The Happy Pod: The model redefining beauty norms

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We meet a Ghanaian woman who is challenging stereotypes of beauty and disability by modelling with her prosthetic leg wrapped in colourful kente fabric. Abena Christine Jon'el had her leg amputated when she was just two years old because of an aggressive form of cancer. She says she's fought through so much to survive that she's determined to fight for anyone who's ever felt defeated by life. Also, a mobile gaming app that is helping teenagers in Brazil learn how to support their friends with mental health issues. A scheme teaching gardening skills to prisoners in the UK to help cut the numbers who reoffend after their release. The Washington museum curator who has adopted Gen Z slang to get younger people interested in its works of art. Alison Luchs has attracted over nine million views with two social media posts, and is challenging others to submit similar videos about other exhibits. Plus, big baby elephant news, some unusual guard animals, and how one new family helped bring an entire community together, just by showing they cared. Presenter: Ankur Desai Music: Iona Hampson (Photo: Abena Christine Jon'el on the catwalk in Ghana. Credit: Vino Studio/Nineteen57 Events)