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Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

Terryn Hall

January 06, 2017 |

Model D |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

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Attitudes Toward Female Genital Mutilation Changing in Ethiopia

Amy Yee

January 05, 2017 |

Voice of America (VOA) |

Multi-Media |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: Ethiopia

An estimated 200 million woman have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a procedure which can lead to “hemorrhaging, scarring, infections and psychological trauma.” However, one nonprofit, called KMG, has made giant strides in their community and reduced the practice from 97 percent to five percent. How do you change FGM? You talk. “We don’t dictate, we just discuss,” said the founder.

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After the Pain, a Chance to Meet and Forgive

Timothy Williams

January 03, 2017 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Topeka, Kansas

A program in Kansas facilitates meetings between the survivors of those killed and the people who brought this pain into their world. This article delves into just one of these stories to explore how a couple reconciles with the man who got drunk, stole a truck and killed their son in a horrific crash. It looks at the impact on the perpetrator as well and how this meeting helped him understand the full scope of what he did so he could get sober and start healing.

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This country has only 10 psychiatrists. That's where 'professional grandmothers' come in.

James Gaines

December 29, 2016 |

Upworthy |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a country of 15 million people, there are only around 10 psychiatrists. The Friendship Bench Project trained local older women in problem-solving therapy to be community health care workers. By increasing access to this service of listening and personal advising, the “grandmothers” are defusing the depression in individuals who visit with them on a Friendship Bench.

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Teaching parents how to teach their toddlers: Seattle-area program yields lasting benefits

Neal Morton

December 21, 2016 |

The Seattle Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The Parent-Child Home Program in the Seattle area is helping close the achievement gap in poor and at-risk families by giving 2 and 3 year-olds a jump start in early education. By pairing parents with a trained educator, the program is helping children in low-income and immigrant families perform on par with their white and wealthier peers years later, improving graduation rates and potentially even salary and healthy lifestyles in the long term.

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In Nepal, 'appalling' river runs cleaner in wake of unusual partnership

Atul Bhattarai

December 18, 2016 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nepal, Kathmandu

For years, campaigns to clean Nepal's polluted Bagmati River resulted in failure. Now with police and government backing, the organization Safai Abhiyaan is in its third year, attracting hundreds of volunteers who are willing to brave the polluted waters to collect trash. The program's unique approach to organizing community volunteers has been a success, but the problem will not subside until greater perceptions about litter and water pollution are tackled.

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Program taps unusual weapon to stop killings: Respect

Jeff Seidel

December 17, 2016 |

Detroit Free Press |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Richmond, California

A program in Richmond California identifies and enlists felons and youth at-risk for firearm violence in a fellowship, and is credited for a 76% decrease in homicides in the city. Participants receive relationship building, life maps, excursions, stipends, intergenerational mentoring, and internships, and are paid for good behaviour.

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Dominicans' hostel supports college students in Vietnam

Joachim Pham

December 12, 2016 |

Global Sisters Report |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Da lat, Lam Dong

It is rare for ethnic minority women from rural villages in Vietnam to pursue education. At the Dominican Sisters' Huong Duong Dormitory they are providing women with accommodations, scholarships, and support systems to aid their pursuit of higher education.

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As Other Districts Grapple With Segregation, This One Makes Integration Work

Kyle Spencer

December 12, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Morristown, New Jersey

The Morris district in Northern New Jersey has long championed diversity, even as its student body has changed and nearby schools remain deeply segregated. Each elementary school in the district draws from multiple neighborhoods, with a constant open zone at the center (where the poorest families live) where students are assigned to schools in order to maintain racial and economic diversity.

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Boulder's Elkhorn Treatment Center: 'Silver bullet' for women fighting addiction

Kathleen J. Bryan

December 11, 2016 |

The Montana Standard |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Montana

The Montana prison system operates a pair of men's and women's treatment facilities that provide an intensive, nine-month treatment program for methamphetamine and opioid abuse that has shown high rates of success. Residents are seen not simply as prisoners or people with addiction, but as people needing empathy and life lessons in accountability and honesty. Therapy groups allow patients to share their stories of trauma. Various studies have shown the treatment centers have successfully graduated 75-95% of their patients.

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