Long list of amazing Better World Video Awards entrants
We asked you to send us videos that make the world a better place – short films that inspire, tell important stories, and celebrate the people who make a difference.
We were surprised by the quality, variety and enthusiasm of the films. It's been a great few weeks getting to know the amazing stories they tell. Please browse and see as much as you can. It's a reward and will restore your sense of optimism.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the people, groups, and organizations that applied. You are doing great work and making the world a better place. We would also like to thank our sponsors MPB (the largest global platform for buying, selling and trading used photography and video kit) and leading eco-resort Wakatobi.
Choose your favorite and vote by Monday, February 26th. Please enjoy.
A Better World: Withington Walls Street Art
January 30, 2024
A community street art project brings life and color to the walls of Withington, Manchester, making it feel like home for residents
A better world: volunteering with Refyoume
February 6, 2024
Calais and Dunkirk projects connect refugees and volunteers in need
A better world: unconditional love
January 29, 2024
New York artist David Paul Kay creates work celebrating the values of British charity Arms Around the Child
A better world: turning discarded fishing nets into art
February 1, 2024
Collaborative project to reduce plastic waste by turning discarded fishing nets into artisan creations
A better world: A story of common unity
February 5, 2024
The power of communities to tackle social issues is celebrated in this film about common unity
A Better World: Samara's Story
February 3, 2024
Restore South Africa's third largest reserve and reintroduce cheetahs, black rhinos, elephants and lions to the Great Karoo Samara Karoo.
A better world: nature restorers
February 2, 2024
Apricot Center's Regenerative Agriculture School is training the next generation of farmers
A better world: Makunudu's manta rays
January 24, 2024
Manta Trust Expedition in the Maldives, home to the world's largest known reef manta ray habitat
A better world: the lungs of the sea
February 2, 2024
Protect important seagrass meadows off the coast of southern Turkey.Activities of the Flora, Fauna and Mediterranean Conservation Society
A better world: Berlin-Odessa express
February 3, 2024
Volunteers drive from Germany to deliver desperately needed medical supplies to war-torn Ukraine
A better world: Allerdale Nature Reserve
February 2, 2024
A short film about how Allerdale Nature Reserve is helping to transform the Scottish Highlands
A better world: sperm whales
January 31, 2024
Wildlife filmmaker Graham Purdy gets up close to a curious sperm whale in Dominica
A better world: 7 years without a trash can
February 5, 2024
Zero waste couple shares tips and encouragement
A better world: second chances
February 4, 2024
Two inspiring films about Akwaaba volunteers helping Ghanaian children facing extreme poverty
A Better World: Belize's Scarlet Macaw
February 2, 2024
The fight to stop poachers who are endangering Belize's macaws
A better world: Saving the Evenroad River
February 2, 2024
Pollution and alteration has devastated Oxfordshire's River Evenlode, threatening wildlife.
A better world: saving Scotland's oldest pine
February 6, 2024
Highland project protects some of Scotland's oldest pines
A better world: running a food bank in Belfast
February 3, 2024
The story of Paul Doherty, who set up a food bank in his Belfast garage.
A better world: rhino poaching
February 3, 2024
The orphanage that rescued over 1,000 rhinos from poachers and the extreme measures they took to save endangered animals
A better world: Rewilding waterholes
February 6, 2024
Rewilding Waterhole: the rare chalk grasslands of the South Downs
Better World: Regenerate the forest with goats!
February 5, 2024
The film celebrates a new method of forest fire mitigation using goats.
A better world: Raise your voice, lower prices
February 6, 2024
Bringing generations together to create real change
A Better World: RahVesh Program
February 6, 2024
Protecting the Maldives with local research and solutions
A better world: preserving a green oasis in central London
January 17, 2024
The inspiring story of how a community came together to save Meath Gardens in Tower Hamlets.
A better world: Plastic Man
January 30, 2024
Surfing environmentalists Goat Surf Club heads to Senegal to meet unique activists and ride waves
A Better World: Mind Food
February 6, 2024
Charity uses the power of nature to combat social isolation
A better world: Making tuna fisheries sustainable
January 30, 2024
Marine Stewardship Council video on how one Spanish company made the controversial FAD tuna fishery sustainable
A better world: From isolation to inclusion
February 6, 2024
Tackling loneliness and isolation along waterways
A better world: How Somalia's fight against hunger saved Hamira
January 18, 2024
Malnourished Hamira was saved in just six weeks by the War on Hunger. Entry to the Better World Video Awards
A Better World: Boo, Hiss, Howl
January 30, 2024
A celebration of the sounds of nature by Wild.org.How joyless would a world of silence be?
Better World: Fountain of Life
January 29, 2024
A small charity helps families become self-sufficient in their water supply
A Better World: Factory Farming and Climate Disaster in the Global South
February 2, 2024
A plea from the World Animal Welfare Organization to end factory farming and feed the world sustainably.
A Better World: Elephant Orphanage
January 31, 2024
The first elephant orphanage to raise and release more than 300 young elephants into the wild.
A Better World: Girls' Education in India
February 6, 2024
Project to help Indian girls stay in school focuses on soccer
A Better World: Ebru's Christmas Miracle
February 4, 2024
A family's effort to deliver Christmas treats to children in need
A Better World: The Curlew River
February 3, 2024
Farmers and local residents fight to save Oxfordshire's endangered Great Gray Sandpiper population
A better world: Concerts don't cost the planet
February 6, 2024
Create an intimate space to share music and thoughts about the climate crisis
A better world: Clean the world
February 4, 2024
A program that takes waste from landfills and turns it into soap for people in need.
A better world: rescued child soldiers
January 19, 2024
Young people caught up in Burkina Faso's civil war are reclaiming their childhood in a secret asylum
A Better World: Changemaker Tirza Meinema
February 4, 2024
How one woman's passion to tidy up her local community had a transformative impact
A better world: Tanzania’s carbon credits
January 30, 2024
Carbon offset scheme helps protect land for hunter-gatherer tribes and nomads in Tanzania
A better world: Building a diverse community
January 31, 2024
A film about community worker Shoba Lesarayan's work with Plan for Peace to support new British nationals in Slough.
A Better World: Kent's Bison
February 4, 2024
Wilder Breen Project introduces free-ranging bison to rewild Kent forests
A better world: ActionAid
February 6, 2024
Highlighting Action Aid's extensive work in 2023
A better world: sustainable fishing in Weymouth
January 31, 2024
Dorset businesses supporting Weymouth's sustainable fishing fleet
A Better World: The Story of Community Composting
February 5, 2024
Dedicated composting equipment to take your community composting to the next level
A better world: Egyptian brick kiln donkeys
February 4, 2024
Animal activist and actor Peter Egan joins Safe Haven 4 Donkeys and visits brick kilns in Egypt…