Changemakers

Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people
Homelessness

Electric van to help charity deliver 50,000 meals to homeless people

Big Issue Changemaker Feeding Communities will be able to more than double the number of meals it can give out to people experiencing homelessness, thanks to the new van

‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on
Five years since the pandemic

‘You don’t have to be a celebrity to make an impact’: Big Issue’s Covid heroes, five years on

Five years after the UK’s first Covid lockdown, we revisit the Changemakers who stepped up in a time of crisis. From handwritten letters to Safe Spaces, discover how their work has evolvedand the lasting impact they’ve made

Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 
Letters

Letters: Starmer and co aren’t changemakers – they’re change-talkers 

Labour should take its lead from the Big Issue’s Changemakers we featured in January

Letters: We’re all ‘economically active’ whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP
Letters

Letters: We’re all ‘economically active’ whether working or not – even my dog contributes to GDP

‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured
Changemakers

‘This is definitely a pinch-me moment’: Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025 react to being honoured

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Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador
Press Release

Actor Rose Williams joins Big Issue as new Ambassador

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025
Press Release

Big Issue names its Top 100 Changemakers doing good for society in 2025

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: Top 100 Changemakers of 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Refugees, migrants and asylum seekers

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Communities and equality

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Learning and employment

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Culture and sport

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Politics and activism

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Health and disability

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness
Changemakers 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Housing and homelessness

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2025
Changemakers 2025

Introducing the Big Issue 100 Changemakers of 2025

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers
Zain Hafeez

Community leaders come together to prove city is a place of love, unity and welcomes asylum seekers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me
Changemakers

I arrived in the UK on a small boat. Now, I’m fighting to make life better for others like me

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place
Changemakers of 2025

Big Issue’s Changemakers of 2025: Nominate a group or person making the world a better place

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together
UK riots

Social media helped the far-right mobilise quickly – but it can also bring the rest of us together

We’ve had to pause our life-saving work helping new mums – we simply can’t afford to keep going
Maggie Gordon-Walker

We’ve had to pause our life-saving work helping new mums – we simply can’t afford to keep going

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The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Education, mentorship and business
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Education, mentorship and business

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Communities
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Communities

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Climate, environment and sustainability

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Health and disability
Changemakers 2024

The Big Issue Changemakers of 2024: Health and disability