Category: Women Doing Amazing Things
The woman who blogged Tunisia’s revolution
AFP Hundreds of Tunisians attended the funeral of 36-year-old blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni, mourning the loss of a brave voice who fought for…
The legal battles changing the course of climate change
Getty Images The number of climate lawsuits globally has surged in recent years (Credit: Getty Images) Governments, fossil fuel firms and airlines are increasingly being…
Getting patients home has become a ‘real challenge’
Gill Dummigan Health Correspondent, BBC North West BBC Staff at Broadgreen Hospital in Liverpool work with patients to try and prepare them for discharge BBC…
‘Punjabi dance takes away our stress’
A dance group is celebrating success at an international competition. The Addi Tappa Giddha group in Derby teaches Giddha, a popular folk dance of women…
The star chef of Santiago de Compostela
Sofia Perez Features correspondent Mero Afonso The Académie Internationale de la Gastronomie named chef Lucía Freitas the “Chef of the Future” (Credit: Mero Afonso) Now…
A gourmet revival of Sierra Leone’s bold flavours
Amelia Martyn-Hemphill & Mariama Wurie Features correspondent Amelia Martyn-Hemphill Sierra Leone is grabbing attention for its bold flavours (Credit: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill) Sierra Leone recently got…
A heritage hotel run by princesses
Alex Outhwaite Features correspondent Joshua Paul Akers (Credit: Joshua Paul Akers) Not only has Odisha’s Belgadia Palace been transformed into an award-winning boutique hotel, but…
Why bushcraft is booming again
Daniel Stables Features correspondent James Mahan/Getty Images (Credit: James Mahan/Getty Images) Increasing numbers of people around the world are taking to woodlands and wildernesses to…
In Ireland, a taste of the underworld
Addison Nugent Features correspondent Isabella Ostelli/Alamy According to Sibery, Underworld Savage Ale’s flavour profile includes citrus, blackberry, currant and rosehip (Credit: Isabella Ostelli/Alamy) For millennia,…
The women pushing boundaries on TV
Vibeke Venema, Julie Yoonnyung Lee and Samantha Haque BBC World Service Actress Uhm Jung-hwa: “I feel happy to be able to tell women’s stories” Many…