Artwork stating 'Education Destroys Barriers', 'We Demand Treatment', and 'I Need A Chance'

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2351 results  for your search.  View and Refine Your Search Terms

  • In Uganda, Fostering a World without Adoption

    September 06, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Uganda

    In Uganda, where international adoptions and orphanages are the most present form of child welfare, nonprofits like Reunite, Alternative Care Initiatives-Uganda, and CALM Africa are shifting the country to a welfare model focused on family reunification and community-based foster care. Although pilot programs are still small, there is also a focus on closing technical loopholes and providing practical support to encourage foster care programs.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • How to feed the masses in small-town America

    September 05, 2016 |

    High Country News |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Walsh, Colorado

    When the only local grocery store in tiny Walsh, Colorado, shut down, the 600 residents of the town chipped in to re-open the store, combining community financing with traditional business savvy to keep the community institution afloat. Walch's grocery and other rural grocery stores with similar models have overcome the struggle of competition from national dollar stores with the community investment approach, leveraging close local ties to maintain support and funding.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Can blackberries and tilapia help New Mexico's small farmers thrive?

    September 03, 2016 |

    The Santa Fe New Mexican |

    Text |

    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Española, New Mexico

    A group of agriculture producers think new, low-cost growing techniques, high-value crops and an increased interest in local produce offer solutions to New Mexico’s food struggles.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • New startups help farmers supply organic produce to Bengalureans

    September 01, 2016 |

    Citizen Matters |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Bengaluru

    In India, the food business has lacked transparency and people have depended upon imported foods that have been chemically treated. New programs, such as Jivabhumi and Organic Mandya, connects consumers with organic farmers to receive locally-made chemically-free food. The organic food industry is expanding to offer tourists the ability to see where their food comes from in order to encourage informed consumerism.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Abolish the police? Organizers say it's less crazy than it sounds. Audio icon

    August 25, 2016 |

    The Chicago Reader |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Police abolitionism, an idea that strikes many as fanciful and dangerous, lies at the root of many community projects in Chicago that have demonstrated on a small scale the ways that problems can be solved without police involvement. Run by acolytes of Mariame Kaba, these projects provided dispute resolution services, mental health responses, and a bond fund that uses donated money to bail pretrial defendants out of jail. The key idea is to demonstrate ways to scale back police powers, rather than wait for institutions to reform themselves.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Public art to revive a community

    August 24, 2016 |

    WHYY |

    Text |

    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States

    Urban decay has left a "physical legacy" of past economic hardships in cities. Many cities across the world are now implementing programs that promote public art that rebuilds and reimagines neighborhoods.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • The Tiny NGO That Changed Reporting on Rio's Favelas During the Olympics

    August 24, 2016 |

    Bright Magazine |

    Text |

    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro

    Catalytic Communications provides resources to reporters to help them move beyond stereotypical ideas and present a multifaceted perspective of life in favelas. This is especially important during times like the Olympic Games when thousands of journalists arrive to cover a country they often know very little about. CatComm provides journalists with tools such as a list of underreported subjects and community leaders to contact and has actively informed over 200 articles. CatComm is also developing tools for their model to be created in other cities.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Camp shines light on solar energy for kids

    August 22, 2016 |

    Minnesota Public Radio |

    Radio |

    3-5 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Novel solar projects are helping to make renewable energy more accessible and transparent for low income and minority communities in Minnesota. An interfaith cooperative provides families access to solar energy gardens regardless of income level or credit score, and a pilot program offers solar energy camp for children to learn about energy alternatives and careers in renewables.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Farmers, Chefs, and Lawyers: Building an Ecology of One

    August 21, 2016 |

    The Nature of Cities |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: South Korea, Hongcheon

    The UN's Food and Agriculture Organization provides some pretty grim predictions for the future of global food stability if modern, monoculture farming practices continue to degrade land, spread pesticides, and destroy natural habitats at their current rate. A revival in the "ecology of one" mindset is bringing many farmers, like Ryoseok Hong in South Korea, back to more natural, traditional methods of agriculture which place greater value on community relationships and farm-to-table transparency, as well as biodiversity and preservation of the greater ecosystem.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

  • Beyond Detention: Exploring Smarter, Cheaper Alternatives to Locking Kids Up

    August 17, 2016 |

    Jackson Free Press |

    Text |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Alternative programming that involves "restorative justice" models - such as having youth within the criminal justice system create art as a means of self expression instead of detaining them in a prison-like facility - are much more effective at preventing antisocial and criminal behavior in youth than involvement in the juvenile-justice system.

    Read More


    Go to Original Story

Go to All Solutions in Focus