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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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After Unthinkable Loss

Sarah Conway

February 05, 2018 |

City Bureau |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

A healing circle in Chicago brings together women who have lost their children through violence or incarceration to give one another support through the grieving process. It's part of an overall move toward restorative justice in Chicago, but is the only peace circle in the city devoted exclusively to mothers, who were often overlooked in outreach efforts, according to the nun who helped launch it. Many of the women cannot afford therapy and the group helps them avoid isolation.

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Episode #1806

Maria Hinojosa

February 02, 2018 |

NPR |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Heroin purchased on the street is now commonly laced with fentanyl, a powerful narcotic, which has a much smaller lethal dose than heroin. Tino Fuentes spends his time in a place called "the hole" in the Bronx educating users about the dangers of fentanyl and testing their supply for this lethal drug with "fentanyl strips".

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Norway: Recidivism Rates

Fi Glover Henrietta Moore Martha Lane Fox

January 30, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Norway

Prisons in Norway are designed to simulate life on the outside. Inmates are encouraged to work and get an education, and officers chat and do activities alongside them. Norway spends a lot of money per prisoner, but the system seems to contribute to the country’s low recidivism rates.

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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 Babies Teaching Kindness in Class

Harriet Noble

January 23, 2018 |

BBC |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Canada, Toronto, Ontario

As part of an anti-bullying campaign in 1,400 Toronto elementary schools, teachers are bringing infants to the front of the classroom. Instructors ask students to identify the babies' feelings and emotions with the goal of increasing empathy and emotional awareness within the classroom. "A baby is a great unifier... Whatever there different friendship groups or backgrounds, they all share this love for Naomi [the featured baby]." Studies have shown that the program reduces aggression and violence in participating students.

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Domestic Violence court offers alternatives, hope for future

Elizabeth M. Miller

January 22, 2018 |

New Mexico In Depth |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a domestic violence court offers funnels perpetrators into programs that offer counseling and other services to address the root causes of their behavior. Its two tracks focus on first-time offenders to short-circuit any escalation into chronic abuse, as well as those with multiple domestic violence charges. Judges work closely with participants to encourage them and call them out when they aren't meeting their obligations, and recidivism rates among those who complete the programs are far lower than those who do not.

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Redemption for Offenders and Victims

Lara Bazelon

January 17, 2018 |

The American Prospect |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

In Boston federal courts, select criminal defendants can participate in a restorative justice program called RISE (Repair, Invest, Succeed, Emerge) that delays sentencing while defendants engage in dialogue with crime victims, family, and others. The restorative dialogues are designed for a type of accountability unlike a prison sentence. Eligible defendants must admit their crime, have a history of addiction or other deprivation, and get jobs or attend school. By addressing the harms they have inflicted and the obligations they have to make things right, defendants can earn a more lenient sentence.

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She Ran From the Cut, and Helped Thousands of Other Girls Escape, Too

Jina Moore

January 13, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Lenkisem

Seleiman Bishagazi and the Tanzania Gender Networking Program (TGNP) are piloting a program that is on track to stop the practice of female genital mutilation. When a girl undergoes circumcision, her family receives monetary gifts from the community and the woman who performs the cutting is paid as well. This solution focuses on getting women into agriculture so that they have a steady income and don't need to rely on genital mutilation for capital.

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In New York, farms team up to solve the big distribution question that tech can't

Nina Sparling

January 11, 2018 |

The Counter |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Hamden, New York

Getting food from farm to table isn't as easy as one may think. This is especially true for smaller farms that have to transport their produce to larger distribution sites to see any sort of profit. One local farmer in the Catksills Mountains of upper New York, recognized this problem and ultimately built an "ad-hoc operation acting as both the marketing and distribution agent" for a multitude of farmers in the region. Despite the many challenges he's faced, he's even been able to charge the wholesale buyer the delivery and administrative costs versus the traditional method of charging the farmer.

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