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Getting Help in Emergencies in Super-Quick Time

Gemma Newby Sahar Zand

May 09, 2017 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Dominican Republic, Guayubín, Monte Cristi

Jason Friesen, an American paramedic who had served in Haiti after the earthquake, realized that many poor communities in the Caribbean were lacking the equivalent of the United States’ 911 emergency medical services, and were facing increased death tolls as a consequence. Friesen realized he could help such communities set up emergency response systems through the use of volunteers and a simple text message exchange. Now, his organization Trek Medics simplifies and democratizes the emergency dispatch system, and, as a result, saves lives in rural communities.

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In Kenya, Phones Replace Bank Tellers

Tina Rosenberg

May 09, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Building on the widespread use of mobile phones in Kenya, applications have been developed to provide people with financial services. Through these applications people can securely receive money, save money, and make payments increasing their fiscal stability and their ability to access assistance when adverse events happen. The applications also create a record of financial transactions resulting in people being able to establish credit, receive loans, and access pay-as-you-go programs.

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How a Cooperative in Indonesia is Bridging the Digital Divide

Nithin Coca

May 04, 2017 |

Shareable |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Indonesia, Jakarta

Indonesia has a quickly growing digital market, yet there is a large proportion of the population that does not have digital access and those who do have access are all buying from businesses outside the country. Koperasi Digital Indonesia Mandiri is an Indonesian cooperative that has developed lower cost smartphones to help reach the underserved population.

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Addiction doc says: It's not the drugs. It's the ACEs – adverse childhood experiences.

Jane Ellen Stevens

May 02, 2017 |

ACES Too High |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States

ACEs quantifies the adverse event in an individual's childhood, as a means to treat addiction. Understanding addiction as resulting from past events helps to treat these individuals through medication and developing a plan to help each patient live a sober life without medications while de-shaming and de-blaming them.

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Going Digital to Rescue Food

Tina Rosenberg

May 02, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Forty-percent of America's food is wasted, but more than 10% of American households don't have enough to eat. New algorithms, apps, and partnerships are working to bridge this gap and eliminate food waste.

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How high-tech replicas can help save our cultural heritage

Frank Carlson

April 28, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Spain, Madrid

Factum Arte creates replicas of art and artifacts through cutting edge technology and careful detail. These replicas are used to create access, preserve fragile originals, and replace objects that have been destroyed.

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Why We Need to Trust Teens to Teach Each Other Sex Ed

Steph Auteri

April 26, 2017 |

Broadly |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

In response to outdated and ineffective sex ed curricula, programs are training students to lead sex ed classes for their peers. These student experts complement what is or is not learned in the classroom. Several studies have shown promising results, with increasing condom use and decreasing sexual activity. "The teens performing onstage [in skits] provide students with educators they can actually relate to," author Steph Auteri writes.

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The people making films above the 60th parallel

Valentina Valentini

April 25, 2017 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Canada, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories

By leveraging technology, artists living above the 60th parallel are increasing indigenous representation in filmmaking. In Yellowknife, Canada, aRTLess Collective’s Dead North Film Festival uses live streaming to reach thousands of residents across remote—and otherwise largely inaccessible—northern areas. The film festival connects and empowers indigenous northerners to represent themselves and their culture through film.

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Some States Are Making It Easier To Get Birth Control

Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

April 24, 2017 |

FiveThirtyEight |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Loma Linda, California

With the dismantling of the Affordable Care Act, the issues of birth control access and reproductive rights have become increasingly polarized and volatile. Some states are taking it upon themselves to improve access to birth control, without the federal mandate, through policies such as allowing pharmacists to re-prescribe certain types of birth control, and to distribute up to 12 months of birth control at a time, which has been proven in some cases to increase a woman's likelihood to use birth control, as it reduces costs and time for the patient.

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Passionate Parents Prompt 1st Flame-Retardant-Free Car Seat

Julie Watts

April 23, 2017 |

KPIX-TV |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Prompted by parents concerned about chemicals in car seats a Massachusetts company created an infant seat that is naturally flame-resistant. It's something that most manufacturers have said they cannot do and still comply with federal regulations. Advocates and manufacturers say that for such solutions to become more widespread there must be changes in regulations and federal officials are conducting a study to evaluate potential improvements to the flammability standard for car seats.

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