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  • The gardens of Quito: Urban farming in one of the world's highest cities

    March 19, 2019 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Ecuador, Quito

    AGRUPAR, a program funded by the Quito local government, supports 4000 urban farming plots across the city. One of its goals is to make healthy, organically-grown produce more accessible to marginalized groups, including Venezuelan refugees and women. For 17 years, the group has provided education, support, and resources to make urban farming a reality.

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  • Do it yourshelf: the Jakarta libraries with book nooks on tuk-tuks

    March 19, 2019 |

    The Guardian |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: Indonesia

    Only 30 percent of villages in Indonesia have their own libraries. Many citizens are stepping up to provide books for children in creative places in their communities: on boats, the back of vegetable carts, strapped to horses, and more.

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  • What Oregon Can Learn From Tennessee's Child Welfare Approach

    March 18, 2019 |

    Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) |

    Multi-Media |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Tennessee

    Investing in families provides positive results and helps keep the cost of child welfare lower in the long-term. Nonprofit programs, like the one run by Youth Villages, can help children and families overcome challenges at home instead of resorting to foster care. The Intercept program allows specialists to work closely with families and children at home, identifying both problems and potential solutions.

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  • “WhatsApp has come in to fill the void”: In Zimbabwe, the future of news is messaging

    March 13, 2019 |

    Nieman Lab |

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    Response Location: Zimbabwe

    In Zimbabwe, messaging app WhatsApp makes up almost half of all internet usage in the country. That means it's a prime way to distribute news, especially to those who would otherwise not have access but outlets are finding that the distribution model comes with its own challenges.

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  • Schools Find a New Way to Combat Student Absences: Washing Machines

    March 13, 2019 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States

    Schools have found that, among other deterrents, dirty clothes are one reason students skip school. Some, serving predominantly low-income populations, have now installed washing machines within their buildings, offering students free laundry services during the school day.

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  • Faced with voting obstacles in North Dakota: 'We'll find a way'

    March 13, 2019 |

    National Native News |

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    Response Location: United States, Fort Yates, North Dakota

    When it became clear that legal challenges to North Dakota's new voter I.D. law would fail, organizers set up shop near Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to get out the vote. By helping voters on the reservation update their I.D.s with permanent physical addresses and filling out absentee ballots, the group managed to secure the voting rights of many who would have been disenfranchised by the new law just weeks before the midterm elections.

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  • Be a geofence: The story behind the technology that millennial-led Mississippi Votes uses to help more young Mississippians vote

    March 12, 2019 |

    Mississippi Today |

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    Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

    Geofencing, a smartphone technology typically associated with retail marketing, offers an innovative way to educate and register voters. In order to help mobilize voters in the face of shrinking turnout, the Mississippi nonprofit, Mississippi Votes, has implemented digital tools such as geofencing in its campaign. The initiative is part of the organization’s larger mission to create a culture of civic engagement.

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  • Tennessee's Achievement School District is trying to cut its suspension rate

    March 12, 2019 |

    Chalkbeat Tennessee |

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    Response Location: United States, Memphis, Tennessee

    A Memphis charter middle school requires teachers to complete professional development courses on restorative justice practices and the impact of trauma and poverty on student behavior. This year, the school has halved the number of suspensions.

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  • No Paid Family Leave? A Growing Number of States Allow Babies at Work.

    March 12, 2019 |

    Governing |

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    Response Location: United States, Vermont

    Across the country, and particularly in states with no paid leave laws, state agencies are allowing new parents to bring infants to the workplace. While the change has been welcomed, critics don't believe it goes far enough.

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  • 3 cities in the U.S. have ended chronic homelessness: Here's how they did it

    March 11, 2019 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States, Abilene

    The national program Built for Zero is aiming to end veteran and chronic homelessness by using a comprehensive data set that allows for tracking of the homelessness situation day-by-day, along with a Housing First approach that emphasizes getting people into permanent housing before offering services for other issues. The work is spreading across the country, with more than 50 cities implementing some version of the same solution, although there are concerns for the privacy of people experiencing homelessness, as well as the sustainability of the solution.

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