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This perfume smells good–and does good

Eillie Anzilotti

August 17, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Afghanistan

The U.S. beauty industry often relies on outsourced labor and markets in order to create products for their specific clientele. To affect change from the inside, one social entrepreneur started a fragrance company dedicated to supporting the economic stability of farmers in war-torn countries.

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With no-fishing zones, Mexican fishermen restored the marine ecosystem

Deepa Fernandes

August 17, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Mexico, Agua Verde, Baja California Sur

In Mexico, many communities rely on fishing to sustain their livelihood. However, in Baja California Sur, this became a problem when the fish disappeared due to overfishing. Although a controversial decision, the community found success in revitalizing the marine population by implementing a number of no-fishing zones and shifting their focus to turning their city into an eco-tourism hub.

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This Chef Serves Up a Future for Struggling Kids

Judith Fein

August 16, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Santa Fe, New Mexico

The YouthWorks Culinary Program has given encouragement and professional opportunities to Santa Fe youth. After working at the program’s popular food truck and in its catering business, some participants have landed jobs at local restaurants.

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How these Portland residents got to own a piece of their neighborhood

Oscar Perry Abello

August 14, 2018 |

Next City |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Portland, Oregon

A unique financial set up in Portland has led to the creation of the East Portland Community Investment Trust, in which residents in four local zip codes can invest small amounts of money into local projects, specifically shares of a shopping center. To invest, community members need to take a short financial literacy class. So far, the average investment is just $80, but that still pays annual dividends that are meaningful to its investors.

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Teenage girls learning science in Colorado's backcountry

Danika Worthington

August 13, 2018 |

Durango Herald |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Boulder, Colorado

With a shortage of women pursuing careers within the sciences, a program based out of University of Colorado, Boulder is looking to tip the scales. Implemented by two female graduate students, Girls of Rock is open to women and people of color nationwide and provides nearly two weeks of experiential and hands-on learning in the backcountry.

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How to get rewards for your rubbish

Harriet Noble

August 13, 2018 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Nigeria, Lagos

Waste has value, says Bilikiss Abiola, founder of Wecyclers. Her team travels through the slums in Lagos on bicycles, paying families cash in exchange for their recyclable trash. The business has made the city cleaner and created at least 80 jobs.

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The Bay Area's Regional Funding Stream for Ecological Restoration

Jared Brey

August 13, 2018 |

Next City |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The San Francisco Bay area is home to a number of crucial wetlands and streams that are quickly being impacted by climate change. For nearly two decades, however, elementary teachers and their students have been playing a part in repairing the damage and revitalizing the areas through restoration and revegetation projects.

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How beekeeping helped a Sorsogon coconut farm

Mavic Conde

August 11, 2018 |

Rappler |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Philippines, Sorsogon City

The use of local and native pollinators can greatly increase farm productivity. In the region of Sosorgon, in the Philippines, farmers who have begun using the local kiwot bees to pollinate coconut farms have noted significant increases in their yields. The Balay Buhau sa Uma Bee Farm (BBu) serves as a demo farm for the broader beeping project in the municipality of Bulusan, which aims to help farmers earn more in a sustainable fashion. This includes encouraging courses in apiculture and the use of affordable, low maintenance hives.

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Solar-Powered Pineapples: A Lifeline for Women Thrown Off Their Land

Robert Kibet

August 10, 2018 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Kenya, Chamari

When a national park was created in Kenya, the local Waata hunter-gatherer community was displaced and forced to take refuge elsewhere while also adapting to a farming lifestyle. Choosing to cultivate pineapples because of their rapid growth rate, the women leading the farming practices initially struggled to be meaningfully compensated for their produce. After learning how about solar drying, however, the women saw a quick and lasting increase in their profits.

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People are donating their frequent flyer miles to reunite families separated at the US-Mexico border

Andrea Diaz

August 10, 2018 |

CNN |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Michigan

Donating frequent flyer miles is a powerful way to help people experiencing disaster. Miles4Migrants, which typically transports Syrian refugee families, is using crowdsourced miles to reunite migrant families separated in the United States.

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