People Fixing the World
BBC | World Service
A weekly podcast and radio programme with over 173 million listeners worldwide, and a digital video platform that investigates different ideas being trialled in order fix some of the world’s biggest problems. The host during her time on the show, Sahar was also a founding member of the team that put this uniquely inventive podcast together - the BBC’s first ever solutions-focused journalism unit.
“Utterly fascinating” - The Guardian
How to Make Sushi from Methane Gas
A company has developed a futuristic animal food in a way that is less harmful for the planet.
The Teachable Moment
Youth workers are exploiting a life changing moment during the treatment of US gunshot victims to help cut the chances of them being shot again.
How to Be a Better Mum in Jail
A project in the US puts doulas into prisons to give babies a better start in life.
Turning Haiti’s Plastic Trash into Cash
Can “social plastic” keep the oceans clean and fight poverty too?
Getting Help in Emergencies in Super-Quick Time
The man getting emergency help to accidents on a Caribbean island using just a mobile phone. And Plastic Roads.
Greener In Death
How alkaline hydrolysis – or “water cremation” – offers a greener way of dealing with the body after death.
The Parent Hack For Cheaper Childcare
How parents struggling with childcare costs are banding together to care for each other’s kids.
Toilets in Haiti and Circular Runways
A scheme to solve the problem of human waste disposal in Haiti and a radical suggestion for airports.
The War On Fake News
How to police the internet in the age of post-truth and alternative facts.
Superblocks to the Rescue?
How they are redesigning the road system to reclaim the city from cars in Barcelona.
An Unlikely House Share
In one of the most expensive cities in the world, students are moving in with older people who have spare rooms as part of a “homeshare” scheme.
Jobs for Syrian Refugees
Most refugees do not have the right to work. In Jordan they’re running an experiment to find out what happens when they’re given that right.
Cloud Catchers In Peru
There’s a simple hack to get water in places where supply is scarce – and that’s through catching fog. We find out if this could be a possible solution to the global water crisis.
Respect My Remittances
Smarter ways for migrants to have control over how their cash is being used back home.
‘Bribing’ Mums To Feed Their Kids
How they’re giving cash, with strings attached, to poor mothers in Peru.
Reducing US Police Shootings
How a new training system could reduce deadly police shootings in the US.
