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  • If You See Dirty Water, Don't Just Gripe. Talk To The Cloud!

    June 07, 2017 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: India, Delhi

    Scientists and activists in India are training citizens to collect information on water issues like contamination — and upload it so it can be used to push for change.

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  • Blackfeet Researcher Leads Her Tribe Back to Traditional Foods

    June 06, 2017 |

    Yes! Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Blackfeet Nation, Montana

    Generations of oppression and poverty have led to severe food insecurity for many Native Americans, resulting in some of the country's highest obesity and diabetes rates. But a few dedicated individuals on the Blackfeet reservation are striving to reclaim their food system, and their first step is collecting and disseminating traditional knowledge about nutritious, locally-sourced food for their people and ensuring it is accessible.

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  • How Did a Co-op Build Affordable Homes in Ballymun … and Can It Be Done Elsewhere?

    June 06, 2017 |

    Dublin Inquirer |

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    Response Location: Ireland, Ballymun, Leinster

    Drawing on his experience creating affordable housing abroad, Hugh Brennan created the Ó Cualann Cohousing Alliance just outside Dublin, Ireland, where state and city officials are grappling with a shortage of affordable housing. The OCCA has brought together local governing councils and private investors to remedy the issue.

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  • How Prisoners' Family Members Can Assist Overworked Public Defenders

    June 05, 2017 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Norristown, Pennsylvania

    Public defenders' caseloads are too large for them to be able to provide the details that a loved one of an offender can provide in court. Participatory Defense programs train loved ones of the offender to be able to provide a testimony, often resulting in less severe sentences.

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  • The Stickers that Save Lives

    June 04, 2017 |

    BBC |

    Radio |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

    Vehicle crashes are the number one cause of death for young adults in nearly every country around the world, but the issue receives less policy attention or funding than diseases or terrorism. One clever initiative called Zusha in Kenya is using a very simple method - stickers - to spread safety messages on public transportation, and have already reduced bus accidents by as much as 25%.

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  • Rwanda's Soccer Sisterhood

    June 04, 2017 |

    The New York Times |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Rwanda

    In Rwanda, women are breaking gender stereotypes by playing soccer. After the Rwandan genocide of 1994, Felicite Rwemarika used her own money to fund the organization Women in Sport. Since then, it’s helped women process their trauma, and challenge traditional gender roles in the country.

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  • Just 20% of kids got 4-year degrees, so Chehalis schools changed everything

    June 02, 2017 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Chehalis, Washington

    The Chehalis school district has teamed up with the Chehalis Foundation to support students pursue higher education after high school. Only 15% of adults in the area have a bachelor's degree, and only 20% of graduating high school seniors earn a four-year degree. Now, the district is working to transform itself by retraining teachers to provide more rigorous lessons, placing emphasis on college preparation, and demystifying the college application and financial process for students and their families.

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  • After the Nepal Earthquake, Weaving Brings Wealth

    June 02, 2017 |

    News Deeply |

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    Response Location: Nepal, Kapilakot, Sindhuli

    After Nepal's 2015 earthquake, many village women were left in financial devastation and struggled to support their families. The earthquake destroyed up to 90% of small enterprises and markets, so the United Nations Development Programme trained women how to weave. As a mode of recovery, the weaving industry has helped rebuild the economic and social structures through the Panchakanya group.

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  • These Detroit Students Mix Day Jobs With School

    May 25, 2017 |

    Next City |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    A national network of private Catholic high schools matches its low-income population with corporate sponsors in the community to help students get real-world work experience and firms diversity potential talent pools. Following a work-study model in which students' compensation goes towards the school's operating costs, students work a 9-5 job one day of the week. The Detroit chapter has a 100 percent college acceptance rate.

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  • In Rural Uganda, Women Supporting Women

    May 25, 2017 |

    The Story Exchange |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Mityana, Mityana District

    Though the overall poverty rate has been dropping in recent years, rural communities in Uganda still lack many basic resources, including access to healthy food, toiletries, and economic opportunity. The Network of Women in Agribusiness and Development was founded by women to empower and support their sisters through educational initiatives, agricultural training, and the provision of items such as pigs and fruit trees to help them break the cycle of poverty.

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