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  • The Arab World Turns to Its People for Solutions

    Eman Kamel

    February 12, 2018 |

    Al-Fanar Media |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Egypt, Cairo

    Tamer Taha is using social media to connect small business with innovators. He created a platform called Yomken, it acts like a marketplace where “innovators...showcase their ideas and creations.” So far, the network has 3,500 innovators.

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  • Here's one idea to make ‘Storrowing' a thing of the past

    Matt Rocheleau

    February 08, 2018 |

    The Boston Globe |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    A persistent problem in Massachusetts of trucks going through tunnels or underpasses that are too low for safe clearance has prompted officials to look to Sydney, Australia for a possible solution. Officials in that city worked with a private company to develop a system where if a truck is too tall, it triggers a warning so officials can activate a sheet of water at the tunnel entrance upon which is projected the holographic image of a giant red Stop sign. It's proven successful in stopping drivers before they enter the tunnel.

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  • Watch: Robots are becoming companions and care takers across Japan

    Shiho Fukada

    February 05, 2018 |

    STAT |

    Video |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Japan, Tokyo

    With a rapidly aging population, Japanese senior services are turning to innovative technology to expand the capacity to care for seniors as well as increase quality of life. VR technology takes seniors on trips to locations around the world, while robots in living facilities provide companionship as well as protection for residents.

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  • Through boom or bust, Oregon small town rides theme to maintain identity

    Katheryn Houghton

    February 04, 2018 |

    Bozeman Daily Chronicle |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Sisters, Oregon

    The small town of Sisters, Oregon seemed doomed to being a bedroom community, a place where people lived but worked elsewhere, until the town tried something new. Developers found a creative way to work with the town to help it grow. They intentionally created a tourism industry in Sisters, and by creating western-themed decor and building up tourist sites, Sisters has grown substantially while still retaining its small-town charm.

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  • In 2011 Preston hit rock bottom. Then it took back control

    Aditya Chakrabortty

    January 31, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United Kingdom, Preston

    In 2011, when a huge plan for a sprawling shopping mall halted after the financial crisis, Preston’s future looked bleak. That is, until Matthew Brown, a local government leader, decided to spend money locally, an idea that drastically reshaped the city’s economy. The city council “ adopted a guerrilla localism,” and it paid off. By changing procurement practices and business methods, Preston has become a model for how to turn around a failing city.

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  • Tech Support for an Ailing Planet

    Virginia Gewin

    January 30, 2018 |

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    Multi-Media |

    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: United States

    The advancement of technology has created the capability to consider solutions never before possible. Conservation X Labs, a startup based in Washington, D.C., has committed their focused on marrying the worlds of conservation and technology, to combat mounting concerns of international poaching and deforestation. While the scaling of the technology is stagnated largely due to the expense of technology, progress has been made and devices are actively being piloted.

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  • Thousands of poor young people are using Minecraft to redesign their cities

    Odette Chalaby

    January 29, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    Too often, poor community members are not included in public discourse over how public spaces should look-- rather, the urban planning is more top-down. To change that, the UN’s Block by Block project is using the computer game Minecraft to include locals in shaping the physical spaces in their own communities by teaching them digital design skills. The UN program has engaged over 17,000 people, and 20 crowdsourced designs have already been built in cities around the world.

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  • New development pairs public housing, library with aim of fostering community

    Elvia Malagon

    January 28, 2018 |

    Chicago Tribune |

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    Under 800 Words

    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    In Chicago, three new projects are mixing affordable housing and a library in the same building. It is hoped that this will foster a sense of community as well as create job opportunities and programming for residents.

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  • These kids are hoping to save Galapagos tortoises — and their own home — from climate change

    Deepa Fernandes

    January 23, 2018 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

    Radio |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Ecuador, Galápagos

    Tortoises as well as other species native to Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands are facing increasingly critical threats due to climate change. Thanks to a program that is embedded in the Galapagos school system, however, high school students are playing a major role in collecting important data on the species while also becoming experts in climate change mitigation.

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  • The controversial Silicon Valley-funded quest to educate the world's poorest kids

    Jenny Anderson

    January 22, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Over 3000 Words

    Response Location: Kenya

    Founded by Silicon Valley veterans and funders in 2007 to serve the world's poorest students and most under-resourced teachers, Bridge International Academies now operates 600 low-cost private schools in Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, Uganda, and India. In Bridge's model, teachers read scripted lessons developed abroad directly from their tablets. While supporters say Bridge is delivering an otherwise unavailable service, at scale, and is seeing improved scores and teacher attendance, critics fear Bridge takes the human element out of learning, strips teachers of agency and fails to teach critical thinking skills.

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