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  • Teaching women to fight today could stop rapes tomorrow

    June 11, 2015 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: United States, Miami, Florida

    “Empowerment self-defense” teaches women how to defend themselves against sexual assault, psychological awareness, and how to be verbally assertive. A study showed that women who took empowerment self defense classes saw a “46% reduction in completed rape and a 63% reduction in attempted sexual assault.”

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  • College Rape Prevention Program Proves a Rare Success

    June 10, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Canada, Calgary, Alberta

    Sexual violence is a serious hazard on college campuses - by some estimates, one in five female students are raped, and women tend to be at the greatest risk during their first year on campus. But a program that trained first-year female college students at various Canadian colleges to avoid rape substantially lowered their risk of being sexually assaulted, a rare success against a problem that has been resistant to many prevention efforts.

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  • Once forced to study in secret, this Indian professor inspires a generation of female students

    June 08, 2015 |

    Public Radio International (PRI) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: India, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

    Rama Arora defied tradition and secretly pursued her PhD as a young woman in India, succeeding at becoming the first female professor at a women's college. Now she is inspiring more Indian girls to further their educatione, so they can help bring about greater equality in society.

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  • Can gardening transform convicted killers and carjackers? Prison officials get behind the bloom.

    June 07, 2015 |

    The Washington Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Westover, Maryland

    Eastern Correctional Institution is just one of the nation's prisons that's using gardening and agriculture as a way both to improve prison and community food systems, and to give inmates a sense of worth.

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  • What Do Teachers Do After Saying Goodbye to the Classroom?

    June 04, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Five past teachers take their knowledge, after years of being educators, to make greater movements and developments in the educational sphere.

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  • How a School Network Helps Immigrant Kids Learn

    May 30, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A nonprofit organization, the Internationals Network for Public Schools, delivers a first-class education to the children of illegal immigrants, helping to break the cycle of poverty and provide them a path to advance in life.

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  • Aided by the Sea, Israel Overcomes an Old Foe: Drought

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Israel

    Israel has grappled with crippling drought for years. But people have learned to use Mediterranean sea water and recycled wastewater to provide the country with enough water for all its needs.

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  • In Europe, Fake Jobs Can Have Real Benefits

    May 29, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: France, Lille

    After the global recession, long-term unemployment can make jobless workers depressed, with their skills becoming unsharpened and obsolete. Practice firms, operating as fake businesses, in the Eurozone aim to keep the unemployed practiced in essential job skills and offer new skills training for those interested in changing careers.

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  • Rescued from Mumbai's Brothels, These Girls Are Learning to Lead

    May 28, 2015 |

    GOOD Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai

    A Mumbai-based nonprofit is helping daughters of sex workers transition into a school environment. Therapy, meditation, and classes about social justice help to instill confidence in students.

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  • The California High School Where Students Are Finding Ways to Excel

    May 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, San Bernardino, California

    In San Bernardino, California - a city that has declared bankruptcy and struggles to keep kids in school, one high school uses a comprehensive approach to teaching by offering positive clubs and college prep education, and even a daycare for students with young children. The school allows for mistakes and windy paths along the road to graduation and offers AVID, a national program that gives one-on-one support for students in exchange for a tough course load and promised dedication to school work.

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