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People Fixing The World Episodes

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    The treasure in our toilets

    How human sewage is being recycled to recover a valuable chemical

  2. The traffic lights tackling poverty

    We visit an innovative project in Paraguay that helps people improve their lives

  3. The Town Where Public Toilets Are Everywhere

    Germany has come up with a clever way of increasing the number of its public toilets.

  4. The Town Trying to Cure Loneliness

    Meet the people trying to tackle loneliness in Frome in the United Kingdom.

  5. The town rethinking the future of energy

    Energy companies have come together in Finland to tackle climate change

  6. The tiny satellites changing how we see Earth

    CubeSats are small but mighty. They track animals, map coral reefs and spot modern slavery

  7. The tech doctors forecasting heart failure

    Implanted devices can predict when something is about to go wrong with a patient’s heart

  8. The Teachable Moment

    The life changing moment that cuts the chances of gunshot victims being shot again.

  9. The Talent Show for Honest People

    In the Integrity Idol talent show, it doesn’t matter if you can sing or dance

  10. The Sun Water Solution

    One man’s mission to try and save lives using sunlight.

  11. The Street Where Houses Come Half-Built

    Why would you build someone half a house?

  12. The Stickers that Save Lives

    How the stickers on bus windows are cutting accidents in Kenya

  13. The Speed Detectors

    The volunteers catching speeding motorists

  14. The spacesuits saving mothers’ lives

    Suits originally designed for astronauts are helping midwives save lives

  15. The solutions whisperer

    Dhruv Boruah’s mission is to inspire other people to solve problems facing the planet

  16. The snakebite squad

    A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes

  17. The shopping mall where everything is recycled

    A shopping mall in Sweden only sells recycled items, thanks to its clever location

  18. The secrets of greywater

    How relatively clean water can be reused to tackle water scarcity.

  19. The secret to making your stuff last longer

    Clever ways to persuade people to fix old things instead of throwing them away

  20. The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seas

    How seaweed farmers in Zanzibar are fighting the effects of climate change

  21. The Schools Trying to Build Bridges

    Could bilingual schools help bring peace to a seemingly intractable conflict?

  22. The school that puts wellbeing first

    One primary school has found a way to deliver therapy to about 10% of its students

  23. The school run by kids

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

  24. The school run by kids

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

  25. The school run by kids

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

  26. The SafeBox

    The group carrying on investigations when journalists are silenced.

  27. The Ring That Could Help Save Women’s Lives

    Can a tiny silicon ring lower HIV transmission rates in Malawi?

  28. The ring that could help save women’s lives

    Has a tiny silicon ring to protect women from HIV infection worked as a solution?

  29. The reuse and refill revolution

    Should we reuse and refill plastic packaging to limit the amount being thrown away?

  30. The race to save Madagascar's biodiversity

    How communities are fighting to protect forests and marine life

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