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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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Under 800 Words

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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A life-saving nasal spray

Anna Boiko-Weyrauch

September 17, 2018 |

Finding Fixes |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Naloxone is an easy to administer, effective way to interrupt the physiologically process of a potentially fatal overdose. With overdoses often taking place in “safe” places such as a home, training family members and the public at large in how to administer naloxone can help keep people with substance use disorders alive.

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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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1500-3000 Words

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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Moving Meat

Nina Sparling

September 12, 2018 |

Urban Omnibus |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Eagle Bridge, a small-scale Hudson Valley slaughterhouse, works to bring non-feedlot, regional meats to New York City. While demand for sustainable meat products is growing, competition with national feedlot operations has made setting up distribution systems a challenge.

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Teaching After Hours: The Rise Of International Online Teaching

Lily Jones

September 03, 2018 |

Forbes |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States

A new crop of international companies is connecting English-language teachers and students in China for online tutoring sessions. The flexible arrangements are a way for Chinese elementary and secondary pupils to improve their English skills and also a mechanism for modestly paid American teachers to supplement their income.

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In a posh Bangkok neighbourhood, residents trade energy with blockchain

Rina Chandran

August 28, 2018 |

Thomson Reuters Foundation |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Thailand, Bangkok

In Bangkok’s Sukhumvit neighborhood, solar panels generate renewable energy, which is traded using blockchain between an apartment building, a mall, a school, and a dental hospital. The pilot project demonstrates the potential of decentralized renewable energy systems.

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An innovative fix for rural higher education deserts

Anne Kim

August 26, 2018 |

Washington Monthly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Kane, Pennsylvania

One in five Americans lives in a "higher education desert," at least twenty-five miles from the nearest college. To fill the gap, rural counties have created higher education centers or pop-up satellite campuses - one college representative explained, “We’re not going to build a gym or a swimming pool. But if you want to get a good education and continue to work your job, we can provide you with that opportunity. We represent the kind of radical innovation that higher education needs right now."

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Water scheme improves access to safe water

Bill Oketch

August 22, 2018 |

Daily Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Uganda, Nebbi District

With little access to clean water, the community in the Nebbi District in Uganda were facing health issues. A new government initiative, however, has changed this reality by implementing a water scheme that utilizes technology to trap water and transport it closer to the community.

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How to get rewards for your rubbish

Harriet Noble

August 13, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Waste has value, says Bilikiss Abiola, founder of Wecyclers. Her team travels through the slums in Lagos on bicycles, paying families cash in exchange for their recyclable trash. The business has made the city cleaner and created at least 80 jobs.

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