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One of my favourite people in history, the late Kenyan Wangari Mathai, an activist,
she said that it's the little things we do that can make a difference.
Today, I'm asking you to do a little thing.
Share this podcast with someone else.
Hopefully,
it will remind them that our world is always worth saving and that there are many solutions out there.
Now, let's jump into today's episode.
People fixing the world.
This is People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service,
a programme that finds interesting things people are doing to make our world a better place.
I'm Myra Anubi and this week we'll be hearing about two community-led projects in a country that's been heavily affected by war.
Sierra Leone is a small West African country on the Atlantic coast bordered by Guinea and Liberia with a population of around 8 million people.
Now it's a beautiful country with roaring mountains, white beaches and a rich history.
It was a major departure point during the transatlantic slave trade and later a refuge
for freed and repatriated slaves.
In fact, its capital city is called Freetown, founded back in 1792 for this purpose.
More recently, however, Sierra Leone has been greatly affected by a devastating civil war,
sparked by poverty, corruption and battles over diamond wealth.
It became infamous for its cruelty, mass amputations, child soldiers and attacks on civilians.