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#16 Moved by South Asia | Vibhati Bhatia

Number 16 of 289 - Vibhati Bhatia [https://www.instagram.com/vibsbhatia/] Vibhati “Vibs” Bhatia is a social sustainability leader, founder and community builder working at the intersection of climate, culture and equity. She is the founder of South Asians for Sustainability [https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-asians-for-sustainability/] (SAFS) – a fast-growing platform amplifying South Asian voices in climate and social impact, while making sustainability more culturally relevant and accessible. Alongside her work, she is also a fusion musician – singing in Hindi, Punjabi and English, and collaborating with artists including The Orchestral Qawwali Project. Mishal Noor [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mishal-n-602727ab/] and I had the pleasure of speaking with Vibs - exploring her journey and why climate action must include the voices most affected. “We’re all connected… the world is one family.” Vibhati Bhatia Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/vibsbhatia/] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibhati-bhatia/] South Asians for Sustainability Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/southasiansforsustainability/] and LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/company/south-asians-for-sustainability/] Orchestral Qawwali Project Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/orchestralqawwaliproject/] and website [https://orchestralqawwali.com/]

#15 Moved by Olio | Tessa Clarke

Her parents are farmers, so she knows how much work goes into producing food – and hates throwing it away. That led to forming Olio • Share More, Waste Less [https://olioapp.com/en/] in 2014, so it's a pleasure to bring this story through the latest episode of Moved [https://www.linkedin.com/company/movedpod/]. Meet Tessa Clarke [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tessaclarkeolio/] – solving food waste at scale, 140M+ meals shared safely, 15M+ household items rehomed. We know food waste is wrong, yet a third of food produced globally never gets eaten, and millions are hungry. 🌍 9M+ people have joined the Olio community 🍽️ 140M+ meals redistributed 🏠 15M+ household items rehomed ♻️ 300,000+ tonnes of CO₂e prevented 💧 40B+ litres of water saved 🤝 1M+ volunteer collections every year Moved by Olio, with Tessa Clarke. Download the Olio app from the Apple App Store or Google Play. Read more at https://olioapp.com/en/ [https://olioapp.com/en/]

#14 Moved by Design | Madelaine McLaughlin

In this episode of Moved, Gary Watts speaks with Madeleine (Maddie) McLaughlin – an award-winning designer, researcher and entrepreneur working at the intersection of design, resilience and human impact. From designing tsunami escape routes in Japan to developing life-saving maritime safety solutions, Maddie shares how design goes beyond aesthetics – it becomes a tool for saving lives, rebuilding communities and solving “wicked problems.” This conversation explores: 1. How design thinking can transform organisations 2. Why empathy and culture are critical in innovation 3. The hidden failures of disaster relief systems 4. How small interventions can create massive global impact It’s a powerful reflection on responsibility, creativity and what it really means to design for people. FURTHER INFORMATION 1. Madeleine McLaughlin – LinkedIn Madelaine McLaughlin | LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/madelaine-mclaughlin-202176101/] 2. Estu ESTU | ESTU Courses | Learning Made Simple [https://www.estuglobal.com/] 3. Helm Helm Innovation Ltd [https://www.helminnovation.co.uk/] 4. Royal College of Art Royal College of Art | Home [https://www.rca.ac.uk/] 5. Creative Types Creative Types by Adobe [https://mycreativetype.com/]

#13 Moved by Water | Charlotte Harrington

Most of us don’t think about water. We turn on the tap. Brush our teeth. Make a cup of tea. Have a shower. Most of us interact with water dozens of times before we even leave the house. But for millions of people around the world, clean water isn’t guaranteed. And without it, everything becomes harder. Health. Education. Work. Opportunity. Charlotte Harrington saw that reality up close on a trip to Malawi with WaterAid. They visited a maternity hospital. There was no running water. Midwives were delivering babies through long shifts without being able to wash their hands. Charlotte had given birth in an NHS hospital just a year earlier. The contrast stayed with her. Today she’s Co-CEO of Belu Water, a UK social enterprise trying to change the way people think about water. Belu invests 100% of its net profits into tackling water challenges and has donated more than £6 million to WaterAid so far. Their mission is about getting people to notice something we normally take for granted. Because water sits in that same category as air. Essential. Invisible. Easy to overlook. Until it isn’t. Charlotte Harrington is Guest #13 of 289 people inspiring change on the Moved podcast. > “Without water, none of us can survive.” Further Information Belu Water – https://www.belu.org WaterAid – https://www.wateraid.org [https://www.wateraid.org] UN Sustainable Development Goals – https://sdgs.un.org/goals [https://sdgs.un.org/goals]

#12 Moved by Divya | Dr Navjot Sawhney

It’s easy to assume most people have a washing machine. But half of the world’s population don’t, which means hand washing. That might sound innocuous – until you realise it can equate to 20 hours a week of manual labour. Which falls mainly on women and girls. There’s the physical toll – hands, wrists, backs. And then there’s the opportunity cost. Because while they’re spending those 20 hours washing clothes, they’re not reading, not studying, not doing paid work, not resting. Not doing the things many of us do while our washing machine quietly whirs in the background. That’s why the story of Dr Navjot Sawhney and The Washing Machine Project is so powerful. In 2017, while volunteering in India after leaving a role at Dyson, Nav met a woman called Divya. She was hand washing clothes for up to 20 hours a week. “I’ll get you an electric washing machine,” he said. But there was no point. They had no running water. No reliable electricity. The manual work had to continue. But Nav couldn’t ignore what he’d seen. As he left the village, he made her a promise: “I will come back one day and bring you a washing machine you can use.” He returned in 2019 to show her how her story had already inspired something bigger. And in 2024 – seven years after that original promise – he came back again. This time with the machine itself. A machine that reduced Divya’s laundry time from 20 hours to around 5 hours a week. Fifteen hours regained. What would you do with 15 extra hours every single week? That moment brought tears to my eyes. But it didn’t end there. That promise became a mission – refining the design, manufacturing challenges, distribution – with the ambition of reaching millions. Dr Navjot Sawhney (“Nav”) is Guest #12 of 289 people making an impact on society and the planet. "A woman would spend up to 20 hours a week for her family hand washing clothes." Listen on Spotify, Apple, Amazon or via the Captivate link in the comments. Dr Navjot Sawhney is a London‑born, Indian‑origin engineer and social entrepreneur who received the UK Prime Minister’s Points of Light Award in February 2023 for his humanitarian innovation through The Washing Machine Project, which designs and distributes energy‑efficient, hand‑cranked washing machines to communities without reliable electricity. At the time he was awarded, the Prime Minister invited Dr Nav for lunch at 10 Downing Street, and of course he brought his mum with him. She had recently retired after a 40-year career in HMRC for the government after coming to the UK with £5 in her pocket. What a wonderful point in the story that's unfolding. Further Information The Washing Machine Project – https://www.thewashingmachineproject.org/divya-washing-machine Engineers Without Borders UK – https://www.ewb-uk.org Points of Light Award – https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk