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Can a cleaner cookstove save lives?

Hari Sreenivasan

February 01, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Ghana, Kintampo

Cooking over a wood or charcoal stove can cause serious health complications including pneumonia and cardiac disease, yet women in developing countries often have no other options. In Ghana, clean cook stoves are being distributed to women in collaboration with a study about the effect that the new stoves have on the health of these women and their children. So far, the women are enjoying spending the time that they used to spend collecting wood for cooking with their children or in school. This study is ongoing but early results indicate an overall improvement in health in clean cook stove households.

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Urban forests increasingly central to planning in poor and rich countries alike

Gregory Scruggs

January 30, 2017 |

Citiscope |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Canada, Vancouver

Implementing and maintaining healthy urban forests is becoming more popular throughout communities internationally. Results from cities that have moved in this direction not only include an improvement to community and environmental health but also come with an economic valuation in the form of pollution removal, carbon sequestration and stormwater alleviation.

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Almost all girls were cut in her Ethiopian village. Not anymore, thanks to her.

Amy Yee

January 26, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa

When Bogaletch Gebre was a girl she underwent a dangerous procedure, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The practice requires the removal of all, or part of the clitoris. It can lead to scarring, bleeding, and sometimes even death. When she grew up and learned the harmful effects of the procedure, she and her sister decided to create a non profit to end the practice. “Today, KMG is credited with virtually eliminating FGM in Kembata, a region of 680,000.” What’s worked so well for the non profit? Community conversations. “Community conversations can work anywhere where human beings live together,” Gebre says. “

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I'm FREE, Prisoner Re-Entry Program for Women, Takes a New Approach

Quinn O'Callaghan

January 24, 2017 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Female offenders are the largest-growing prison population.” Key to making sure women don’t return to prison are effective reentry programs like FREE, a program for female offenders. However, FREE isn’t like other programs. It focuses on exploring the root causes that lead woman to commit crimes through a method called “cognitive shifting.”

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How Nepal got the electricity flowing

Bikash Sangraula

January 16, 2017 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

Over the last seven years, Nepal's electricity use has remained under the control of the Nepal Electrical Authority (NEA), a monopoly that has been illegally supplying electricity to certain industries 24/7 leaving the public in darkness during blackout hours. Due to the ingenuity of Kul Man Ghising, the electricity has been redistributed and can be utilized for up to 20 hours per day in consistent and publicly known time blocks. It is possible that in the coming years, 24 hours of electricity a day will be available to all in Nepal.

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Tunisia: 'State Feminism'

Martha Lane Fox

January 15, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Tunisia

Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. Tunisian women have more rights than any other Islamic country. Since their revolution in 1956, the country has led the Arab world in establishing rights for women. Since then, legislation is still being pushed forward that safeguards women’s rights. “Tunisia is the role model regarding gender legislation in the Arab world.”

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Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia

Amy Yee

January 05, 2017 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

An estimated 200 million woman have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a procedure which can lead to “hemorrhaging, scarring, infections and psychological trauma.” However, one nonprofit, called KMG, has made giant strides in their community and reduced the practice from 97 percent to five percent. How do you change FGM? You talk. “We don’t dictate, we just discuss,” said the founder.

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This Small Town Refused to Settle for Wal-Mart When Its Last Local Grocery Store Closed

Melissa Hellmann

January 02, 2017 |

Yes! Magazine |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Iola, Kansas

The small town of Iola, KS, and Allen County's GROW Council offer a case study of how local communities across this prairie state have worked to solve the absence of grocery stores in many rural areas. Through local resourcefulness and organizing efforts; knowledge and financial support from the state government; and partnership with Kansas State University's Rural Grocery Initiative, towns have succeeded in bringing grocery stores, from locally-owned coops to school-based distribution hubs, back to their Main Streets.

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Somali-American father shares with parents the painful lessons he learned in Minnesota

Mila Koumpilova

December 28, 2016 |

Minnesota Star Tribune |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

The youth of the Somali refugee community in Minnesota face disadvantages as immigrants and as targets for extremist Islam. A nonprofit offers parenting classes which cover everything from how to help with homework if parents don’t know English and suggestions to monitor online activity.

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New court aims to redefine young adult justice in Chicago

Nissa Rhee

December 24, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago plans to open a community court for young adult offenders that focuses on rehabilitative services and community support, giving them a chance to make reparations to victims and avoid a criminal record that can jeopardize opportunities for the rest of their lives. Part 3 of 3.

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