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  • Amidst Afghanistan's Spiraling Insecurity, A Free Maternity Hospital Is Born

    December 07, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: Afghanistan, Anabah

    The Anabah Maternity Center, is one of the few maternity hospitals in Afghanistan. It’s also free and staffed entirely by women. “Since opening, they have treated over 226,000 women and helped birth 38,000 children.”

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  • Georgia Initiative Brings Business To The Table To Save A Rare Animal

    December 06, 2017 |

    WABE |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Georgia

    Gopher tortoises might be labelled as endangered under federal law, which brings strict guidelines that businesses want to avoid. Georgia Gopher Tortoise Initiative is dedicated to finding gophers in their natural habitat and protecting the areas they are found in, as well as other methods to help grow the population.

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  • A Place to Play, on Wheels or Feet

    December 05, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Multi-Media |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, San Antonio, Texas

    Children with disabilities often feel excluded in amusement parks where they are prevented from going on rides, and they don't feel included with the other children. Morgan's Wonderland amusement park and Morgan's Inspiration island water park are designed for children or adults with disabilities but can also be used by able-bodied individuals.

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  • Tour Tahoe's Local Food Hub

    November 28, 2017 |

    Mountain Independent |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tahoe City, California

    Dubbed an agro-ecology center, Tahoe is embracing a different approach to food stability through teaching local residents how to grow food in alpine climates. By picking up food from local farmers and transporting their food to market in a fair and equitable way, the Tahoe Food Hub was born to create and grow a local food system.

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  • These Montana ranchers are helping grizzlies, wolves and cattle coexist

    November 28, 2017 |

    Ensia |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Tom Miner Basin, Montana

    With the lifting of federal protection on top predators like grizzly bears, many are concerned that landowners will be more likely to shoot predators found on their ranches and farmland, risking the fragile stability of the Montana ecosystem. But a strategy of cattle herding called low-stress handling by range riders serves not only as a natural and efficient way to protect cattle from wolves and bears, allowing humans and wildlife to live in harmony, but also benefits the cattle and therefore the ranchers, producing superior quality beef.

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  • Lessons learned: Hiring ex-offenders pays off, but the workers need help

    November 27, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

    Multi-Media |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    How do you find a job when you get out of prison? For some, it’s almost impossible. But, UpLift Solutions trains former offenders, and if they pass the six week course, they get hired at ShopRite, a grocery store. For some, the program is life changing.

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  • Take the Power Back

    November 22, 2017 |

    Al Jazeera |

    Multi-Media |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Cologne

    In the face of climate change as a result of increased CO2 emissions, millions of concerned citizens have grown frustrated at the lack of change from more traditional forms of civil engagement such as petitions, protests, and campaigns against the behemoths of the oil industry. But some have found hope in a growing movement that pushes governments and large corporations to leverage a more effective tool: divestment - or withdrawing financial support from the fossil fuel industry.

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  • In remote Kenyan villages, solar startups bring light

    November 22, 2017 |

    PBS NewsHour |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Kenya, Machakos, Machakos County

    In a small town in Kenya called Machakos, several solar power startups are bringing light and electricity to families who previously went without. Using a pay-as-you-go mobile payment system and a single solar panel, customers receive three light bulbs, a phone charging station, and a radio. This new method is much cleaner and more affordable than the previously-used kerosene and allows people to make a livelihood for themselves even after the sun goes down.

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  • In Oregon, You Can Now Save for Retirement. Unless You Object.

    November 17, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

    More than half of Americans struggle - especially in recent years with considerable economic and political changes to systems like Social Security - to save for retirement, and it costs states millions in public assistance programs. Oregon is piloting a new solution where the government helps private companies facilitate a small, automatic deduction from employees paychecks and sets it aside into savings, which is proving especially helpful for small businesses in helping their workers plan for retirement.

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  • How ex-offenders get a second chance and a new career in rural Tennessee. Is it a model for Philly?

    November 11, 2017 |

    The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia Media Network) |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Winchester, Tennessee

    In rural Tennessee the unemployment rate can be very high, making it hard for inmates to find jobs upon their release, which then increases the rate of recidivism. The Rural Reentry Program has set up training programs for inmates while in jail in order for them to earn their certification and then find work at a local factory. This effort helps lower recidivism and balances the cost of imprisonment.

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