Changemaker Stories

How one survivor fights extremism

13th December 2017

Bjørn Ihler narrowly escaped death on the Norwegian island of Utøya in 2011, and now works to prevent violent extremism. He talks to Davina Patel.

My guitar is my Kalashnikov

13th December 2017

Mer Ayang’s guitar is her ‘weapon of peace’. Yee-Liu Williams hears how song can overcome anger in the aftermath of war.

Friend or Foe

13th December 2017

Jo Berry’s father was killed by a bomb planted by Patrick Magee. They talk to Yee-Liu Williams about their unusual friendship.

Engage not prevent

13th December 2017

Ed Davey MP reflects on how to break the vicious circle of mistrust

Aboard the miracle train

13th December 2017

The award-winning nurse who took healthcare to rural South Africa tells Mary Lean about her journey.

What would Gandhi do?

9th August 2017

Professor Rajmohan Gandhi is a historian, biographer and former President of Initiatives of Change International. On a recent visit to the UK, he talked to Davina Patel about his grandfather, Mahatma Gandhi, and the challenges of building trust in the world today.

By wooden bike to Mecca

9th August 2017

Irene de Pous hears about a pilgrimage with a difference.

Healing the wounds of war

9th August 2017

Yee-Liu Williams talks to a survivor of the Rwandan genocide who helps other refugees overcome the traumas of war.

Only love

9th August 2017

Jean Paul Samputu forgave his parents’ closest friend for killing them. He talks to Davina Patel.

Breaking barriers, building bridges

9th August 2017

Homeless at 17, Maxine Cockett offers hope to marginalized young people in Nottingham. Yee-Liu Williams went to meet her.

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