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Welcome to People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service.
On this programme, we investigate solutions, innovative ways to make our world a better place.
I'm Myra Anouvi and today we'll be tackling a very difficult issue,
a growing problem that continues to separate us as a society.
We'll be hearing about some unexpected solutions that involve five-year-olds in Botswana and teenagers in the UK.
Conflicts, protests, online trolls.
The world is so polarized.
Sadly, I don't have a one-size-fits-all solution for this,
but some people have suggested that one way of having lasting change is by teaching children empathy,
getting them to understand people's feelings and different points of view so that when they're older,
they're already more accepting of others.
Now, I have to admit, when I first heard about this, I wasn't sure about the idea.
It sounded a bit like a big ask.