Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchSmashing the glass ceiling for young Africans
A young Zimbabwean, Farai Munjoma, has set up a network of mentors to help Africa’s youth achieve their dreams. The idea is to link young people up…
5 years, 1 month ago
The helpline for jealous and violent men
This week we hear from Colombia, where a helpline with a difference recently opened. Its aim is to stop domestic violence, but instead of targeting v…
5 years, 2 months ago
Turning the desert green
The Sinai desert in Egypt is a dry, barren place where not much grows. But Ties van der Hoeven has come up with a scheme to turn it into a green and …
5 years, 2 months ago
Catching up with the problem solvers
Are stickers still saving lives? Was a coral reef repaired? Did the volcano erupt? In this episode we check back in with three projects that have f…
5 years, 2 months ago
Regrowing the rainforest
It has taken him 40 years, but Omar Tello has turned a patch of exhausted farmland in Ecuador back into rainforest. One of his biggest challenges was…
5 years, 2 months ago
Turning oil platforms into reefs
There are thousands of oil and gas platforms in the world’s oceans and in the coming decades many will become obsolete. Some people think that instea…
5 years, 3 months ago
The forest sound detectives
Scientists are checking up on the health of forests by analysing the sounds in them. They test their vital signs by measuring the croaks, tweets and…
5 years, 3 months ago
The detection dogs tracking poachers and Covid-19
Marlo the labrador is learning how to sniff out Covid-19 in the UK. In Tanzania, Polish hound Thor is on the track of wildlife poachers. We explore h…
5 years, 3 months ago
Pedal power: How bicycles can change lives
This is the story of how one man is trying to transform lives through the power of the humble bicycle. Many rural communities in rural Africa don…
5 years, 3 months ago
Shred it yourself: The DIY plastic recyclers
Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up in workshops around the world - from the UK to Malaysia, Kenya to Mexico. The proje…
5 years, 4 months ago