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Sam and Alex the stars of Wait, Wait, Now. Sam is wearing a bright blue wig and Alex is wearing a pastel pink wig.
Date
24 March 2025 - 12:30

Ramon Te Wake on filmmaking, identity and the power of representation

Michael Blyth spoke to filmmaker Ramon Te Wake, whose film Wait, Wait, Now! is part of Five Films for Freedom 2025, about celebrating her trans and Māori identities on screen.

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LGBTQ+, Arts and culture, Gender and inclusion, Film
Farhana Chowdhury points at a board of post-it notes, watched by two other people.
Date
13 February 2025 - 18:01

Youth Leadership & Gender Equality: From Inspiration to Action

Farhana Chowdhury reflects on how her upbringing and experience of youth work have shaped her approach to equality, and what makes her hopeful for a world that is fairer to all.

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Equality and diversity, Gender equality, Gender and inclusion, Youth
The participants of the British Council's 90 Youth Voices programme on a London boat trip, they are sailing up the River Thames approaching Tower Bridge.
Date
13 September 2024 - 19:00

90 Youth Voices from around the world come together to solve global issues

Lízbeth Díaz, one of the participants of the British Council's 90 Youth Voices, describes the programme in action.

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Social change, Youth, Peace, justice and strong institutions, Cultural relations, Civil society
Photo of woman carrying a container on her head, she is walking along a track with bushes and plants in the background.
Date
28 November 2023 - 12:30

Bringing solar energy to rural Pakistan

Dr Rihab Khalid describes a project to design a solar energy system for Helario village, one of Pakistan's most remote rural communities.

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Environment and green transition, Gender and inclusion, Technology
A young woman and a young man cycle along a tree lined path in a park on a sunny day.
Date
31 March 2023 - 13:05

A walk in the park - can prescribing nature work?

Dr Sian de Bell, Research Fellow, University of Exeter and Julius Cesar Alejandre, Doctoral Researcher at Glasgow Caledonian University explain how nature prescribing can help keep us well.

Tags
Science, Social change
Stevie Spring
Date
08 March 2022 - 06:17

Breaking bias: lessons from the boardroom

On International Women’s Day 2022, Stevie Spring CBE, Chairman, British Council gives us real-world advice on navigating challenges and breaking stereotypes in the workplace.

Tags
Gender equality, Gender and inclusion
Voices Magazine
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  • A 90-year-old global ambassador creating a unique history
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  • Using film to document the destruction of an ancient way of life
  • Twenty-six interviews. One living history.
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