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'Dance has done so much for me': the leader of Kenya's slum ballet school – podcast
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'Girls who leave militias get rejected': helping child soldiers go home – podcast
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The football-loving lawyer moving the goalposts for girls’ rights in Kenya – podcast
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'I was always a rebel who stood up for my rights': rise of a Tunisian activist – podcast
When protests in Tunisia sparked revolution across the region and in the Middle East, Aya Chebbi...
'I was always a rebel who stood up for my rights': rise of a Tunisian activist – podcast
When protests in Tunisia sparked revolution across the region and in the Middle East, Aya Chebbi...
How opera found an open ear in South Africa's townships – podcast
Critic Shirley Apthorp was inspired by Venezuela’s use of music to empower communities but...
Resistance 101: the video game going to war on malaria – podcast
To fight this disease you need creativity, says Marlize Coleman, whose innovation teaches health...
From the hassle of haggling to cash-free taxi rides in Rwanda – podcast
Entrepreneur Karanvir Singh has come up with a cashless system for motorbike taxis to help...
The Palestinian engineer using ashes and rubble to rebuild Gaza – podcast
Young social entrepreneur Majd Mashharawi talks about how she transforms the debris left by...
'Half of Indian children are sexually abused': a survivor speaks out – podcast
Award-winning social activist, TEDx speaker and filmmaker Insia Dariwala talks about her hopes...
'Half of Indian children are sexually abused': a survivor speaks out – podcast
Award-winning social activist, TEDx speaker and filmmaker Insia Dariwala talks about her hopes...
The doctor from Myanmar faced with 1 million patients and a plague of rats – podcast
When disaster struck his community in remote Chin state, Dr SaSa rushed to help – and found...
Executed, disappeared, tortured: the risks of defending human rights – podcast
In the climate of fear following the murder of activist Berta Cáceres in Honduras, Lucy Lamble...
'Every girl is forced by our culture into FGM': battling for change in Kenya – podcast
From rescuing girls from female genital mutilation to championing women’s political rights, Leah...
'Children were dying of hunger': the doctor fighting for Ecuador's poor – podcast
With malnourishment and preventable diseases rife among indigenous people, Dr Erika Arteaga-Cruz...
Could this man end the 35-year tyranny of Cameroon's President Biya? – podcast
Despite never having held political office, lawyer Akere Muna is on a mission to fight corruption...
'It's everywhere – in factories, in the bedroom': fighting India's gender violence – podcast
Against the backdrop of #MeToo and the country’s infamous rape cases, Lucy Lamble talks to...
Sun, sand and thousands of refugees: the Lesbos volunteer – podcast
Shocked by the humanitarian crisis she saw unfolding in Greece, Ayesha Keller got on a plane to...
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