People Fixing The World

Myra Anubi and the team chat about their favourite projects of the last 12 months.

How animals and space tech are helping tackle a growing problem.

We look at projects trying to cut down deaths and injuries from firearms

We look at two projects that turn plastic and cigarette butt waste into everyday products

Removing waste from Everest and defunct satellites from space.

The wheelchair that uses AI and how clothes can help communicate feelings

How communities are fighting to protect forests and marine life

The prison in Philadelphia that's adopted a Scandinavian model of custody

2024 has been a big year for elections. But how can we make sure people can vote safely?

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

The barbers providing mental health support and the truckers getting help at the roadside

We look at efforts being made to tackle the challenges of overfishing and climate change

How communities in Peru and Niger are tapping local knowledge for sustainable solutions

How trains - and trucks - are taking healthcare into the communities that need it most

The HIV drugs being delivered by drones.

How can we all spend less time on our phones?

As the planet warms, how can we keep cool in a climate friendly way?

We look at how sport has a unique ability to change people’s lives for the better.

We look at projects to reduce the harm caused to wildlife by human behaviour

We look at innovative ways to improve mental health care in the US and Denmark

Myra Anubi is in Nairobi at the final of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

We look at a model of tourism designed to benefit local communities more fairly

We look at solutions for conserving and reusing water

Exploring style and beauty for people with disabilities

We meet the scientists, activists and urban planners tackling the megacity's water woes.

We go to El Salvador to look at projects tackling the effects of rising temperatures.

The Thai school that’s proving a model for Thailand and beyond.

We look at how entrenched sexist attitudes towards women are being tackled

We look at projects helping protect and restore kelp along the coastline of California

The luxury products that love the planet