Blind courage
Dave Heeley is blind. But he didn't let that spoil his dream of achieving one of the greatest ever feats of marathon-running... READ MORE
The student from the Third World slums
Sammy Gitau grew up in the slum of Mathare — just one of 300,000 people crammed in a tangle of makeshift shacks...READ MORE
The sound of survival
After spending much of his adolescence fighting for the Sudan's People Liberation Army, Emmanuel Jal has found redemption through music... READ MORE
A stroke of luck
Kate Adamson thought she had it all: beauty, wealth, family happiness, then a devastating stroke changed everything. But her journey has inspired thousands... READ MORE
The father of fertility
Robert Edwards faced years of discouragement and acrimony, but his pioneering work on IVF changed the way we live... READ MORE
Talk about cool ideas
For some, the challenges faced by the Third World are a spur for brilliant invention. Emily Cummins is the 21-year-old inventor of the "solar-powered" fridge... READ MORE
A use for everything
Despite the many general assumptions about Asia's slums, Dharavi &mdash its largest &mdash is the working hub of Mumbai and a maze of industry... READ MORE
A thirst for change
After suffering two years' worth of severe infection from contaminated water, Katie Alcott has a dream to provide clean water to the Third World... READ MORE
Playing away from home
Mel Young, organiser of The Homeless World Cup, has given homeless people from around the world a new hope through football... READ MORE
The $1m comeback
John Tu lost his first self-made fortune in the 1987 stock market crash, so he picked himself up and created another... READ MORE
Art in adversity
Artists don't come much braver than Chuck Close. Despite decades of neurological illness, he has forged a reputation as one of the world's most innovative painters... READ MORE
Drive ahead
How environmental pressures led to the arrival of the revolutionary twin turbo diesel engine, in a case of triumph over engineering adversity... READ MORE
