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Ordinary Heroes: Urban Volunteers To The Rescue

Amy Yee

June 19, 2015 |

NPR |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

When disaster strikes, ordinary citizens are often the first people on the scene. Bangladesh is helping people prepare for emergencies by offering free three-day trainings in search and rescue techniques, first aid, and other skills. The program reached roughly 30,000 people in the first four years, but keeping it funded is a challenge.

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Zanzibar's 'Solar Mamas' flip the switch on rural homes, gender roles

Sam Eaton

June 05, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Tanzania, Matemwe, Zanzibar

In Zanzibar, hundreds of households too poor and remote to have access to the electrical grid are getting low cost solar power for the first time, from a group of local female engineers trained by and Indian NGO. It's the first of several "solar mamas" projects planned for parts of rural Africa, and it's turning some traditional gender roles on their head.

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Hotline volunteers help people cope with mental health crises

Meg Kissinger

May 29, 2015 |

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Grafton, Wisconsin

Mental health care often requires a human touch and a personal connection. Tucked quietly in an office park in Grafton, volunteers at the COPE Hotline field nearly 23,000 calls a year from all over the Milwaukee area and some points beyond.

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Tackling obesity for 'the body of Christ': a Mississippi pastor's healthy mission

Colleen Kimmett

May 28, 2015 |

The Guardian |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Jackson, Mississippi

Healthcare professionals have learned that weight loss efforts can be much more effective when led by a trusted guide – and that person may not be a doctor. A neighborhood church assumes responsibility for keeping their parishioners healthy.

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Peru's Ancient Stone Canals

Juliana Schatz

May 25, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Peru, Huamantanga, Lima Metropolitan Area

Climate change has led to shorter, more violent rainy seasons in the highlands around Lima, Peru, meaning that - even though there is theoretically enough water during the rainy season to sustain the local population, it flows downhill too quickly, leaving residents short of clean water during the dry season. Now, an organization called Condesan is helping the community to restore ancient stone canals from the seventh century that will help to store water from rainfall through the dry season and supply residents with a steady water source.

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The world is 4 million teachers short. Here's how to solve that.

Marc Sollinger

May 08, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Central African Republic

The developing world lacks teachers, doctors, and mental health care workers. A professor in London suggests training capable civilians via online classes and chats to quickly and effectively fill these needs.

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In Rwanda, Building a “University in a Box”

Wyatt Orme Tik Root

May 04, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali, Kigali

Kepler University in Rwanda reduces the cost of a university education by hiring teachers based on their willingness to innovate — not necessarily their expertise — and by blending online and in-classroom learning. Students receive the equivalent of a college diploma and job training in order to facilitate a possible rise out of poverty.

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Another Chance for Teens

David L. Kirp

May 02, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Since the 1960s, New York City has run the nation’s largest publicly managed summer jobs program. Nearly 50,000 14- to 24-four-year-olds spend six weeks working, not only in publicly funded day care centers, summer camps, hospitals and city agencies, but also high-tech firms and Fortune 500 companies. The summer jobs help at-risk kids keep from dropping out of school.

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Mozambique's life-saving surgeons aren't doctors at all

Bridget Huber

April 27, 2015 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Mozambique, Chokwe

Mozambique has a shortage of practicing surgeons, so medical technicians are being trained to fill their roles in various situations, especially in rural locations. Although there are challenges to using this tactic, the technicians-turned-surgeons have similar complication rates as those who are practicing surgeons.

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Help the Nepal Aid Effort By Making a Map

Laura Bliss

April 27, 2015 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Nepal

Citizen cartographers around the globe are tracing and checking roads, buildings, and open spaces to assist people on the ground. You can help.

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