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Saving Our Food Supply in the Face of Climate Change

Rowan Jacobsen

May 01, 2018 |

Eating Well |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Arizona

"Sometimes going backwards is making progress," says Dennis Moroney, a rancher in Arizona working alongside other ranchers, scientists and farmers to find a viable solution for growing crops in an increasingly warm and dry climate. This mindset has turned to methodology for this group. Rather than try to adapt current land to the hot temperature, they're finding that the best bet may be to utilize crops and livestock already known to thrive in hot, arid climates.

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Stopping violence like it was a virus

Ana Lucia Gonzalez

April 27, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Gang violence in Chicago is not uncommon, but one organization is working to change what happens in the aftermath of funerals. Dubbed a public health program, Cure Violence enlists the help of community members to attend funerals, provide food and build trust with those that have been impacted by this violence in order to deter future incidents from taking place.

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Crossing Divides: Turkish schools help Syrians integrate

Pinar Ersoy Mark Lowen

April 27, 2018 |

BBC |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Turkey, Gaziantep

Since the Syrian conflict began, some “3.5 million Syrian refugees have poured into Turkey” causing strife and divisions between the two groups. That’s why the E.U is funding schools that integrate Turkish and Syrian children in the same classroom. The aim is to help Syrian’s integrate into Turkish society.

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Peace lessons transform war-torn schools and communities in Afghanistan

Edward Siddons

April 27, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan, Jawzjan

A two-year curriculum on interpersonal conflict resolution transformed secondary schools in the province of Jawzjan. Violence between students fell by half. Girl’s school attendance increased. Both boys and girls experienced lower rates of depression. The curriculum is part of a larger project by a local NGO to build mediation skills and human rights knowledge in the conflict-affected province.

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After a tragedy, a Yup'ik dance group in Hooper Bay keeps dancing

Anne Hillman

April 26, 2018 |

Alaska Public Media |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Hooper Bay, Alaska

Yup’ik community members in Hooper Bay, Alaska founded a dance group for teens. In the six years since it started, the group has provided activity, responsibility, stress relief, and a connection to tradition for its young participants.

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One way the US is working out its homeless problem

Asia London Palomba

April 25, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Employment and long-term housing help homeless individuals get back on their feet. Albuquerque's "There's A Better Way" offers jobs, food, counseling, and housing to those in need, one of more than 20 programs across the country putting the focus on helping, rather than punishing, people living on the streets.

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Sun, sand and thousands of refugees: the Lesbos volunteer

Lucy Lamble Gabriela Jones

April 25, 2018 |

The Guardian |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: Greece, Lesbos

Ayesha Keller was part of a group of volunteers that went to the Moria Refugee Camp in Lesbos, Greece to help. Since they weren’t part of an NGO, they were not allowed inside the camp, and instead helped thousands of refugees staying outside of the camp in the surrounding olive grove. The volunteers set up their own systems and used the skills they had to respond to the needs of the community. “It was always about seeing about the gaps were and responding in a very organic way.”

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How one magical pill saved our lives and our marriage

Angela Oketch

April 24, 2018 |

Nation Africa |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Kenya

Pre-Pre-exposure prophylaxis, called PrEP for short, is an HIV drug that “stops the virus from entering cells and replicating. This prevents HIV from establishing itself and the person remains HIV-negative.” It’s also been key to keeping discordant couples together, or couples where one person is HIV negative, and the other is positive.

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Kenya jail's 'mindful' scheme aims to bring sides closer

Mercy Juma

April 24, 2018 |

BBC |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Nairobi

In Kenya, prisons are rampant with violence, an overcrowded and harsh environment for people as they serve their sentences. To combat gang violence and heightened tensions between prisoners and guards, Kenya's largest maximum security facility has implemented a new program: mindfulness. The program helps prisoners and guards practice mindfulness and meditation, and ultimately helps to bridge the divide between the two factions.

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Australia's public service reached gender parity at the top. Here's how

Odette Chalaby

April 23, 2018 |

Apolitical |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Australia

In Australia’s Civil Service, or APS, there are more women than men in leadership positions. “50% of women in our most senior positions now, the secretaries of departments. When I first started 15 years ago, there was just one female secretary, so that’s huge.” Some of the things they’ve done to get there is be flexible around work, and unconscious bias trainings.

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