People Fixing The World Episodes Available now
Shopping for a better life
How a grocery store is bringing healthcare to people who can’t usually afford it
Turning waste into energy
Instead of sending all our waste to landfill, some companies are using it to make energy
Spotting the sound of a cardiac arrest
Copenhagen is experimenting with a new way of analysing emergency calls
The snakebite squad
A team in Kenya has introduced motorbike ambulances for people bitten by snakes
Meeting Colombia’s ‘violentologist’
How a doctor in Colombia changed the way cities monitor and prevent violence
A new way to detect an invisible poison in water
Scientists hope a new test will save millions from drinking arsenic in their water
Oysters to the rescue
The humble oyster is helping to keep the oceans clean and protect shorelines
The concrete cleaners
Making cement that locks in carbon dioxide instead of releasing it into the atmosphere
Bangladesh’s biker girls
The motorbike taxi app where the drivers and passengers are all women.
Putting a price on carbon
How to increase the cost of causing climate change