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  • Sprouting success in Senegal: trees offer growing solution to Sahel

    June 11, 2012 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: Senegal, Kaffrine

    Allowing trees and crops to coexist boosts the resiliency of agricultural land. In Senegal, farmers engaged in Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR) prune coppiced trees to help the stumps regrow. The practice is more practical and effective than planting new trees. The coppiced trees retain much of the existing biomass under the soil. And as the trees regrow, they help prevent erosion, retain moisture, and can even increase nitrogen levels in soil.

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  • Out of Jail, and Into a Job

    March 28, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Most programs to cut recidivism don’t significantly reduce rates of repeated arrests or incarceration, but one called the Center for Employment Opportunities that started in New York City is making a dramatic dent. The program provides newly-released prisoners with transitional services - most significantly, distinct working crews where they can be constructively monitored and learn teamwork - effectively helping keep them out of jail and transition back into society.

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  • Karyn McCluskey: the woman who took on Glasgow's gangs

    December 19, 2011 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United Kingdom, Glasgow

    In Glasgow, gang violence was rampant and affected the youth of the community. Then a new initiative was started: VRU's Community Initiative to Reduce Violence (CIRV). This initiative focused on providing support to those who need help and to reduce police tolerance towards violence. This program helped to build empathy and reduced violence by 24%.

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  • Everyone Speaks Text Message

    December 09, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Guinea

    “For many tiny, endangered languages, digital technology has become a lifeline.” Phones, the web, software systems, these are all technologies being employed to keep heritage languages alive.

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  • Soil Renewal Puts Pakistan's Poor on Stronger Ground

    November 16, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Pakistan, Sharbaga, Punjab

    Thanks to a partnership between the United Nations Development Program and the government of Punjab, the state is seeing a reduction in poverty and a regeneration of agriculture. Since implementation, farmers incomes have doubled or tripled after treating the land with gypsum, a biosaline that neutralizes saline soil.

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  • For Young Offenders, Hope in a Jury of Their Peers

    October 13, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

    For first-time youth criminal offenders, the traditional American jury falls short in encouraging behavioral change and may even set the juvenile on a course for repeated crimes. Washington, DC’s Youth Court is a jury that tries juveniles for minor non-violent offenses and offers peer pressure to prompt positive behavioral change. The DC Youth Court is one of many in the United States that reduces crime and future court costs.

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  • Forging a Life-Changing Bond

    October 11, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Child-mentoring programs around the United States have helped at-risk youth during crucial years of development. However, New York City's Friends of the Children has improved the model by placing at-risk youth with adult mentors for 12 years. The forged relationships between mentor and developing child have greatly reduced the probability of teenage pregnancy, incarceration, and school drop-outs, and is cost saving.

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  • For Children at Risk, Mentors Who Stay

    October 06, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    A group in New York called Friends of the Children identifies high risk kids in the city and mentors them for 12 years helping them become emotionally stable and capable adults.

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  • For Refugees, the Price of Dignity

    September 01, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Kenya, Dadaab, Garissa

    American humanitarian aid and programs by the United Nations have proved beneficial to equip Middle Eastern refugees with resources for self-settlement outside of camps. The self-settlement model has empowered refugees to become more productive members of society when they return home.

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  • Trusting Families to Help Themselves

    July 19, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    To give support to struggling families without prescribing solutions requires respect and discipline. The Family Independence Initiative (F.I.I.) encourages low-income families to define their own goals and work towards them in mutual support groups, while carefully documenting their successes.

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