her mission to stop Danes throwing away food
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Dementia friendly neighbourhoods
How to design a neighbourhood with older people in mind
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Dads on duty
How volunteer dads are reducing school violence in Louisiana
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Cutting Cow Farts to Combat Climate Change
A new frontier in the war against global warming.
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Crossing divides in Cyprus
Could a centre in the buffer zone that divides Cyprus bring two communities together?
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Creating an alternative gig economy
Meet the innovators who want to change gig work for the better
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Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women
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Could a device invented in the 1930s help end period poverty?
The people hoping to use sanitary pad micro-factories and silicone cups to help women
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COP27: Growing a forest the right way
Tree-planting schemes don’t always work, so what’s the best way to do forest restoration?
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COP26: The tech helping you to help the planet
New technology that could lead to better informed choices on climate change
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Cool Ways of Keeping Things Cool
How two inventors are trying to revolutionise the way we keep things cold
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Convicting more rapists
Rapists often get away without being convicted – South Africa thinks it has an answer
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Condom Lifesavers and Voices for the Voiceless
How to save lives with a condom and a company creating voices for people who cannot speak
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Coconuts fixing the world
How coconut husks are being used to prevent plastic waste and protect the forest