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The Impact Room

The Impact Room is a new space to connect people and ideas that make a real difference to our world. Step inside to hear stories of success and failure from a host of global guests, all working to sol... Read more

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Tipping point: why we need new solutions for refugees

Tipping point: why we need new solutions for refugees

As the number of forcibly displaced people around the world surpasses 100 million, Filippo Grandi, United Nations High C... Read more

16 Jun 2022

53mins

Ranked #2

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The TV show helping kids affected by war and displacement

The TV show helping kids affected by war and displacement

Sesame Street has been entertaining children around the world for generations. First launched in 1969, the show was an e... Read more

23 May 2022

25mins

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The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

The superyacht millionaires who launched a migrant rescue mission

Every year, tens of thousands of migrants risk their lives attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Fleeing failed or frag... Read more

4 Apr 2022

51mins

Ranked #4

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The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook

The Indian NGO rewriting the global education playbook

Rukmini Banerji is CEO of India’s Pratham Education Foundation.Founded 25 years ago to teach out-of-school youngsters in... Read more

7 Mar 2022

39mins

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Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’

Unpacking the myth of the ‘good refugee’

In the politics of migration, refugees are either demonised as intruders or celebrated for their success. But how does t... Read more

6 Dec 2021

48mins

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Breaking the chains of modern slavery

Breaking the chains of modern slavery

Are global efforts to end exploitation making progress, or are countries and campaigners failing in their fight? Three e... Read more

20 Sep 2021

52mins

Ranked #7

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Knowledge and power: who has it, and who owns it

Knowledge and power: who has it, and who owns it

Lisa Seitz Gruwell, chief advancement officer at the Wikimedia Foundation, talks knowledge sharing, fake news, and why W... Read more

15 Sep 2021

27mins

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Prize philanthropy: who are the real winners?

Prize philanthropy: who are the real winners?

Philanthropy-backed competitions involve big money, but do they also deliver results? From the Nobels to the Pulitzer, p... Read more

12 Sep 2021

41mins

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Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Coding in conflict: inside the tech hub empowering Gazan youth

Hear from Ryan Sturgill, the former director of Gaza Sky Geeks, on the realities of running a tech hub in an occupied te... Read more

11 Aug 2021

44mins

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Rooting for change: solving the unemployment crisis

Rooting for change: solving the unemployment crisis

Unemployment is a global crisis. From Saudi Arabia to South America, joblessness has been described as a ticking time bo... Read more

9 Aug 2021

42mins

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