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Rosie-Lyse Thompson
Meet the Tanzanian film academy showcasing Africa's richness
In partnership with Media City
As Africans, our voices are often left unheard. By initiating this hub for filmmakers and storytellers, we can tell our stories as a continent.
Meet the choir singing a chorus of diversity in Qatar
In partnership with Media City
"Our choir is immensely diverse. I think it's one of the most diverse choirs in the world."
Meet the 13-year-old restoring old Soviet tech in Georgia
In partnership with Media City
“The markets for old tech in Tbilisi are glorious. There's nothing digital around and there are moments that feel a little bit like Bladerunner."
Meet the surfers who are making waves in the Gaza Strip
In partnership with Media City
"We stay at the sea because it is where we can experience a taste of freedom and happiness."
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The cowboys roaming the deserts of Bahrain
In partnership with Media City
"Whenever we put on this outfit, we feel distinguished among people. The feeling is indescribable."
The jungle environmentalist saving elephants in Thailand
In partnership with Media City
"We must find a way to coexist with nature as our populations rise. As wild spaces shrink, we will bump up against nature."
Meet the British boxer trying to end knife crime in London
In partnership with Media City
"It's about guiding them, it's about making them happy. It's about inspiring them. If I can convince one child to at least change their life, to change their way of thinking, then I'm doing my job."
Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice
In partnership with Media City
"Activism is a way for us to leave our footprint on the planet and in history too. To make our own history and not just let it be told for us."
Qatar's first male fashion designer leads cultural change and inspires a generation
In partnership with Media City
"M7 is not only a building, it's an ecosystem...they believe that we can be the new voices for the creative economy here in Doha."
Meet the Gazan clowns making children laugh this Ramadan
In partnership with Media City
"We make the children so happy that they forget the conflict, bombings and destruction."
The Lebanese dynamic duo helping frontline workers this Ramadan
In partnership with Media City
"The story of the crisis transformed our relationship with this country. These people in this country are heroes to sustain this current situation."
Kenyan rapper's words inspire community recycling
In partnership with Media City
"The more I did the music part, the more I figured out how to understand my emotions, understand who I am, understand my environment, be observant of my environment and be observant of the world."
Meet Super Sam, the endurance athlete fuelled by the superpower of autism
In partnership with Media City
"I think the strength that people with autism have in terms of their focus, their ability to sustain long tasks for long periods without being distracted, are just wonderful traits."
Meet the Queen Bikers, Tunisia’s first all-female motorcycle club
In partnership with Media City
"The moment I start the engine, I totally forget about the people, the streets, as my whole being is fused with the bike."
The parkour pioneers of Qatar are taking the sport to another level
In partnership with Media City
"We fall a lot, but it's part of the game. If you don't fall, that means you're not learning."
Meet the Nepali teenagers raising awareness of human trafficking
In partnership with Media City
"If I would have been trafficked, I have no clue how my life would be now. I still fear when I think of what happened. Where would I be now?"
The alternative schools offering new horizons to children in Malaysia
In partnership with Media City
"I want all the children without documents and without education to be given a chance to go to school."
Meet the skier flying the flag for 1.4 Billion Indians at the Winter Olympics
In partnership with Media City
"It is the dream of the entire Kashmir valley, a dream of all Indians. There cannot be a greater joy for us."
Meet the Jordanian diving duo dedicated to marine conservation
In partnership with Media City
"I believe and I've learnt that change comes from the person himself. So in order to inspire people to change their habits, you need to change first."
El Salvador: Collective of young artists eyes "cultural revolution"
In partnership with Media City
"From limitation comes the creative explosion."
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