Health

What do Londoners know about female genital mutilation (FGM)?

Adriana Calado and Adam Barr11 October 2016

"I think FGM is a taboo subject. A lot of people don’t want to talk about that sort of stuff, just because I think it made me cringe a little bit. Talking abo... Keep Reading

Singing for Survival: The junior doctors looking for chart success to save the NHS

Dylan Taylor31 August 2016

“In healthcare we take away the emotion of what we do. We have to be very clinical about things, but something about a tune and the emotion of people singing r... Keep Reading

Find Some Flow: Creating inclusive games for the disabled and abled to play together

Natasha Lipman19 August 2016

"Do you want to play with me?" "If communities take steps to facilitate this question and make it easy to ask, the world will be a better place. It's not alway... Keep Reading

Marsa: Stigma-free healthcare for all ages, genders and sexual orientations in the Middle East

Zoe Large1 August 2016

"Marsa tries to make people more aware of how to have safe sex, of what it’s like to be LGBT, and of how to treat marginalised groups with respect." The ... Keep Reading

Disability awareness: Society’s perceptions on having sex with a spinal cord injury

Nicky Mathew12 July 2016

"He’s a gorgeous looking man with sexy eyes and a naughty smile. I fell in love with him very quickly and my friends were delighted with the sparkle that he b... Keep Reading

How makeup helped a young woman accept her skin condition

Emma Matthews25 June 2016

"Many people don’t know that make up is often a “mask” that allows vitiligo suffers to break free from the disease." On 25 June, the world celebrates Worl... Keep Reading

Mashaka Tuju: Growing up with albinism in Tanzania

Mashaka Tuju13 June 2016

"My father said I was a misfortune. He was ashamed of me." On 13 June, the world celebrates International Albinism Awareness Day. The day was declared by ... Keep Reading

Muhammed Haque: Young cancer patient fundraises to pay for his own treatment

Catarina Demony2 June 2016

“I felt like all hope was gone. On one hand, I have this treatment and on the other hand it was too expensive. I couldn’t afford it.” Born and raised in Lo... Keep Reading

Spinal cord injury: How it can affect a young person’s mental health

Catarina Demony and Sarah Sinclair24 May 2016

“There was just too much crap going on inside my head for me to want to open it, but maybe I should have done it." Every eight hours someone in the United ... Keep Reading

Anas Al-Hakim: The young disabled Syrian rebuilding his life in Berlin

Catarina Demony20 May 2016

“Life stopped for me and I’m not the kind of person who likes stopping.” Anas Al-Hakim's life changed forever after a major spinal surgery left him permane... Keep Reading

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A story of fostering an unaccompanied refugee minor in Europe

Five Years! Here’s how we see the world now

Special Features

Chennai Coastal Cleanup: Empowering citizens to take control of waste reduction

Khaled Akil: Depicting Syria, sex slaves and Pokemon through art

Design for Difference: Fashion student designs clothes to help the lives of refugees

Meet the Londoners defying Parkinson’s through dance

Down Syndrome: Not a reason to be ignored

SafariSeat: All-terrain wheelchair is helping the world’s most vulnerable to get moving

Youth-led charity tackles FGM in the UK through creative music videos

Menopausal in my teens: Amy’s story

‘I have a life, let me live it’: Young disabled Londoners talk accessible transport

Beyond GDP: Why are people in South Korea so unhappy?

How rock climbing helped one young woman tackle depression

Uncovering the ‘culture of shame’ surrounding disability in Japan