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  • He's Turning Lights on in War-Torn Rural Somalia, One Panel at a Time

    Kevin Knodell

    October 28, 2018 |

    OZY |

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    Response Location: Somalia

    A Somali refugee who made good in America is working to connect people in his home country with solar power through a company he launched in the U.S. He’s had modest success connecting about 1,000 people so far, giving them better access to online banking and outside news and information. But he faces many challenges as well as competition and the added stress of finding banking partners when international regulators are leery of investing in a country linked to terrorism.

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  • Can Wild Foods Save the Amazon?

    Virginia Gewin

    October 23, 2018 |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    At Expo Amazonica in Lima, chefs are working to build a taste for traditional Amazonian foods, in an effort to promote biodiversity conservation and slow deforestation. But against a huge global demand for palm oil, growing wild food crops can be difficult for communities struggling to make ends meet. One big question is whether small farmers can create demand for Amazonian cuisine beyond the Amazon?

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  • Would You Let Uber-like Companies Take Your Kids to Soccer Practice?

    Joe Pinsker

    October 23, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States

    In the era of Uber and Lyft, smaller companies are cropping up to fill a persistent gap and transport minors from school to extracurricular activities. The kids'-ride industry is a practical option for affluent families, but doesn't necessarily offer a consistent solution for the majority of families facing these transportation issues.

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  • Innovative rural factories are defying America's manufacturing decline

    Fergus Peace

    October 16, 2018 |

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    Response Location: United States, Alexandria, Minnesota

    Rural manufacturers in America are staying relevant by shifting focuses to hyper-specific product production. Industries work to balance efficiency with personalization in the changing manufacturing landscape of the 21st century.

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  • Farms Race

    Nina Sparling

    October 15, 2018 |

    Logic Magazine |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    True to hacker form, an MIT team wants "open-source agriculture," a technology that takes food production back from big corporations and makes it widely accessible. To this end, the OpenAg community, comprised of coders, horticulturalists, engineers, plant scientists, and teachers, is developing food computers. But the technology is still being developed, and the economics don't yet pencil out for profitability.

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  • American democracy is fracturing. Libraries say they know how to help

    Jenny Anderson

    October 05, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Public libraries have remained one of the last public non-commercial spaces where people from all walks of life can coexist and learn. New York Public Library in particular is working to improve and expand their services to match the recent dramatic rise in engagement in things like ESL classes. The library is spending $700 million to, among other things, open 2 new branches in prison to reach more than 20,000 prisoners, offer 10,000 free WIFI devices, and to refurbish the physical space to add a floor dedicated to workforce development and skills training.

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  • World Bank backs efforts to clean up cooking fuels in Uganda

    Jacky Achan

    September 30, 2018 |

    New Vision |

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    Response Location: Uganda

    Clean cookstoves can reduce indoor air pollution, along with a host of other social and environmental benefits. However, uptake has been slow in countries such as Uganda because such stoves tend to be more expensive for families in the short-term.

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  • This startup lets villagers create mini power grids for their neighbors

    Adele Peters

    September 28, 2018 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Shikarpur

    Solshare, a fast-growing startup in Bangladesh, created a system in which “neighbors can sell extra electricity to each other.” The number of home solar panels has been increasing since a 2014 government program put solar power as a priority on its agenda. Even though more and more people have power, up to 30% is estimated to be wasted. Solshare created a microgrid in which cabling connects people who want to buy and sell power.

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  • Forget autonomous cars — rural Japan is betting on self-driving buses

    Fergus Peace

    September 25, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Japan

    Japan is taking major steps to putting autonomous buses on the roads in rural areas because there is a need for reliable transportation and not enough funding as more young people move to the cities. It has the potential to save labor costs and provide more reliable transportation options while delivering necessary data to companies looking to expand driverless technology. However, this also requires more detailed mapping, which is often not available for smaller and more rural roads.

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  • Colleges are starting to teach blockchain technology -- but its not enough for some

    Sarah Gonser

    September 17, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

    While some universities have been hesitant to let blockchain technology into the traditional halls of academia, UC Berkeley has started offering blockchain entrepreneurship courses and student-run blockchain clubs and is actively looking for more ways to collaborate with industry partners. But UC Berkeley is also the first to admit the transition has challenges - those interviewed cited the lack of infrastructure, rapid rate of technological change, and uniquely multidisciplinary nature of the subject area as barriers to timely and enthusiastic adoption.

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