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Teenage girls learning science in Colorado's backcountry

Danika Worthington

August 13, 2018 |

Durango Herald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

With a shortage of women pursuing careers within the sciences, a program based out of University of Colorado, Boulder is looking to tip the scales. Implemented by two female graduate students, Girls of Rock is open to women and people of color nationwide and provides nearly two weeks of experiential and hands-on learning in the backcountry.

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This woman bodybuilder in Myanmar is using Facebook to advocate for harsher penalties for rape

Shaina Shealy

August 13, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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Response Location: Myanmar

Across Myanmar, women are addressing the high prevalence of rape and sexual violence against women. Some, are advocating for the death penalty for those convicted of rape, some are trying to attack root causes, while others are challenging gender roles. “I’m fighting not someone who will rape me, but I’m fighting the gender roles women are put into ... and I’m encouraging others to do this kind of thing so women aren’t seen as weak victims and are less likely to have this kind of thing happen to them.”

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The clock is ticking on dealing with western Kansas' drying Ogallala Aquifer

Karen Dillon

August 10, 2018 |

The Kansas Leadership Center Journal (KLC Journal) |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Topeka, Kansas

Western Kansas' finite Ogallala aquifer is the bedrock of an agricultural region that accounts for 10 percent of Kansas' economy. But thanks to decades of over-drafting for irrigation, the aquifer is on track to run dry in the not-so-distant future. Now some are calling for regional conservation, and some smaller programs have shown promise; however, the challenges of scalability and political wrangling remain vast.

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One million Michiganders have little or no dental care access. Here's how we can change that.

Leandra Nisbit

August 09, 2018 |

Second Wave Michigan |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

The Michigan State Oral Health Plan began offering services after budget constrains eliminated the Medicaid oral health program in the state.A diverse group of stakeholders work to make the care accessible for residents including initiatives to make sure children have access to care. The success of these programs is also highlighting the need for further improvements and empowering groups to emulate the success of pilot programs in Lansing and Grand Rapids.

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In A State That Voted For Trump, The Teachers Rallied When ICE Raided A Rural Nebraska Town

Hamed Aleaziz

August 09, 2018 |

Buzzfeed |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, O'Neill, Nebraska

Teachers, neighbors, and administrators came together to support children of immigrant parents during a raid. They converted an elementary school that was closed during the summer break, made sandwiches, brought toys, and took care of children that weren’t their own.

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Despite spike in shootings, a Chicago community gets a handle on violence

Nissa Rhee

August 08, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Chicago has seen a decline in violence, and one neighborhood in particular has led the way, nearly halving its shootings and homicides. Police in Englewood have changed how they work with the community and where they send officers, focusing on the places and people experiencing the most violence, informed by data and surveillance systems. Community organizations are also providing job training, services and counseling to those most likely to be caught up in the violence.

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'A perfect circle of helping': 3 nonprofits join forces to feed people in Kensington

Michaela Winberg

August 08, 2018 |

Billy Penn |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

In Philadelphia, a collaboration between three nonprofits is providing 500 free lunches, both filling a gap in nonprofit service on Friday afternoons and giving those recently entered into recovery for addiction a task and sense of purpose. How does it work? The Sunday LOVE Project, a hunger nonprofit, delivers extra food to First Stop Recovery, an addiction recovery center, where residents assemble and pack lunches. Those lunches are then delivered to people with addictions at Prevention Point Philadelphia.

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The story of a recovery: how hurricane Maria boosted small farms

Amanda Holpuch

August 08, 2018 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Puerto Rico

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, not only were the local communities devastated, but so were 80 percent of the country's crops. With the farmlands wiped cleaned, farmers seized the opportunity to start from scratch which not only resulted in increased crop production, but has helped create an economy less reliant on imports.

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In Germany, a news site is pairing up liberals and conservatives and actually getting them to (gasp) have a civil conversation

Shan Wang

August 08, 2018 |

Nieman Lab |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Germany

German news site Zeit Online helped 600 pairs of people with opposing political views meet to discuss the issues in person. The "My Country Talks" initiative was so well-reviewed that Zeit Online is now partnering with a dozen other German media organizations to grow the project, as well as a variety of groups outside the country.

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Tomato Canning as Protest: How a Community Resisted Corporate Farming

Margot Ford McMillen

August 07, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Missouri

Production agriculture has put many small town, local farmers out of business, changing the landscape of the communities they've been pushed out of. One town in Missouri is fighting against this by joining together to preserve the importance of local control by nurturing a tradition of canning tomatoes.

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