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  • Indonesia combines Islam with environmental activism

    June 14, 2018 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    Response Location: Indonesia

    In order to raise awareness about the impact of plastic waste in the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, Greenpeace and the Indonesian Ministry of Forest and Environment have teamed with the country’s largest Muslim organizations.

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  • What the US can learn from Switzerland's successful approach to vocational education

    June 12, 2018 |

    Quartz |

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    Response Location: Switzerland

    In Switzerland, 30 percent of companies host high school age children for paid apprenticeships. These same companies are involved in setting the national standards for skills required for specific professions. This statistic illustrates the embedded nature of dual vocational and educational training programs in Swiss economic culture: "Apprenticeships and vocational education programs train both welders and lawyers alike." In light of Betsy Devos' recent trip to Switzerland, Quartz asks what barriers exist in the United States that would prevent schools from adopting the same approach.

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  • Australia's visas for seasonal workers: aid or exploitation?

    June 11, 2018 |

    Apolitical |

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    Response Location: Australia

    The Seasonal Workers Program in Australia was implemented when there was a need to be met for more farming laborers. Although not without issue, the program is drawing many Pacific Islanders as a means for them to boost their incomes, while Australia ensures the labor they need to thrive.

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  • Would you give a job to this gangster?

    June 08, 2018 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: El Salvador, San Salvador

    In El Salvador a nonprofit partners with employers to find jobs for gang members who want a way out of that life. It's a key component to helping people escape gang violence, although companies must work with churches and community groups to get the former gang members job training and to negotiate their separation with the gang leaders. They must also convince their fellow companies this is a viable solution, as well as their own employees, who will work with the former gang members.

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  • How Silicon Valley schools are trying to boost lower-income students into high-tech jobs

    June 07, 2018 |

    The Hechinger Report |

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    Response Location: United States, San Jose, California

    Although many of the schools surrounding Silicon Valley's tech companies are populated by Latino children, less than five percent of the area's tech professionals are Latino. A number of organizations are working to introduce and expose students to the tech giants just miles from where they learn. For instance, Pathways, Exposure, Academic Connection, Knowledge (PEAK) takes students on tours of Google, Facebook, and the offices of other similar companies and coordinates internships for local students over breaks.

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  • Indoor spraying keeps away malaria

    June 06, 2018 |

    Daily Monitor |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Dokolo

    Indoor Residual Spraying, or IRS, is reducing cases of malaria in Dokolo. The Ministry of Health and several foreign aid groups like the World Health Organization funded the service, which treats indoor areas where infected mosquitoes may land. The spray residue kills mosquitoes on contact. Dokolo used to see 3,500 reported cases of malaria weekly, but now they see fewer than 300.

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  • Barcelona Finds a Way to Control Its Airbnb Market

    June 06, 2018 |

    Bloomberg CityLab |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    Swamped by short-term vacation rentals, Barcelona pushed Airbnb to share data with government officials and help ensure that only licensed properties are listed on the site. The agreement offers a model for how other cities can respond to the same problem.

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  • Solar to the people: This Detroiter is making solar technology accessible to all

    June 05, 2018 |

    Model D |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    Solar power has found its way to Detroit thanks in part to one man's efforts to make the resource more available to community members. Through the power of connections and cross sector collaboration, Ali Dirul's project management company has implemented a series of clean energy projects throughout the city.

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  • How Canadian Cops Ended a Decade-Long Fight Over How to Manage the World's Polar Bears

    June 05, 2018 |

    Pacific Standard |

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    Response Location: Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba

    Differing laws, policing, and management across borders has made it difficult to combat the huge industry that is Wildlife Crime, but a new approach in Canada is showing the way for some common ground. By collaborating with local sellers, a micro-chip can be attached to pelts to track their movement and discern whether the pelt is being sold illegally or not -- even across borders.

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  • What is Germany's dual education system — and why do other countries want it?

    June 04, 2018 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

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    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    Germany attributes its low youth unemployment rate to its widespread dual educational and vocational training program. College students split time between classrooms and office apprenticeships. Other countries are eagerly investigating Germany's successes, but leaders warn that "feeding such systems into countries without a culture of vocational training" will pose challenges.

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