1. Tory splits and spats put Sunak under pressurepublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 9 December 2023

    The PM's unique selling point - ending the chaos of the Truss and Johnson years - is taking a battering.

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  2. UK paid Rwanda an extra £100m for asylum dealpublished at 12:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    It means the UK has spent £240m on the scheme, despite no asylum seekers being sent to the African nation.

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  3. Chris Mason: Rwanda bill a reminder of Brexit Tory divisionspublished at 02:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    This weekend different groupings of MPs in the party are scrutinising the government's planned new law on Rwanda.

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  4. New Rwanda asylum treaty deals with judges' concerns - Cleverlypublished at 07:20 Greenwich Mean Time 5 December 2023

    The home secretary makes a new attempt to implement ministers' signature migrant plan after the Supreme Court blocked it.

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  5. The people fixing childcarepublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2023

    A good childcare system is essential in most modern economies. Yet in many countries, childcare is only available to the wealthy, and the burden of care falls disproportionately on women - effectively barring them from the workforce.

    People often point to Scandinavian countries as the gold standard in childcare, but in other corners of the world people are working with women and communities to set up affordable childcare solutions - enabling mothers at the bottom of the income scale get back into the workforce and helping children get a head start.

    We travel to Burkina Faso to visit a project that brings mobile childcare to parents working as outdoor manual labourers – to benefit both the economy, children's safety and ensuring future generation get access to education. And we visit Nairobi’s informal settlements, where one company is breathing new life into existing childcare centres.

    Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer/Reporter: Lizzy McNeill Series Producer: Tom Colls Sound Mix: Gareth Jones Editor: Penny Murphy

    Email: peoplefixingtheworld@bbc.co.uk Image: Childcare in Kenya (Credit: Daniel Macharia, Kidogo)

  6. The power of group therapypublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 12 July 2022

    Therapy has been helping Boko Haram survivors and street youth in Liberia turn their lives around. In northern Nigeria, a programme called Counselling on Wheels is offering mobile mental health services in remote and dangerous areas. They’ve been giving Boko Haram survivors and others affected by conflict a safe space to talk about the horrific violence and trauma they have been exposed to. In Liberia, a project called Sustainable Transformation of Youth in Liberia has been using cognitive behavioural therapy and a cash reward to turn young men away from crime. A new study has shown the scheme is working. Presenter: Myra Anubi Producer/reporter: Lucy Burns Liberia producer: Massa Kanneh Production Co-ordinator: Ibtisam Zein Sound mix: Hal Haines Executive producer: Tom Colls Editor: Penny Murphy Image: Counselling on Wheels (Credit: Neem Foundation)

  7. How to make electricity for your neighbourspublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 14 December 2021

    Hundreds of millions of people don’t have access to electricity. But all over the world, people are joining forces to provide a home-grown solution — by setting up their own “microgrids” using renewable energy.

    We meet the Kenyan man who got so frustrated waiting for his village to be connected to the national power grid that he built his own hydro power station. Using scrap materials and a bicycle wheel he made enough electricity for his own household and many others in the community.

    We’ll also hear from Bangladesh where individual households with solar panels on their roofs have formed a local network. They sell any spare power neighbours who don’t have the panels.

    Produced by Daniel Gordon and presented by Mercy Juma. Image: John Magiro

  8. The seaweed farmers adapting to warming seaspublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 17 August 2021

    Seaweed - we have been using it for centuries in food and toiletries. It can help to keep toothpaste and ice cream soft, as well as being a tasty snack. It is a billion-dollar industry. But in some parts of the world, supply of the crop has decreased dramatically due to climate change. Now people in Zanzibar are fighting back. They are learning new methods of farming seaweed in deeper, cooler waters. It is boosting the amount of seaweed they can grow and improving their livelihoods as a result.

    Produced and presented by Celestina Olulode. Additional production by Esther Namuhisa and Nicholaus Mtenga

  9. Turning preachers into LGBT alliespublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 3 August 2021

    The LGBT community in Mombasa, Kenya has suffered from violent mob attacks in recent years - often fuelled by influential preachers spreading messages of hate. But one group decided to tackle this in a remarkable way: they have directly engaged with faith leaders. In carefully controlled meetings the pastors and imams get to know LGBT people and have their misconceptions challenged. This has led to a big reduction in violence. Now many of those religious leaders use their influence to help the LGBT community fight discrimination wherever they find it. Produced and presented by Richard Kenny Picture: Getty Images

  10. The ATMs that dispense clean fuelpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 27 July 2021

    Sleek blue machines have been popping up in convenience stores across Nairobi over the past two years. These “Koko points” look like cash machines but instead of giving out money they dispense bioethanol, a fuel made from plants which can be used in cooking stoves.

    At the moment 80% of Kenyans use wood or charcoal as their main cooking fuel – but these materials have a devastating impact on the environment, and the smoke causes hundreds of deaths every week. Koko’s high-tech solution offers Kenyans a cleaner alternative, although it means a move away from some dearly-held customs. Reporter: Mercy Juma Producer: William Kremer

  11. Smashing the glass ceiling for young Africanspublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 15 June 2021

    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 with someone who can inspire and guide them as they apply to university and jobs. Reporter: Victoria Uwonkunda Producer: Jo Mathys

  12. Turning the desert greenpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 1 June 2021

    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 fertile land. It’s a plan on a huge scale which involves dredging a lake, restoring ecosystems, and even bringing back rain to the desert. He’s been inspired by a successful project to restore the Loess Plateau in China. But could it work in the Middle East?

    Produced and presented by Richard Kenny.

    Picture: Getty Images

  13. Using satellite photos to help distribute cashpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 16 March 2021

    Togo has found a high-tech way to identify people who need financial help in the pandemic and send them emergency cash, using satellite photos and mobile phones.

    Computers search for clues in images, such as the density of buildings, roofing materials and road surfaces. They combine this with data collected before the pandemic to work out how wealthy different areas are and which ones may need financial support. Produced and Presented by Hannah Gelbart Picture: Getty Images

  14. 5. The Most Selfish People on Earthpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 10 March 2021

    On the spacecraft Voyager, hurtling through deep space sits a golden record, filled with the music of planet earth.

    It is a cultural gift for unknown extraterrestrial life forms. If an alien species discovers this unique double LP, they'll be greeted by the singing of the Mbuti people of the Congo recorded by the anthropologist Colin Turnbull.

    Matthew Syed examines Turnbull's seemingly utopian experiences in the forest with the Mbuti and contrasts them with his utterly bleak account of the Ik people of Uganda. The Ik were, according to Turnbull, a "loveless" people devoid of culture, brutal and totally uncaring. He labelled them "the most selfish people on earth".

    Turnbull argued that the Ik offered a stark warning to westerners. This allegedly nightmarish society was, according to Turnbull, the way the west was headed.

    Matthew hears from Turnbull's critics who say he misunderstood the Ik and uses Turnbull's work to ask a profound question - is mankind fundamentally rotten and selfish at the core, or do kindness and compassion lie at the beating heart of human society?

    Producer: Mike Martinez

    A Novel production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 2021.

  15. The magic greenhousepublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 9 March 2021

    A greenhouse cooled and humidified by seawater and the wind is transforming arid land. In Somaliland, vegetables have been grown in a spot previously thought too hot and dry for farming. It works by creating a cool oasis that shields the plant from the heat. The designers believe if more were built, they could make Somaliland completely self-sufficient in fresh produce. Presenter Julie Ball Written and Produced by Nick Holland and Julie Ball Picture: Karl Fletcher, Seawater Greenhouse

  16. Saving mums and their unborn babiespublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2020

    Women in a village in Northern Nigeria have come up with an emergency transport scheme that is saving lives. They decided to act when they saw mums-to-be and their unborn babies dying in childbirth because they couldn’t get to hospital in time. Their solution also inspired the state government to help thousands of other women. Produced and presented by Bara’atu Ibrahim

  17. How to be a better dadpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 17 March 2020

    This week we’re in Rwanda, where some men are getting lessons teaching them how to look after their babies. As well as promoting gender equality it's helping to reduce the high levels of violence women there experience at the hands of their husbands and partners. People Fixing the World meets the people taking part and finds out how it works and what difference it’s making.

    Reporter Lily Freeston Executive Producer Nick Holland

    (Photo Credit: BBC)

  18. Fighting depression togetherpublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 28 January 2020

    Women in Uganda are learning how to treat their neighbours for depression. That’s because there aren’t enough resources for professional care, especially for people from poor backgrounds.

    An organisation called StrongMinds sets up group therapy sessions across the country, and when clients come out of depression, some are trained to run courses for other women.

    People Fixing the World visits a session in Kampala to see how it works and meet women whose lives have changed dramatically.

    Producer: Reha Kansara

    (Photo: Women in Uganda smiling. Credit: Kwagala DeLovie)

  19. How to stop fires destroying whole neighbourhoodspublished at 00:00 Greenwich Mean Time 12 November 2019

    Fires are common in South Africa’s informal settlements - it’s estimated that there are about 5,000 every year. They’re often caused by faulty wiring or open flames used for cooking or heating. Because the shacks are crammed in so tightly the flames can spread with frightening speed and destroy hundreds of homes. So a group of entrepreneurs invented a smart fire alarm for just these sorts of places. It has a sensor that spots fast increases in heat and then sends alerts to all the neighbours so they can quickly take action. They also designed insurance to help people who are affected by these fires rebuild and replace what they’ve lost. We go to one of these settlements in Cape Town and find out what difference it has made to the lives of the people living there. Reporter: Richard Kenny

  20. The snakebite squadpublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 17 September 2019

    It's estimated that a person dies from a snakebite every five minutes. Many more people face life-changing injuries, losing limbs and consequently their livelihoods. Antivenoms are expensive to make and are in short supply, particularly in remote communities where they are needed the most. And what’s more, snakebites in different parts of the world need different types of antivenoms. Many of the current treatments available in sub-Saharan Africa have been developed from snakes in Asia, but antivenom made to treat Indian snakebites won’t work as well on people bitten by snakes in Africa.

    Now a new research facility in Kenya is trying to develop better antivenoms from African snakes. And they've launched a motorbike snakebite ambulance service too, to get people who have been bitten to hospital fast.

    (Photo Credit: BBC)