BBC Inspirations 2018

The award winners in our search for the world’s most inspiring stories

Brisa de Angulo set up a charity for survivors of sexual assault in Bolivia

Livey van Wyk was initially shunned by her community for being HIV positive.

Aged 8, Nice Leng'ete was destined to undergo female genital mutilation

Mohammad Sayed created a comic superhero called Wheelchair Man, based on his life story.

Jorge Bergero is a cellist who performs for people who can’t make it to concert halls

Isaiah Acosta was born without a jaw, but ended up becoming a rapper

Dr Marzia Salaam Yaftali runs the last public hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz

Nigerian Seyi Oluyole uses dance to keep children in school

Alison Cope mothers fans of her murdered son and invites them to remember him in her home

Mbarouk Mussa Omar has planted over a million trees in the Zanzibar archipelago

In 2012 Kristal Bush created a carpool service for families of prisoners.

Major Zachariah Fike is on a mission to reunite lost war medals with their owners

Emma Carey taught herself to walk again after surviving a terrible accident.

Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan uses football to bring peace to her community.

Faith Kalungia: “Because of their environment they actually behave like prisoners”

Eddie Ndopu is a disability rights campaigner from South Africa

Esenam Nyador is one of a handful of female taxi drivers in Ghana.

Caron Asgarali raises awareness of the impact of gun violence in Trinidad.

Leslie Binns gave up his dream of reaching the peak of Everest to save another climber

Zenith Irfan is challenging stereotypes and fulfilling her father’s dream

Binge listen to the extraordinary stories on the BBC Inspirations 2018 longlist