Story Search Results

Advanced Search

There are so many ways to search the solutions journalism stories in this database. Explore our searchable fields:

Search Results

You searched for: -

There are 2496 results for your search. View and Refine Your Search Terms

India: Back to the future

Julia Lauter

March 19, 2024 |

brand eins |

Text |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: India, Bangalore

The city of Bangalore is combining traditional well-building practices with modern wastewater treatment technology to address the local water crisis. By getting the community involved, they’ve bolstered forgotten wells, integrated advanced filtration systems and made significant progress towards a more sustainable future. One community alone has revitalized 200,000 manholes over the course of eight years.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How UNC Charlotte's student support organizations help international students with off-campus housing challenges

Sunnya Hadavi AJ Siegel

March 19, 2024 |

Niner Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Charlotte, North Carolina

The Triveni Indian Student Association helps international students secure housing off-campus by bridging the gap and representing the students with landlords in-person, before the international students arrive for school year. During the fall semester, the Triveni Indian Student Association helped about 600 new international students, and about 100 new students during the spring semester.

Read More
Go to Original Story
What If Finding Affordable Housing Worked More Like Matchmaking?

Michaela Haas

March 18, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

Brilliant Corners helps vulnerable, low-income individuals secure housing by working with other local organizations, including the Flexible Housing Subsidy Poll, which helps match people with suitable housing options. Brilliant Corners has helped about 13,000 people get into permanent housing and can cover over $10 million in rent subsidies every month.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How Does Paris Stay Paris? By Pouring Billions Into Public Housing

Thomas Fuller

March 17, 2024 |

The New York Times |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

Despite soaring housing costs, the city government in Paris aims to achieve mixité sociale. That essentially means it's preventing economic segregation to ensure residents from a broad cross-section of society reside in the city and own businesses there. It’s doing so by nabbing real estate to create public housing and providing real estate subsidiaries for small businesses.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Raising the bar: How an Edmonton gym is making exercise accessible

Natasha Chiam

March 15, 2024 |

Xtra |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Canada, Edmonton, Alberta

The Fitness Trans Formed program provides a safe space for trans people and members of the LGBTQ+ community to exercise and participate in fitness training from trans professionals. Training is available in a tiered pricing structure, including an option to pay nothing, and about 50 individuals have completed a Fitness Trans Formed training program since its inception. The group is also working on plans to provide informed training to other fitness professionals to make their gyms and workout spaces more inclusive.

Read More
Go to Original Story
An App That Helps Riders With Vision Loss Navigate Complex Transit Systems

Maylin Tu

March 13, 2024 |

Next City |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Spain, Murcia

NaviLens developed an app that scans codes posted at bus stops and train stations to provide real-time information via audio and vibration cues for people who are blind or have low vision. The NaviLens app provides information on when the next bus or train is coming, how far a user is from the nearest elevator, and other key details to make the transportation process smoother.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Lima's neurodivergent picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse

Stefanie Pareja

March 13, 2024 |

Positive.News |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Peru, Lima

The Peruvian Neurodivergent Coalition organizes picnics for neurodivergent people to gather in a safe, comfortable space. The group also campaigns for the rights of neurodivergent people, working to help them become more understood and accepted in society. The group has even influenced local government, pushing to pass bills that protect autistic people’s rights and prevent stigma and abuse.

Read More
Go to Original Story
How a Colombian City Cooled Dramatically in Just Three Years

Peter Yeung

March 04, 2024 |

Reasons to be Cheerful |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Colombia, Medellín

Medellín, Colombia, is combating the urban heat island effect by creating green corridors across the city. Over 2.5 million plants and trees were carefully selected to maximize impact and planted on buildings and along roads and waterways.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Protecting Sacramento's unhoused pet community

Keyshawn Davis

March 01, 2024 |

The Sacramento Observer |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Sacramento, California

The Bradshaw Animal Shelter’s PAWS mobile clinic travels to homeless encampments and shelters throughout the community to provide care to residents’ pets, including vaccinations, microchips, flea, tick and parasite prevention, as well as spay and neuter services, free of charge.

Read More
Go to Original Story
Why a White House Plan to Fund Office-to-Housing Conversions Isn't Working Yet

Kriston Capps

February 29, 2024 |

Bloomberg |

Text |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau allocated $35 billion in funding for development projects near public transportation that would transform underutilized offices into much-needed housing.

Read More
Go to Original Story