Podcasts: 2018 nominees

Brisa de Angulo set up a charity for survivors of sexual assault in Bolivia

Aged eight, Nice Leng'ete was destined to undergo female genital mutilation

Livey van Wyk went from being an HIV-positive teenager to the youngest mayor in Namibia

Mohammad Sayed created a comic superhero called Wheelchair Man, based on his life story

How Seyi Oluyole's dance group is inspiring youngsters to study whilst they learn dance

Dr Marzia Salam Yaftali runs the last public hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz

Jorge Bergero is a cellist who performs for people who can't make it to concert halls

Isaiah Acosta was born without a jaw, but ended up becoming a rapper

Major Zachariah Fike is on a mission to reunite lost war medals with their owners

Faith Kalungia provides support to children growing up in prisons in Zambia

Alison Cope's son Joshua Ribera - known as Depzman to his fans - was killed in 2013.

In 2012, Kristal Bush created a carpool service for the families of prisoners.

Kenyan Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan turned to football to bring peace to her community

Mbarouk Mussa Omar has planted over a million trees in the Zanzibar archipelago

Zenith Irfan is challenging stereotypes and fulfilling her father's dream in Pakistan

South African activist Eddie Ndopu wants to be the first wheelchair user in space

Esenam Nyador is one of just a handful of female taxi drivers in Ghana

Emma Carey taught herself to walk again after surviving a terrible accident.

Caron Asgarali was shot in the face in 2013 and has campaigned against crime ever since

Mountaineer Leslie Binns gave up his dream of conquering Everest to save another climber