BBC Inspirations 2018
The search is over! Our judges Frank Gardner, Tessa Thompson and Kumi Naidoo have selected their three winners of the BBC Inspirations Awards 2018, and they are: Nice Leng’ete, Brisa de Angulo and Livey Van Wyk.
The winners of the 2018 Outlook Inspirations Awards—Outlook
The award winners in our search for the world’s most inspiring stories
My School for Sexual Abuse Survivors—Outlook
Brisa de Angulo set up a charity for survivors of sexual assault in Bolivia
From Outcast to the Youngest Mayor of Namibia—Outlook
Livey van Wyk was initially shunned by her community for being HIV positive.
I Took on My Village Elders to End FGM—Outlook
Aged 8, Nice Leng'ete was destined to undergo female genital mutilation
I Created a Wheelchair Superhero—Outlook
Mohammad Sayed created a comic superhero called Wheelchair Man, based on his life story.
I Bring my Orchestra to the Terminally Ill—Outlook
Jorge Bergero is a cellist who performs for people who can’t make it to concert halls
The mute teen who became a rapper—Outlook
Isaiah Acosta was born without a jaw, but ended up becoming a rapper
Dodging bullets to deliver a baby—Outlook
Dr Marzia Salaam Yaftali runs the last public hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz
Helping Kids to Dance Their Way to an Education—Outlook
Nigerian Seyi Oluyole uses dance to keep children in school
Comforting the Fans of my Murdered Son—Outlook
Alison Cope mothers fans of her murdered son and invites them to remember him in her home
Bringing the forests back to my tropical islands—Outlook
Mbarouk Mussa Omar has planted over a million trees in the Zanzibar archipelago
I Started a Prison Carpool Service—Outlook
In 2012 Kristal Bush created a carpool service for families of prisoners.
Reuniting veterans with their medals—Outlook
Major Zachariah Fike is on a mission to reunite lost war medals with their owners
Surviving a Skydiving Crash Landing—Outlook
Emma Carey taught herself to walk again after surviving a terrible accident.
My Football Teams Helped Stop Inter-tribal Violence—Outlook
Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan uses football to bring peace to her community.
I Look After Children Growing up Behind Bars—Outlook
Faith Kalungia: “Because of their environment they actually behave like prisoners”
I Want to be the First Wheelchair User in Space—Outlook
Eddie Ndopu is a disability rights campaigner from South Africa
How Ghana’s Miss Taxi Says No to Sexism—Outlook
Esenam Nyador is one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Ghana.
Battling Gun Crime Armed With Just my Story—Outlook
Caron Asgarali raises awareness of the impact of gun violence in Trinidad.
I Saved a Stranger on Everest—Outlook
Leslie Binns gave up his dream of reaching the peak of Everest to save another climber
Breaking taboos in Pakistan on my motorbike—Outlook
Zenith Irfan is challenging stereotypes and fulfilling her father’s dream
Podcasts: 2018 nominees
Binge listen to the extraordinary stories on the BBC Inspirations 2018 longlist
