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Meet the Venezuelan engineers pumping clean water for villagers

In partnership with Media City

Our idea is to attack the existing problems of drinking water consumption and provide solutions to the communities.

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Meet the young Ugandan dance group taking the world by storm

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"When you dance, you forget that you didn't eat. When you dance, you forget that you have lost someone. You forget everything. You focus on dance."

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Meet the dance crew taking steps towards success in Qatar

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"I just hope they have fun dancing and continue to dream. They can do anything if they can believe it."

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Meet the women saving sharks off the coast of Mexico

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"The town we're working with is called Agua Amarga. It is a small fishing town with a population of 500 people. We are training them so that they can have an extra income and they can eventually phase out shark fishing."

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The Italian fashion designer changing perceptions toward people with disabilities

In partnership with Media City

"For me, inclusivity means being yourself and accepting what's different because being different is beautiful."

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Meet the child chef cooking up a storm in Kenya

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"I want to show people that food is not only about eating, it's about how you make it and the magic behind it."

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Meet the choir singing a chorus of diversity in Qatar

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"Our choir is immensely diverse. I think it's one of the most diverse choirs in the world."

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Meet the girl turning trash into treasure in Malaysia

In partnership with Media City

"As we saw the plastic pollution problem, my family and I realised that we needed to do something about it because this was our home and it is everyone's home."

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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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Meet the teenagers making upcycling fashionable in Qatar

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"Fast fashion is a concept that moves really quickly and people don't really realise how much of a carbon footprint they're leaving behind."

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The jungle environmentalist saving elephants in Thailand

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"We must find a way to coexist with nature as our populations rise. As wild spaces shrink, we will bump up against nature."

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Meet the artist preserving tribal tattoos in India

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"If I learn, I can pass this knowledge on to people. This is how our dying art will be revived again."

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Meet the team who are preserving marine life in Mallorca

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"Posidonia is extremely important because it's basically the lung of the Mediterranean".

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The female rap group inspiring young women across India

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"Rapping gives me confidence. Rapping gives me a feeling of liberty and empowerment. It's my way of survival."

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Meet the students who marched 400 km across Portugal for climate justice

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"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."

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From the favelas to the Olympics: the Brazilian breakdancer determined to make her country proud

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"I don't think of anything when I dance, nothing. It's a moment when I turn off my mind and stop thinking about absolutely everything, problems, everything".

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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."

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The Lebanese dynamic duo helping frontline workers this Ramadan

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"The story of the crisis transformed our relationship with this country. These people in this country are heroes to sustain this current situation."

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Qatari chef cooking up a storm in Doha

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"I'm done with being a home-based business. I need to be represented somewhere where people can experience the full experience."

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Kenyan rapper's words inspire community recycling

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"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."

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