A word from some of our 2025 changemakers

The red carpet was rolled out yet again last week, to honour the nation’s real heroes at the Pride of Britain Awards. Taking place at London’s Marriott Grosvenor House in Mayfair, the awards ceremony

WHEN A TRADITIONAL COOKING STOVE LEFT HER toddler with life-threatening burns, Charlot Magayi turned grief into resolve. From Nairobi’s Mukuru slum, she set out to reinvent the stove, and in doing so

SOLOMON ISLANDS NATIVE CYNTHIA Houniuhi spearheaded a yearslong campaign that culminated in 2025 in a landmark advisory opinion from the U.N.’s International Court of Justice. Thanks to her leadership

While there may have been a glittering array of A-list celebrities at the Pride of Britain Awards last week, it was the magnificent ordinary folk and their extraordinary stories that shone the brighte

CHEF DOUGLAS MCMASTER IS THE CRE-ative mastermind behind Silo, the world’s first zero-waste restaurant. The London-based institution, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary, prides itself on n

Last year, Big Issue partnered with Cardboard Citizens to showcase a series of bold short films that shone a spotlight on the various ways people can become homeless – and now it will be taking both t