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  • Vertical Gardens Help Bangladesh Farmers Overcome Salty Soil

    February 06, 2015 |

    Voice of America (VOA) |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh, Khulna

    Vertical container farming offers an innovative adaptation to climate change and soil salinity. In Bangladesh, the nonprofit, WorldFish Center, promotes the practice of vertical farming, providing education and resources to villagers. The practice includes collecting soil diluted after monsoon rains into inexpensive plastic containers. The nonprofit first trained 200 farmers and aims to expand its reach to 5,000 in the next two years.

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  • Delta Blues: Water and Climate Change from the Mississippi to the Mekong

    January 27, 2015 |

    New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO) |

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    Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

    Climate change is playing a major role in the way floods are impacting cities. In Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, residents are routinely threatened with the wet season, oftentimes finding that the only solution is to raise the level of their homes. An architecture firm, however, has invented a possible solution that incorporates trees and plants in the design of houses, which work to collect rainwater instead of deflecting it.

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  • Changing Course

    January 21, 2015 |

    The Connecticut Mirror |

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    Response Location: United States, New Haven, Connecticut

    Science suggests that having a secure relationship with a caregiver can help protect a child’s brain and body from the effects of adversity. A Connecticut program for young children who have experienced trauma or other challenges has gotten results by focusing on that relationship – and the things that can interfere, including depression, family violence, and a parent’s own history of trauma.

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  • New Orleans ends veteran homelessness

    January 20, 2015 |

    NationSwell |

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    Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans implemented an extraordinary 10-year plan that engaged unprecedented cross-sector collaboration between government, non-profit, and private entities to provide housing and housing services to the city's homeless veterans. The city's success in providing homes for every single veteran formerly on their streets motivated cities across the nation to tackle the crises using similar means, leading to a 1/3 decline veteran homelessness since 2010.

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  • LA policy shift yields decline in school suspensions

    January 10, 2015 |

    LA Daily News |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    Huge numbers of students were getting suspension as punishment - until there was a nationwide push to rollback zero-tolerance policies instituted after the deadly Columbine High School shootings that emphasize harsh discipline for even minor misbehavior in favor of support-focused alternatives. The idea: Cultivate communication between teachers and students by gathering in weekly circles to discuss concerns and form one-on-one “harm circles” between students, parents and counselors when conflicts arise.

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  • Scrooges of the World, Begone!

    December 24, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Haiti, Port-au-Prince

    Haiti suffered tremendous losses after the 2010 earthquake, exacerbating the devastation in an already impoverished country. In 2015, agriculture in Haiti is a growing business backed by the United States’ Feed the Future Initiative. Nourishment and health of mothers and babies has also improved with the encouragement of breastfeeding and sweet potatoes.

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  • Where Does Moral Courage Come From?

    December 18, 2014 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: India, Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh

    An Indian activist, Satyarthi, is trying to undermine the hard-pressed Indian caste system by speaking out in little ways that are publicly broadcasted in order to find more supporters.

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  • How the Arts Drove Pittsburgh's Revitalization

    December 11, 2014 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Investments into the arts serve as significant economic catalysts. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, legacy foundations like the Heinz Endowments, Benedum Foundation, and Richard King Mellon Foundation pooled their resources to create the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, which supports art and culture in the city’s downtown districts. By purchasing and refurbishing existing real estate, as well as lending support to smaller initiatives like the Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company, PCT’s investments have served as an engine of growth for the city.

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  • Smong: The Tsunami Story

    December 10, 2014 |

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    Response Location: Indonesia, Simeulue

    Ten years after the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, researchers are looking at how one community used traditional cultural knowledge to avoid major casualties.

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  • Can teaching Kenyan girls to save money also save them from HIV?

    December 01, 2014 |

    PBS NewsHour |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Kibera, Nairobi Area

    For adolescent girls in Kenya, poverty increases the likelihood of sexual exploitation. The Safe and Smart Savings program at Zelyn Academy creates a “safe space," where girls can talk about two seemingly disparate — and often taboo — topics: smart savings and reproductive and sexual health, and help break the cycles of poverty and HIV/AIDS.

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