'We are open for business' - EU Ambassador to Kyiv recalls staff
Nazneen Zahan
Meet Super Sam, the endurance athlete fuelled by the superpower of autism
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"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
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"The moment I start the engine, I totally forget about the people, the streets, as my whole being is fused with the bike."
Meet the Nepali teenagers raising awareness of human trafficking
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"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
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"I want all the children without documents and without education to be given a chance to go to school."
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Meet the skier flying the flag for 1.4 Billion Indians at the Winter Olympics
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"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
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"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."
Meet the cholita skateboarders breaking down stereotypes in Bolivia
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"These clothes are not a costume. This is an identity. This is what makes them cholitas and they are proud of that."
El Salvador: Collective of young artists eyes "cultural revolution"
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"From limitation comes the creative explosion."
Meet the rock band shining a light on the people of Gaza's struggles
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“Rock music worldwide is something that has been always stereotyped: people who scream. That is not rock music, rock music is a philosophy.”
The street actors spreading awareness about social issues in India
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"'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"
Female DJs step up and break taboos in Tunisia
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"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?"
The Indonesian conservationists saving endangered gibbons
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“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.”
The Afghan children's orchestra plays again
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“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.”
Meet the inventor saving the lives of pregnant women across Uganda
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“Radiology was a great marriage between saving lives and dealing with machines”
Meet the men sparking the beatboxing revolution in Kashmir
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“I look at beatboxing as an empty canvas on which you can portray your creativity, your skills."
The ballet dancer inspiring children living in Kenya’s slum
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"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."
Meet the Greek fisherman cleaning up the Mediterranean Sea
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“I was really shocked to see that the fishermen were collecting in their nets, not only fish but lots of plastic.”
The Spanish inventor creating electricity from nature
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"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."
The inventor changing attitudes towards people with disabilities
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"I realised that my life would be much easier if my computer would be able to talk for me.”
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