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  • Why Iowa farmers are turning to irrigation during drought. And why some are not.

    September 15, 2023 |

    The Gazette |

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    Response Location: United States, Iowa

    Farmers in Iowa are slowly turning to irrigation systems instead of relying solely on rain to combat more frequent droughts.

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  • Changing the lives of adolescent girls, one tablet at a time

    September 09, 2023 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Kaduna

    After the COVID-19 pandemic forced schools to shift to virtual learning, the Empowering Women for Excellence Initiative launched the Learning Without Limits project, which provided needed technology such as tablets, power banks, and earpieces for girls in Kaduna. The tech has allowed students to build new skills in areas such as graphic design, climate action, and digital marketing.

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  • Sexual assault survivors can now track their rape kits in most states

    September 08, 2023 |

    Stateline |

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    Response Location: United States

    States across the United States are implementing online portals for tracking sexual assault kits through the testing process. These systems are proven to reduce the massive backlogs of kits and ensure timely processing.

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  • Rohingya Refugees Capture the Reality of Their Lives One Photo at a Time

    September 05, 2023 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Rohingyatographer, a photographer cooperative in Bangladesh, is giving Rohingya Muslim refugees the opportunity to tell their stories through their own eyes by publishing photos in a magazine and sending them to humanitarian agencies. The photos have helped bring in aid and empower the refugees.

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  • Babcock Ranch: Florida's first hurricane-proof town

    September 04, 2023 |

    BBC |

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    Response Location: United States, Babcock Ranch, Florida

    Florida’s Babcock Ranch survived Hurricane Ian relatively unscathed thanks to years of planning and development focused on resiliency. The community’s safety features include retaining ponds to prevent flooding, streets designed to absorb rain, a solar-powered gird with a backup-battery system, and buried power lines.

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  • The School System Rebuilding Civil Society

    September 01, 2023 |

    Stanford Social Innovation Review |

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    Response Location: Pakistan

    The Citizens Foundation operates schools throughout Pakistan that are focused on student-led, interactive learning and problem-solving rather than rote memorization. The schools have a unique management approach that values feedback from staff at all levels, and the foundation charges families the same tuition rate no matter how many children they enroll. More than 57,000 children have graduated from TCF schools and roughly 90 percent go on to pursue higher education.

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  • Volunteers spring to survey water in Patagonia Mountains before mine begins pumping

    September 01, 2023 |

    Tucson Sentinel |

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    Response Location: United States, Patagonia, Arizona

    In the race to survey and catalog natural springs in Patagonia, Arizona, before they dry up, the Sky Island Alliance created an app-based volunteer program to collect more information. Locals can pick out coordinates to search for a spring and fill out a survey about what they find.

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  • “I wish it were this easy for everyone out there”: How digital platforms are reshaping rental experiences in Tanzania

    August 30, 2023 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    In response to a lack of action from local government, individuals are turning to digital platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook groups to avoid scammers and price gouging in the rental industry. These groups have thousands of members and allow landlords and tenants to interact directly without middlemen interfering and charging unnecessary fees.

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  • How Houston Cut Its Homeless Population by Nearly Two-Thirds

    August 30, 2023 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Houston, Texas

    Houston’s The Way Home collective is made up of 100 nonprofits with different approaches to combatting homelessness. Case managers enter information about people experiencing homelessness in the city into a database that shows all of the programs each person is eligible for and which nonprofits have space available.

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  • Automation is Transforming the World's Leading Vertical Farm Companies

    August 28, 2023 |

    The Sweaty Penguin |

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    Response Location: United States, Compton, California

    Automated indoor farming harnesses technology like artificial intelligence, robotics, and climate-controlled systems to limit the negative environmental impacts of growing food while maximizing nutrients and yields.

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