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Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

Discover the people and the projects trying to make the world a better place.

A weekly programme looking at common challenges around the world and the creative ways people are trying to tackle them.

Presenter Myra Anubi speaks to reporters, experts and innovators to investigate how effective different solutions are, share their successes and inspire listeners with what is possible.

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Lend Me Your Eyes

04/02/2017 GMT

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How apps and armchair volunteers are helping blind people around the world.

How apps and armchair volunteers are helping blind people solve everyday problems around the world.

A new app is helping blind people solve everyday problems by combining smartphones video technology and an army of armchair volunteers. 
 
World Hacks investigates how it works and explores whether micro-volunteering projects like this have the potential to solve all kinds of problems in the future.

(Photo: Vicky, who is blind, using an app to help her sew)

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