Small Changes

Shahin Ashraf’s experience growing up as a British Muslim has led to a life campaigning for gender equality around the world

Malaysia’s LGBT community faces rampant persecution. Thi Laga, a co-founder of rights group Justice for Sisters, is a leading figure in the fightback

The Australian agronomist Tony Rinaudo reveals the secrets that brought about extraordinary results in dozens of countries, from Senegal to Ethiopia

When his beloved city was occupied by Islamic State, Iraqi Omar Mohammed was determined to document every atrocity – as anonymous blogger Mosul Eye

Eddie Ndopu defied expectations as the first African with a disability to graduate from Oxford. Now he wants to be the first wheelchair user in space

Our guest this week is a teenager who was involved in mass demonstrations in Dhaka that were sparked after two children were killed by a bus

Mike Wamaya discusses how performing ballet helps children transcend the chaos and violence of life in Kibera

Lucy Lamble talks to Sandra Olsson from Child Soldiers International, who works with girls formerly caught up in armed groups in Democratic Republic of the Congo as they struggle to settle back in their communities

After studying human rights law, Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan returned to her hometown to promote peace and champion women’s rights – through ball skills and teamwork

When protests in Tunisia sparked revolution across the region and in the Middle East, Aya Chebbi found her political voice

Critic Shirley Apthorp realised the post-apartheid generation needed a change of key to unlock an artform so associated with the white elite