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  • Across the U.S., flood survivors are growing in number — and they aren't just seeking restitution, but answers

    April 23, 2019 |

    Ensia |

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    Response Location: United States, De Soto, Missouri

    Connecting residents affected by flooding to networks of expertise turns victims into activists. In De Soto, Missouri, the Citizen’s Committee for Flood Relief found support from Higher Ground, a nonprofit organization that connects flood survivors to scientists and other experts. The organizations that cooperate with Higher Ground work to find solutions to repeated flooding—whether political or ecological—and also call for equitable distribution of disaster recovery resources.

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  • Beyond Surgery: Gesse Centre's innovative approach to fistula care in Kebbi

    April 23, 2019 |

    Nigeria Health Watch |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Birnin, Kebbi

    Fistula repair surgery has become routine in the state of Kebbi in Nigeria thanks to the implementation of a health center that has made treatment easier for women to access. The center aims to address both medical and societal causes, by addressing underlying issues and patient-centered health practices.

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  • What Can the U.S. Health System Learn From Singapore?

    April 22, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Singapore

    In Singapore, government officials have taken the opportunity to learn from gaps and failures in their health care system in order to enact a more progressive, proactive and accessible process. From subsidizing housing to implementing healthier school lunches to combat diabetes, the country's health care system is often held as an example to model.

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  • Community buy-in stamps out elephant poaching in Zambian park

    April 22, 2019 |

    Mongabay |

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    Response Location: Zambia, Luangwa Valley

    In the North Luangwa National Park in Zambia, a conservation team worked with local communities to bring the rate of elephant poaching in the area down to zero in 2018. Poaching had surged in the Luangwa Valley in 2014, and since then the group has protected the elephants by placing the decision-making and benefit-reaping in the hands of the community members. They use financial incentives to stir the economy without depending on poaching money, work with the government to revise policies that redirect any income for the area to benefit the residents, and they patrol the park for any poachers.

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  • This mobile cinema is helping women in Pakistan learn their rights

    April 19, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    The Academy Award-winning documentary "A Girl in the River: The Price of Freedom" is being toured around small towns and villages in Pakistan, the country that the documentary is set in. The movie is about honor killings, but the director has since started hosting viewings of other movies about topics that discuss changes in the law and how women can advocate for themselves. The mobile cinema has since led to the closing of a "forgiveness" loophole in the law that allowed men to get away with the murders, and its model is now spreading to Bangladesh and Syria.

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  • “What Does the World Beyond Jails and Prisons Look Like?”

    April 18, 2019 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    The Detroit Justice Center is providing a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of poverty in the county. The nonprofit law firm provides immediate support, like paying back child support and posting the cash bail payments that keep those experiencing poverty trapped in a cycle of debt and imprisonment. The group also aims high in their larger efforts to disrupt the criminal justice system, like suing the county to prevent the building of a new jail complex, and provides their clients and the community the chance to reimagine what the city could look like with transformative and economic justice.

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  • A Nazi flag led this Western Mayberry to confront hate once again. Now Fruita aims to send a different message.

    April 18, 2019 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Fruita, Colorado

    A small city in Colorado turned an act of bigotry — someone publicly flying a Nazi flag — into an opportunity for growth for the city. Fruita considers itself a welcoming, inclusive community, so they seized upon this opportunity to pass an Inclusivity Proclamation. The proclamation affirms their commitment to defeating prejudice and also added inclusivity as a part of their next city planning strategy.

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  • Piece of the Puzzle: Drug Courts Expand Across State

    April 17, 2019 |

    New Hampshire Bar News |

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    Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

    The New Hampshire Drug Court system – helping individuals find rehabilitation rather than prison – has proven to be a success and expanded to counties across the state. The court follows best practices from the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, but also adapts each court to fit the needs of each local community. Since its creation in 2004, over 400 people have graduated from its programming – over 50 percent of its participants.

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  • Independence police finding new ways to tackle homelessness

    April 16, 2019 |

    KSHB-TV |

    Broadcast TV News |

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    Response Location: United States, Independence, Missouri

    The Independence, Missouri police department is taking an empathy-first approach to homelessness in the city. Instead of making arrests for trespassing or other crimes associated with homelessness, police officers work with the individuals to provide them with the resources they need to get back on their feet.

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  • Facing Segregated Schools, Parents Took Integration Into Their Own Hands. It's Working.

    April 16, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    When City Hall was slow in addressing the issue of the deeply segregated schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn, parents took the matter in their own hands and drafted a proposal to integrate the students more. High-achieving students will enroll in low-performing schools and vice-versa, as well as doing away with the competitive admissions process to open up more spaces for students who are poor, homeless, learning English, or more. City Hall eventually approved the proposal with very little input from the mayor, but parents still maintain that they have a lot of work ahead of them still.

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