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Meet the rock band shining a light on the people of Gaza's struggles

In partnership with Media City

“Rock music worldwide is something that has been always stereotyped: people who scream. That is not rock music, rock music is a philosophy.”

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The street actors spreading awareness about social issues in India

In partnership with Media City

"'Nukkad natak' is a very participatory process, and I think that is the beauty of it because that gives it a scope of having people's voices or diverse voices"

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Female DJs step up and break taboos in Tunisia

In partnership with Media City

"Usually, when I'm at a party, I stand so close to the DJ box and I keep wondering what is that guy doing? What are all those buttons made for?"

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The Indonesian conservationists saving endangered gibbons

In partnership with Media City

“We can now only sometimes hear the sounds of the gibbons in the morning or evening. Before, according to locals, it used to be very noisy.”

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The Afghan children's orchestra plays again

In partnership with Media City

“Music is a powerful force for transforming lives. Music can teach children how to live in peace and harmony. They're responsible to get the necessary skills and knowledge to be able one day to help the country once again.”

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Meet the inventor saving the lives of pregnant women across Uganda

In partnership with Media City

“Radiology was a great marriage between saving lives and dealing with machines”

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Meet the men sparking the beatboxing revolution in Kashmir

In partnership with Media City

“I look at beatboxing as an empty canvas on which you can portray your creativity, your skills."

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The ballet dancer inspiring children living in Kenya’s slum

In partnership with Media City

"Everybody deserves the right to dance. Everybody deserves the right to be who they are. Ballet was made for the elite because it needed to divide people, but dance is something that is meant to unite."

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Meet the Greek fisherman cleaning up the Mediterranean Sea

In partnership with Media City

“I was really shocked to see that the fishermen were collecting in their nets, not only fish but lots of plastic.”

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Meet the Roma girl band empowering women and challenging stereotypes

In partnership with Media City

"The message we send is that a girl should be independent, strong, believe in herself, and have a goal and not marry early."

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The Spanish inventor creating electricity from nature

In partnership with Media City

"Imagine, being in the middle of a park or a street and being able to touch a plant and turn on the lights of that specific area."

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Meet the classically trained violinist turned grime artist

In partnership with Media City

“I didn't expect grime violin to take off as much as it has. People say, you're a pioneer and I was just doing what I love."

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Defying the odds - meet the refugee turned game designer

In partnership with Media City

“I wish we lived in a world where we don't have to teach empathy but that's why I created my game. It's a game that is more than about just being a refugee.”

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Meet the man who’s aiming to change the face of aviation

In partnership with Media City

“I wanted to change the thought process that you can't do something because you're not represented, I want the young people to be the representation that they seek.”

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Meet the women hunting cyber criminals and fighting for justice

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“The fact that our daily life got transferred to cyberspace, the sexist violence in the streets transferred itself to cyberspace.”

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The Jordanian architect who grew a 100-year-old forest in 10 years

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“That made me see the landscape in a different light and the potential of that landscape if human intervention was not affecting it in a negative way.”

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Surf Ghana: meet the skateboarding collective making waves in Africa

In partnership with Media City

"The scene in Ghana is bigger and better than I ever expected. When I started skating there were only two of us."

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