World Challenge 08

Eight programmes : October – December.
Now in its 4th year, World Challenge gives Internet browsers, BBC viewers and Newsweek readers a chance to nominate their favourite green business or community venture. This year again nearly 1000 entries came in from all over the world - 3 times more than its inaugural year in 2005.

So please vote for your favourite and ask any friends to do likewise! All the details are on www.theworldchallenge.co.uk

According to Robert Lamb, who came up with the World Challenge concept: "It's a chance for small-scale entrepreneurs with a conscience to have their day in the sun. Instead of some jury comprising the great and good deciding which one should win, the viewers can vote online for their favourite".


Find out more about the 2008 finalists and past winners on the World Challenge website.

Dr. Bob Watson's World Challenge '07 speech

Interview with Dr.Bob Watson


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  Transmission times
Date Time(GMT) Programme Detail Exceptions
11-Oct 10:30 Prog1
Cliffhanger - In India, the Keystone Foundation is keeping an ancient and sustainable tradition alive by creating markets for wild honey.
Change is Brewing - In South Africa, the Heiveld Cooperative gets small-scale farmers a fair price for their organic Roobios tea.		  
12-Oct 13:00 / 20:30  
13-Oct 02:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
18-Oct 10:30 Prog2
Green Gold - In Colombia, the Oro Verde has created a new gold standard: gold that’s produced without harming the environment, and with a fair price paid to the miners.
A Chance to Grow - In Nepal, Shanti Sewa Griha is a self-sufficient society for leprosy victims and other social outcasts. 		 
19-Oct 13:00 / 20:30  
20-Oct 02:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
25-Oct 10:30 Prog3
Plan Bee - In Pakistan, the Hashoo Foundation is sweetening the deal for the women beekeepers of northern Pakistan, by selling their top-quality honey in luxury hotels.
Market Economy - In Kenya, the Leakey Collection gives Maasai women a sustainable income – without interrupting their traditional way of life. 		 
26-Oct 13:00 / 20:30  
27-Oct 02:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
01-Nov 10:30 / 16:30 Prog4
Comunidade Film - In Brazil, young people in the slums of Santos have a shot at a better future thanks to filmmaker Carlos Cortez and his Oficinas Querô film academy.
Maasai Production - In Kenya, the Leakey Collection's Hawkers Market Girl Centre provides education and opportunities to girls from Nairobi’s slums.		  
02-Nov 13:20 / 21:30 NOT Asia Pacific
03-Nov 03:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
08-Nov 10:30 / 16:30 Prog5
Homegrown Heroes - In Paraguay, Escuela Agricola is a self-sufficient school that turns smallholders into success stories.
Independence Day In India, the She Hope Society is bringing dignity and independence to the disabled in war-torn Kashmir. 		 
09-Nov 13:20 / 21:30 NOT Asia Pacific
10-Nov 03:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
15-Nov 10:30 / 16:30 Prog6
Learning With-in Tent - In Kyrgyzstan, Yurt-based kindergartens are giving the chance of an education to the children of Kyrgyzstan’s herders.
Sole Traders - In Kenya, A blight on the beaches of Kenya is now an income source for coastal communities thanks to UniquEco Designs.		  
16-Nov 13:20 / 21:30 NOT Asia Pacific
17-Nov 03:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
22-Nov 10:30 / 16:30 World Challenge; One Year On  
23-Nov 13:20 / 21:30 NOT Asia Pacific
24-Nov 03:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific
       
20-Dec 10:30 / 16:30 World Challenge the Final  
21-Dec 13:20 / 21:30 NOT Asia Pacific
22-Dec 03:30 NOT South Africa, Middle East or Asia Pacific


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